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2. History of clothing in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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   One major instance of this was in Kerala, where only upper-caste women were allowed to wear blouses. Though, from 1813 to 1859 the Channar Revolt was supported by Christian missionaries who wanted Indian women to wear blouses. [19] Another influence of the British on Indian women's clothing was the introduction of new materials.

3. Kurta - Wikipedia

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   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]

4. Kurti top - Wikipedia

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   In the Punjab region, the kurti is a short cotton waist coat [5] which is buttoned down the front to the waist. In the past, women wore a chain of gold or silver called zanjiri around the buttons. Men wore the zanjiri on the kurta in the Punjab region. [6] Another style of Punjabi kurti is a short version of the anga (robe). [7]

5. How a humble Indian fabric became a symbol of luxury in 1960s ...

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   Research by the London School of Economics estimates that Indian cotton textiles, which were often exchanged for slaves, accounted for 30% of the total export value of 18th century Anglo-African ...

6. Clothing in India - Wikipedia

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   Traditional Indian clothing for women across the country in Indian includes saris worn with choli tops; a skirt called a lehenga or chaniya worn with choli and a dupatta scarf to create an ensemble called a ghagra choli; while many south Indian children traditionally wear Langa voni. [citation needed].

7. Madras (cloth) - Wikipedia

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   In the Philippines, madras fabric was known as cambaya, after the state of Cambay (present-day Gujarat, India) that also exported madras fabrics. They were popular in the early 19th century for use in traditional women's skirts (saya) in the baro't saya ensemble, as well as for pants for the barong tagalog. Since they were expensive, they were ...