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Illustration of woman dressed in kaashta nauvari sari, 1928. The Kaashtha sari (Marathi: नऊवारी साड़ी) is a Koli [1] [2] style of sari draping very similar to the way the Maharashtrian dhoti is worn.
Actress Raima Sen in a lehenga-style sari. A lehenga-style sari is a modern garment introduced in India that blends elements of the traditional sari and lehenga choli.A lehenga-style sari is normally 4.5 metres (5 yards) to 5.5 metres (6 yards) long.
A foundation garment (also known as shapewear or shaping underwear) is an undergarment designed to impermanently alter the wearer's body shape, to achieve what some view as a more fashionable figure. The function of a foundation garment is not to enhance a bodily feature (as would, for example, a padded bra) but to make it look more presentable.
A sari (sometimes also saree [1] or sadi) [note 1] is a drape (cloth) [2] and a women's garment in the Indian subcontinent. [3] It consists of an un-stitched stretch of woven fabric arranged over the body as a dress, with one end attached to the waist, while the other end rests over one shoulder as a stole, [4] [5] sometimes baring a part of the midriff.
A crinoline / ˈ k r ɪ n. əl. ɪ n / is a stiff or structured petticoat designed to hold out a skirt, popular at various times since the mid-19th century. Originally, crinoline described a stiff fabric made of horsehair ("crin") and cotton or linen which was used to make underskirts and as a dress lining.
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] Both of these articles of clothing were brought to India by Europeans. These new articles of clothing also created some tension between castes.
The hem length of a petticoat in the 18th century depended on what was fashionable in dress at the time. [14] Often, petticoats had slits or holes for women to reach pockets inside. [14] Petticoats were worn by all classes of women throughout the 18th century. [15] The style known as polonaise revealed much of the petticoat intentionally. [12]
Genuine handloom kota doria masterpiece. Kota Doria or Kota Doriya is the name of a light woven fabric made of tiny woven squares (khat) which is still handwoven on traditional pit looms in Kaithoon near Kota in Rajasthan and in some of the surrounding villages.