Many of you are convinced of fashion’s importance (otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this blog perhaps), but not everyone gets it. Some people actually have the nerve to consider fashion as a frivolous thing, meant for people who have nothing better to do. What they don’t understand however, is that fashion has and always be an important part of our lives.
We can all agree that fashion is all about looking good. But exactly how? To a certain degree, fashion is all about highlighting your assets and minimizing your flaws. It can make fat people look voluptuous. Lanky people full-bodied. And short people tall and slender. Take for example Kate Hudson, who unfortunately unlike her mother, has a flat chest. But thanks to her great choices of tops, and the way she wears them, this isn’t obvious.
Why is this important? Well, no matter how enlightened we become (if we ever reach that level), superficiality will always play a big part. It’s unfair, but we all judge a book by its cover. There’s nothing frivolous about tipping the scales in your favor, is there? Of course, we can’t discount the impact of confidence and carrying yourself properly. But fashion is also an important part of making a good impression on other people. Which makes it worth spending the time and money that we love to for that perfect top or bottom.
Indian fashion varies from one village to another village, from one city to another city. India's fashion heritage is rich in tradition, vibrant in colors and prepossessing. Bold colors created by the inventive drapes of these textiles catches the imagination like no other contemporary clothing.
Indian Fashion - ancient fashion in India
Ancient Indian fashion garments generally used no stitching although Indians knew about sewing. Most clothes were ready to wear as soon as they left the loom. The traditional Indian Dhoti, the Scarf or Uttariya, and the popular Turban are still visible India and continue to be part of Indian fashion.
Likewise, for women, the Dhoti or the Sari as the lower garments, combined with a Stanapatta forms the basic ensemble, and once again consists of garments that do not have to be stitched, the stanapatta being simply fastened in a knot at the back. And the Dhoti or the Sari worn covering both legs at the same time or, in the alternative, with one end of it passed between the legs and tucked at the back in the fashion that is still prevalent in large area of India. Indian men and women for these garments in the usually hot Indian climate. - dhoti when he speaks of 'turbans used for trousers', and a kaupina when he is speaking of 'a rag of two fingers' breadth bound over the loins.
Indian sari remains the traditional clothing of Indian women. Worn in varied styles, it is a long piece of flat cotton, silk or other fabric woven in different textures with different patterns. The sari has a lasting charm since it is not cut or tailored for a particular size. This graceful feminine attire can also be worn in several ways and its manner of wearing as well as its color and texture are indicative of the status, age, occupation, region and religion of a woman. The tightly fitted, short blouse worn under a sari is called a choli. The choli evolved as a form of Indian clothing around the tenth century AD and the first cholis were only front covering; the back was always bare.
The salwar is a favorite dress among the younger generation. Indian salwaar kameez is comfortable & fashion clothing for women and so it is worn at home & even outdoors.
salwar:
In other words, it is used for formal and casual occasions. In the earlier days it had a long top and a simple bottom. With the change of time new trends have set in. The tops have gone short and the bottom is having a wide variety of stitching like parallel and divided slits.
