Evolution of the Saree____________________
But the modern era inevitably changed the course and the convention. After Sri. Satyendra Nath Tagore returned to Bengal from abroad he had to leave for Bombay for his posting in civil service. He wished to take his wife Gyanadanandini devi with him. But a serious problem cropped up as to the dress the lady would wear while stepping out

of her inner quarters. The solution to this problem came from a French tailor. He prepared an oriental dress for the lady.

The Bengali women implemented their own trends___________
The Bengali women defied the Pathan, Mughal or the English fashions and implemented their own trends. They started using the concept of colour matching and began wearing separate dresses for different seasons. Spring was the time for them to wear sky blue saree with black border and used floral garlands as headdress. During the Durga puja they wore sarees of different hues accompanied by floral ornaments and used cosmetics made from sandal and flowers. During holi they wore a white

Muslin saree so that the colours strewn on the saree acquired prominence.
The ladies of the Tagore family became the trendsetters when it came to the usage of the sarees in the Bengali community. In this way in the nineteenth century a modernised trend of wearing the saree started its journey.

Contribution of Gyanadanandini devi__________ 
Later in Bombay, Gyanadanandini ransacked the market for a perfect dress that would be fashionable as well as fit to be worn in the society. She appreciated the style the Parsi women adapted while wearing the saree. She emulated them and also mastered the use of petty-coat, the chemise and the blouse. Thus she became thefounder of the contemporary Bengali fashion for the ladies.

More improvisations_________________________________
The Maharani of Coochbihar Suniti Devi brought in more improvisations. She founded the trend of pleating and broaching the part of the saree that was hung over the shoulder as the “Anchal”. There were immense changes in the jackets and blouses.
Frills were used on blouses.