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Banyan" is also commonly used in present-day Indian English and other countries in the Indian subcontinent to mean "vest" or "undershirt". Also called a morning gown , robe de chambre or nightgown , the banyan was a loose, T-shaped gown or kimono-like garment, made of cotton , linen , or silk and worn at home as a sort of dressing gown or ...
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) is an Indian fashion retail company headquartered in Mumbai.It emerged after the consolidation of the branded apparel businesses of Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited (ABNL), comprising ABNL's Madura Fashion division and ABNL's subsidiaries Pantaloons Fashion and Retail (PFRL) and Madura Fashion & Lifestyle (MFL), in May 2015.
Women started wearing more comfortable clothing and exposure to international fashion led to a fusion of western and Indian styles of clothing. [ 69 ] [ 70 ] While women have the choice to wear either Western or traditional dress to work, [ 71 ] most Indian multinational companies insist that male employees wear Western dress.
Reenactors in period uniforms firing muskets in the Battle of Waterloo reenactment, in front of the wood of Hougoumont, 2011. Historical reenactment (or re-enactment) is an educational or entertainment activity in which mainly amateur hobbyists and history enthusiasts dress in historical uniforms and follow a plan to recreate aspects of a historical event or period.
Post-independence focus on revival of traditional textile and design led to the rise of "ethnic chic". The history of clothing in India dates back to ancient times, yet fashion is a new industry, as it was the traditional Indian clothing with regional variations, be it the sari, ghagra choli or dhoti, that remained popular until the early decades of post-independence India. [1]
Indian clothing by state or union territory (7 C, 2 P) B. Clothing brands of India (1 C, 29 P) F. Indian footwear (1 C, 9 P) I. Indian headgear (1 C, 20 P) J.
Cotton fragments from Gujarat have been found in tombs of Egypt, indicating the existence of export of Indian textiles to Egypt during the medieval era. [10] Large quantities of north Indian silks were traded through the Silk Road in China to the western countries(130 B.C.E. - 1453 C.E.). [10] The Indian silks were often bartered for spices.