Mahira Khan Quotes

When I'm back home, all I wear is African fabric. All I really rock is the traditional stuff.

I feel more comfortable in saris than gowns.

I wear the national dress because it is the most natural and the most becoming for an Indian.

I appreciate art in any form. So it applies to clothes as well. On stage, I think people prefer me in Indian outfits... in fact, it goes with the kind of songs I sing as well. Indianness in the form of a sari, or a chaniya choli or jeans with something interesting, matches my style of singing.

I don't really wear sarees and suits.

I don't wear pants, or like them; I'm a Jewish woman who's made the decision to wear skirts, so I wear mostly skirts past the knee.

I could live in a sari; I was born to wear a sari.

We never wore burkas because Somalis had our own culture.

The hat is the common headgear of the Turkish people, and the government forbids habits to the contrary.

When I first came out, I was wearing full-on traditional Nigerian wear. I got told by a lot of people that I should just tone it down. I only stopped when I realized there's only so many prints you can wear.

I get quite bemused by the comments made about what I wear because, for African people, how you dress is very important.

I've lost count of the number of saris I have. I can assure you that you will never catch me repeating a style of sari or a blouse ever. I love wearing them, and I have a sari for every occasion.

In Benin, there's a thing that family members wear the same pattern of traditional African clothing.

My favourite thing to wear is a saree.

Hair pieces and head dresses have always been something that's been part of my culture.

I never wear white or black socks.

I love bringing the colors and textures of other cultures. If I wear a dress that I bought from a street vendor in Bali on a red carpet, it's a way of bringing my travels with me.

I don't want to look at other people my age in leather. Why would I put it on?

My team puts forward a selection of dresses, and I choose the one I feel most natural in.

The only acceptable cravat is the original Croat one.

Being a brown girl, I like to wear colors that are similar to my skin tone, so I wear a lot of dark colors - never anything that's too bright.

Nowadays, all actresses wear gowns and trot all over the place. However, our sarees would look more elegant, and yet so appealing. So, my advice to all heroines is: start wearing sarees as well, to look more beautiful!

I do not experiment very much and prefer the kind of clothes that Sabyasachi designs - they are rooted in our traditions and yet are very modern. I think it has something to do with my growing-up years and the kind of clothes I saw around me.

If you look at the way I dress and my personality, you would immediately recognize that I'm dedicated to Punjabi TV and movie industry.

It's nice to fool around with clothes, and that comes from some recklessness. I suddenly feel like wearing a lungi and a jacket, and now I have the access to do what I want. When I was doing theatre, my Muslim friends would invite me to an Iftar party, and I'd go wearing a dhoti while others would be in a kurta-pyjama.