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Tuesday 24 July 2012

clothing

our traditional clothing greatly varies across different parts of the country and is influenced by local culture, geography, climate and rural/urban settings The 11th century BC Rig-veda mentions dyed and embroidered garments (known as paridhan and pesas respectively) and thus highlights the development of sophisticated garment manufacturing techniques during the Vedic age. In 5th century BC, Greek historian Herodotus describes the richness of the quality of Indian cotton clothes.By 2nd century AD, muslins manufactured in southern India were imported by the Roman Empire and silk cloth was one of the major exports of ancient India along with Indian spices. Stitched clothing in India was developed before 10th century AD and was further popularized in 15th century by Muslim empires in India. Draped clothing styles remained popular with India's Hindu population while the Muslims increasingly adopted tailored garments.During the British Raj, our large clothing and handicrafts industry was left paralyzed so as to make place for British industrial cloth

Popular styles of dress include draped garments such as sari for women and dhoti or lungi for men.stitched clothes are also popular such as churidar or salwar-kameez for women, with dupatta (long scarf) thrown over shoulder completing the outfit. For men, stitched versions include kurta-pyjama,trousers and shirts.In public and religious places, our dress etiquette discourages exposure of skin and wearing transparent or tight clothes. Most of our clothes are made from cotton.

Since weather is mostly hot and rainy, majority of us wear sandals.women perfect their sense of charm and fashion with make up and ornaments. Bindi, mehendi, earrings, bangles and other jewelry are common.On special occasions, such as marriage ceremonies and festivals, women may wear cheerful colors with various ornaments made with gold, silver or other regional stones and gems.

Bindi is often an essential part of a Hindu woman's make up. Worn on their forehead, some consider the bindi as an auspicious mark. Traditionally, the red bindi was worn only by married Hindu women, and colored bindi was worn by single women, but now all colors and glitter has become a part of women's fashion.some women wear sindoor - a traditional red or orange-red colored powder (vermilion) in the parting of their hair (locally called as mang). Sindoor is the traditional mark of a married woman for Hindus.

The 1980s was marked by a widespread modification to our clothing fashions which was characterized by a large-scale growth of fashion schools in our country, increasing involvement of women in the fashion industry and changing attitudes towards multiculturalism.

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