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Indian Fashion

Ancient Indian fashion garments generally used no stitching although Indians knew about sewing. Most clothes were ready to wear as soon as they left the loom. The traditional Indian Dhoti, the Scarf or Uttariya, and the popular Turban are still visible India and continue to be part of Indian fashion. Likewise, for women, the Dhoti or the Sari as the lower garments, combined with a Stanapatta forms the basic ensemble, and once again consists of garments that do not have to be stitched, the stanapatta being simply fastened in a knot at the back. And the Dhoti or the Sari worn covering both legs at the same time or, in the alternative, with one end of it passed between the legs and tucked at the back in the fashion that is still prevalent in large area of India. Indian men and women for these garments in the usually hot Indian climate. - dhoti when he speaks of 'turbans used for trousers', and a kaupina when he is speaking of 'a rag of two fingers' breadth bound over the loins.

Indian sari remains the traditional clothing of Indian women. Worn in varied styles, it is a long piece of flat cotton, silk or other fabric woven in different textures with different patterns. The sari has a lasting charm since it is not cut or tailored for a particular size. This graceful feminine attire can also be worn in several ways and its manner of wearing as well as its color and texture are indicative of the status, age, occupation, region and religion of a woman. The tightly fitted, short blouse worn under a sari is called a choli. The choli evolved as a form of Indian clothing around the tenth century AD and the first cholis were only front covering; the back was always bare.

Indian sari remains the traditional clothing of Indian women. Worn in varied styles, it is a long piece of flat cotton, silk or other fabric woven in different textures with different patterns. The sari has a lasting charm since it is not cut or tailored for a particular size. This graceful feminine attire can also be worn in several ways and its manner of wearing as well as its color and texture are indicative of the status, age, occupation, region and religion of a woman. The tightly fitted, short blouse worn under a sari is called a choli. The choli evolved as a form of Indian clothing around the tenth century AD and the first cholis were only front covering; the back was always bare. Bollywood sarees : When it comes to fashion, Bollywood is a huge source of inspiration for all fashion enthusiasts and trend followers. Be it a plain transparent saree or a designer wedding saree, Bollywood films showcase them. Right from the time when Mumtaz and Saira Banu flaunted tight fitting typically draped sarees to today where Katrina and Kareena seen dancing in beautiful sarees, Bollywood encompass an entire gamut of different styles of sarees. Yesteryear’s actress Mumtaz made the Santhali style of draping a saree very popular in the 1960s and the 1970s, so much so that it was popularly called as the ‘Mumtaz style of a saree’. The saree is draped in such a way that it hugs your figure like second skin and pleats are avoided. Mumtaz made a very fashionable entry with a glittering orange sari and a short sleeveless blouse in her film Brahmchari (1968) for which she received a lot of compliments. Her song “Aaj kal tere mere pyar ke charche” thus became a craze amongst the audience! Mumtaz’s style of saree had frills at the bottom which is below the knee line. Well, the good news is that this style of draping the saree is very much in trend these days and girls are buying such sarees in large numbers. After all, old always remains gold! Be it Madhuri Dixit in Hum Aapke Hain Kaun flaunting her violet embroidered saree with back open blouse or Kajol in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai wearing plain cotton casual sarees or Aishwarya in Devdas exhibiting her beauty in a bengali saree, Bollywood has showcased a range of styles, fads and trends that most of us have been following religiously!