2015年4月13日星期一

Clothing and adornment in New Delhi

The local culture of clothing and adornment can reflect the regional culture, customs, traditions and so on.

Clothing and adornment of Indian historical and contemporary in relation to varying ages and gender.

Contemporary Indian dress is based upon a rich history of fashion development through 4,000 years (Ghurye 1966). 
India is a country of a history of more than 4,000 years. Indian fashion development is closely related to native traditions.
 In India, Some babies and toddlers wear little or no clothing in rural areas when the temperatures raise.
In urban areas, children under five of age are in bright and solid colors , especially red. Bright colors continue for girls thereafter while boys begin to dress down in color.


Indian people like wear adornments, such as earring, neck jewelry, nose ring, anklet, bangle, ring, toe ring and so on, but most of indian men do not decorate their body with jewelries. 
Indian traditional clothes: In India, female clothing is roughly divided into two parts, skirt and blouse.  
For example: sari: A sari is a strip of unstitched cloth, ranging from four to nine meters in length, that is draped over the body in various styles. It is an Indian garment of typical tradition with about 5,000 years of history. 


Salwar Kameez: It is more popular garment in India at present.


 This is a fancy Indian woman in traditional clothing and adornments.    

A Sherwani is a long coat / jacket that usually sports exposed buttons through the length of the jacket. The length is usually just below the knees and the jacket ends just below the knee.


Headgear: The Indian turban or the pagri is worn in many regions in the country, incorporating various styles and designs depending on the place. Other types of headgear such as theTaqiyah and Gandhi cap are worn by different communities within the country to signify a common ideology or interest.


As time goes by, more and more west fashion factors blend in Indian culture of clothing and adornment. Base on Indian rich culture of clothing and adornment and combination of modern structures of clothing and Indian patterns, Indian fashion style have been an exclusive style in the word. 




Research about social context (special events versus day to day)
Social context: In India, here are diverse clothing habits in the Different time.  
Indian people will dress up in traditional clothes to attend some formal occasions or on certain festivals. 

Wedding sari:

Modern sari: 

Traditional sari:



    For men: Sherwani is best choice for men in formal occasions. 





Day to day: 

For women: http://anewlifewandering.com/2014/04/08/different-types-of-indian-women-clothing/

Dhoti: dhoti is from four to six feet long white or color strip of cotton. This traditional attire is mainly worn by men in villages.























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