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2. History of clothing in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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   The British also impacted the textile industry in India because of industrialization and using their own mills instead of artisans in India. This led to the unemployment of many Indians. Later, Gandhi called for Indian people to make and wear their own hand-spun clothing, called khadi cloth, as a sign of resistance against the British. [21]

3. Loincloth - Wikipedia

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   A form of loincloth worn with a cape by Nezahualpilli, c. 1500. Loincloths are worn in societies where no other clothing is needed or wanted. Loincloths are commonly used as an undergarment or swimsuit by wrestlers and by farmers in paddy fields in both Sri Lanka and India, where it is called Kovanam in Tamil, ambudaya in Sinhala and kaupinam or langot.

4. Clothing in India - Wikipedia

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   India also has a great diversity [1] in terms of weaves, fibers, colors, and the material of clothing. Sometimes, color codes are followed in clothing based on the religion and ritual concerned. The clothing in India also encompasses a wide variety of Indian embroidery, prints, handwork, embellishments, and styles of wearing clothes. A wide mix ...

5. Kaupinam - Wikipedia

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   It is basically a rectangular strip of cloth used to cover the genitals, with strings connected to the four ends of the cloth, for binding it around the waist and between the legs. A pehlwan sports a lungooty at an akhara. The short type of lungooty worn by naga sadhus or baabas often leaves the buttocks bare, it is also known as ''coopees''. [1]

6. Sompot Chong Kben - Wikipedia

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   Also prayed and blessed to was a deva known as Hanuman, the guard of Prince Rama in India's famous mythology, Ramayana, as well as the Khmer adaptation, Reamker. To show its power, Indians preferred to wear the sompot chong kben as their costume and today, it is still worn for special occasions in the mainland Southeast Asian countries of ...

7. Crop top - Wikipedia

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   In the 1980s, cut-off crop tops became more common as part of the aerobics craze and as a result of the popularity of the movie Flashdance. Singer Madonna wore a mesh crop top in her music video for the song "Lucky Star". [12] In the 2010s, the crop top experienced a revival due to the popularity of 1990s fashion and they still remain popular ...