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Traditional Indian clothing such as the kurti have been combined with jeans to form part of casual attire. [70] Fashion designers in India have blended several elements of Indian traditional designs into conventional western wear to create a unique style of contemporary Indian fashion. [69] [70]
The melmundu is an upper garment similar to the nēriyatu or tunḍŭ. that is worn by women; 'mundu' and 'melmundu' are part of the traditional Malayali costume worn by men. Despite the considerable influence of western dressing forms in South Indian culture, Hindu traditional ceremonies of Kerala (some Hindu castes in other south Indian ...
Lungi: A traditional wraparound garment worn by men in Bengal, typically made of cotton. It features vibrant checks, stripes, or floral patterns, and is secured by folding or knotting at the waist. It features vibrant checks, stripes, or floral patterns, and is secured by folding or knotting at the waist.
Thus, we see that Indian men’s fashion experienced changes through the fusion of cultures. [18] Women's clothing and fashion were also influenced by the British. They did not wear fully western clothes like men, but many started to wear petticoats and certain blouse styles under their saris. [17]
[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 usually around 4 yards (3.7 m) in length. [7] [8] An illustration of dhoti-clad sepoys (soldiers), recruited into the British Indian military.
A traditional cotton kurta with wooden cuff-links-style buttons, centre placket opening with chikan, a style of embroidery from Lucknow, India. A kurta is a loose collarless shirt or tunic worn in many regions of South Asia, [1] [2] [3] and now also worn around the world. [4]
Angarkha is an outer robe with long sleeves which was worn by men in South Asia. [1] By the 19th-century it had become the generally accepted attire of an educated man in public. [2] [3] It had evolved from the Persian cape balaba or chapkan as a result of being given a more Indian form in the late medieval or early modern era. [4] [5] [6]
This category describes Clothing in India, i.e. clothing traditionally worn in India. Not to be confused with Native American clothing. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clothing of India .