4. INFORMATION OF GHAGRA CHOLI
OR LEHENGA CHOLI.
A fully embriodered pink ghagra choli
Main article: Ghagra choli
A Ghagra Choli or a Lehenga Choli is the traditional
clothing of women in Rajasthan and Gujarat.[citation
needed] Punjabis also wear them and they are used in
some of their folk dances. It is a combination of
lehenga, a tight choli and a odhani. A lehenga is a form
of long skirt which is pleated. It is usually embroidered
or has a thick border at the bottom. A choli is a blouse
shell garment, which is cut to fit to the body and has
short sleeves and a low neck.
8. Dhoti
Main article: Dhoti
A dhoti is a six feet long white strip of cotton. This
traditional attire is mainly worn by men in villages. It
is held in place with the help of a belt, ornamental and
embroidered or a flat and simple one, around the
waist.
10. Main article: Lungi
A Lungi, also known as sarong, is a traditional garment
of India. A Mundu is a lungi except that, it is always
white.[36] It is either tucked in, over the waist, up to
knee-length or is allowed to lay over and reach up to
the ankle. It is usually tucked in when the person is
working, in fields or workshops, and left open usually
as a mark of respect, in worship places or when the
person is around dignitaries.
12. THE DASTAR
The Dastar, also known as pagri, is a turban worn by
the Sikh community of India. Is a symbol of faith
representing values such as valour, honour and
spirituality among others. It is worn to protect the
Sikh's long, uncut hair, the Kesh which is one of the
Five Ks of Sikhism.Over the years, the dastar has
evolved into different styles pertaining to the various
sects of Sikhism such as the Nihang and the
Namdhari.
14. Contemporary Clothing
Western clothing made its foray into the Indian
society during the times of the British Raj. Indian
professionals opted to wear western clothing due to its
relative comfort or due to regulations set then. By the
turn of the 21st century, both western and Indian
clothing had intermingled creating a unique style of
clothing for the typical urban Indian population.
Women started wearing more comfortable clothing
and exposure to international fashion led to a fusion of
western and Indian styles of clothing. Following the
economic liberalisation, more jobs opened up, and
created a demand for formal wear.
17. Cotton and wool are the main material used in Afghanistan and
these are woven and dyed and made into garments by each
family or group.
Women wear the Chadri, which covers a woman from head to
foot. with a latticed slit for the eyes, is made of cotton in shades
of blue, brown, black. In the rural parts, women working on the
land dispense with this, but cover their faces in the presence of a
stranger. The women near Pakistan's border wear long, full
trousers, often red in colour, with a loose, long-sleeved tunic
dress, rather like the kameez, together with a draped headscarf.
This is the basis of many of the women's costumes and the tunic
varies in length and design. In the northern areas striped
material is used, often dyed red from madder or in shades of blue
and brown. Loose sleeveless, hip-length jackets are worn in full-
length striped coat for warmth.
