amitava things consumption food survival mere delight palate theatre tickets enjoyment entertainment books arts meet intellectual spend money investment expectation return cash kind long term houses shelter range items homes cars based minimum times exceed rational limit remain utilitarian clothing important area spend money maintain societal decorum bare world sartorial splendor generally acquire thing meet kind perceived material physical intellectual items sheer obsession moments complete disregard return investment make irrational judgment acquisition saree-buying frenzy india born women bengalee community mirror view satisfying principally nice attire helps good eyes reasonable assumption observing bengalee women saree possession crossed threshold reasonableness uncontrollable mania dress saree uniqueness garment world fits size dishdasha arab abaya worn arab women burqua south asian muslim women basically shapeless coveralls resembling drape clothing tailored size saree hand require cutting formatting stitch single thread saree greatest effective camouflage laterally challenged invited friend richie wife dinner declined wife doris diet slimming regime weeks shape nice dress attend impending wedding tongue cheek suggested doris wear saree wedding save starvation weeks throw unmanageably long wrap appurtenances female beauty body effectively hidden public eyes price vanity pride undermined beauty grace elegance nature endowed cultivated assiduously years view piece fabric attention feel good women express admiration saree word nice saree elegant admiring woman break heart adds exact similar piece wear effectively deflates satisfied saree praised reasons dress wearing attention appreciating woman naturally woman self-conscious bengali society compliments generally woman concept sound contrary evolutionary common sense conjectures purpose women strive good attract potential mates opposite truth bengali diasporas women dress impress partly result environment socialize party social event puja women folks congregate close cluster segregated scant opportunity women friendly word appreciation bringing picture sense sensibility world saree acquisition target noticed buying shorter sartorial memories remember piece apparel worn close blasphemy bengalee saree wearing woman told saree worn albeit person women easily point repeat dress length intervening period words wearer instantly knowing observers caught red-handed nice word honest truth discerning compatibility dress person putting women surprisingly strange skill saree noticing person wearing incredibly long memory span sarees meet repeat bunch people dressed close-knit bengali society remember saree remarkable piece fallout addiction wider expenses saree account profound impact cost social lives burgeoning society closeness order function flourish socially vigorous frequent interactions friends acquaintances formal occasions wedding birthdays casual weekend dinners demand gifts cost persons attending works close host wedding birthday sunday lunch akbar similar lustrous places guests anniversaries annaprasans routine dinner party bottle wine collateral cost cost single-wear saree blouse guessing blouse tricky blouse pricey judging amount cloth material blouse modern fashion unrealistic appraise cost occasional matching costume jewelry attending puja cheap days organizers shut door high entry advance forget account fresh purchase sarees luring saree stalls puja place math single wear scenario sarees worn admittedly community get-togethers occasions yearly basis sarees outnumber opportunities wear practice impossible wear reasonable period time fashion momentary infatuation bordering insanity overtook buyers senses passed hold till irresistible piece overwhelms pieces storage left unused worth wearing showing suspect quite stay closet unused ultimately finding storage garage proposing generalized truth dictum saree wearing women world focusing behavior class bengalee women midst obsessive saree fetish lost sense proportion 