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The dhoti is an ankle-length breechcloth, [1] wrapped around the waist and the legs, in resemblance to the shape of trousers. [2] [3] [4] The dhoti is a garment of ethnic wear for men in the Indian subcontinent. [5] [6] The dhoti is fashioned out of a rectangular piece of unstitched cloth, of around 4 to 5 yards or 4.6 metres (15 ft) in length. [7]
Many communities of South, West, and Eastern India adhere to their traditional costumes, i.e. Dhoti and Mundu by some communities of the South. Kurta or a shirt may be worn or sometimes just an angavastram may be used to cover the chest. On the other hand, in the Northern parts, the bridegroom usually wears a sherwani, Jodhpuri suit, or a ...
Achkans are always worn with either dhoti or churidar. Achkans are made from various fabrics for both formal and informal occasions. They often have decorative embroidery in traditional styles, such as gota and badla. Today, achkans are commonly worn by a groom during a wedding ceremony or other formal festive occasions in the Indian subcontinent.
The combination garment is sometimes called salwar kurta, salwar suit, or Punjabi suit. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] The shalwar-kameez is a widely-worn, [ 35 ] [ 36 ] and national dress , [ 37 ] of Pakistan. When women wear the shalwar-kameez in some regions, they usually wear a long scarf or shawl called a dupatta around the head or neck. [ 38 ]
Angavastra is a simple loose garment, usually paired or matching with dhoti color, draped over the shoulders. It is a traditional wear of South India and a profound fashion statement. Prime Minister Narendra Modi wore karai veshti dhoti , kurta , and angavastram, the traditional attire during his visit to Arjuna's Penance, Krishna's Butterball ...
Pakistani clothing refers to the ethnic clothing that is typically worn by people in the country of Pakistan and by Pakistanis.Pakistani clothes express the culture of Pakistan, the demographics of Pakistan, and cultures from Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Kashmir regions of the country.
A mundu/dhoti is a variation of the lungi and is mostly plain white. It often bears golden embroidery (kasavu), especially at the border. It is worn as formal attire and on ceremonial occasions like weddings, festivals, etc. Saffron-coloured lungis are known as kaavi mundu .
Upper and middle-class Indian men wore western clothing in public, often doing so because it brought them closer to being equal with European men. At first, this included combining elements of Indian and Western clothing, as some men would wear a 'dhoti' (loose lower garment) with a shirt and coat.