Midriff school's student planner and handbook which includes "clothing that reveals the midriff". In 2004, the Board of Education of Meriden, Connecticut, brought a dress code that banned shirts, blouses that expose the top of the shoulders, haltertops, spaghetti tops, and any clothing that exposed the waist, midriff or hips. Indian women have traditionally worn saris that bare the midriff, especially South Indian women. The gap on the midriff between sari and the choli presented the elegance of a woman's graceful sway of her gait. A possible cultural justification is that in ancient Indian tradition, the navel of the God Vishnu
Kasta sari she was inspired from Madhuri Dixit's performance from Sailaab. In 2015, actressess Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra featured in nauvari saris for a dance sequence in the film Bajirao Mastani. Anju Modi, the costume designer for the film stated,""I do hope that after this movie, the nauvari saree makes a comeback"”. During 2016, actress Nargis Fakhri will be seen in a nauvari sari for the film Banjo for a dream sequence. Kasta sari The Kaashtha sari () is a style of sari draping is very similar to the way the Maharashtrian "dhoti" is worn. The word Kaashtha refers to the