Complex sentence: The sari, the ages-old, unchanged, draped female garment of India, was being accessorized with belts and heeled footwear, its hemline rising in imitation of the skirt; for females of Naipaul's generation, the sari was to disappear altogether.
Split into simpler sentences: The sari, the ages-old draped female garment of India, was being accessorized with belts and heeled footwear, its hemline rising in imitation of the skirt. For females of Naipaul's generation, the sari was to disappear altogether.