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<strong>Indian</strong> Fashion <strong>Indian</strong> fashion varies from one state to another state, from one city to another city. India’s fashion heritage is rich in tradition, vibrant in colors, stylish and centuries old. It is a land <strong>of</strong> color and diverse cultures. <strong>Indian</strong> dressing styles are marked by many variations, both religious and regional with a wide choice <strong>of</strong> textures and styles. Each region displays a different style <strong>of</strong> draping it. <strong>Indian</strong> fashion is also influenced by the lifestyle, the climatic conditions and religious inclination. Bold colors created by the inventive drapes <strong>of</strong> these textiles catches the imagination like no other contemporary clothing. The SARI, simple, understated yet supremely elegant is increasingly becoming a fashion statement in urban India. One <strong>of</strong> the most commonly worn traditional dresses, it is essentially a rectangular cloth measuring about 6 yards, though in Maharashtra, women wear the nine yard sari which is passed through the legs and tucked in at the back. The sari comes in a pr<strong>of</strong>usion <strong>of</strong> colours, textures and designs, determined largely by the region. There are several ways <strong>of</strong> draping a sari, which is first wound around the waist, before being pleated seven or eight times at the centre and tucked into the waistband. Underneath the sari one wears a Petticoat: - a waist-to-floor length skirt, tied tightly at the waist by a drawstring and a Choli : a blouse that ends just below the bust. These pleats are called the patli. The remaining sari, called the pallu is then pleated again and draped across the left shoulder to fall gracefully behind. This pattern <strong>of</strong> wearing sari is popular in Northern India. There are regional variations, like in Gujarat, the pallu comes from the back, and drapes across the front over the right shoulder. The sari is worn with a tight-fitting choli or blouse. The style and length <strong>of</strong> the choli varies according to fashion trends and from region to region. The traditional dress for women in Rajasthan and Gujarat is the lehenga choli or ghagra choli. These cholis are brightly embroidered, waist-length bare-backed blouses. Ghagras or lehengas are gathered ankle-length skirts secured around the waist. The attire is completed by a veilcloth called odhni or dupatta draped across the neck or over the head. The lehenga-choli or ghagra choli is extremely colourful, adding verve and colour to the surrounding landscapes. Tribal women in theses area bedeck themselves from head to toe with chunky silver jewellery. Young girls in South India wear a half saree, somewhat similar to a lehenga choli. The only difference is that the dupatta is wound across the waist and draped across the left shoulder like the saree pallu. A popular, comfortable and convenient dress is the salwar kameez or churidar kurta. This was traditonally the dress worn in Punjab and Kashmir, but is now worn almost everywhere, particularly among the younger generations. The kameez or the kurta is a knee-length flowing tunic worn over a salwar or churidar. A salwar is a pyjama-like trouser which tapers slightly towards the ankles, while the churidar is a tight-fitting trouser which gathers at the ankles. These gathers at the ankles look like bangles (churis) and hence the name. A dupatta generally completes the ensemble. In India, as elsewhere, accessories are an integral part <strong>of</strong> the ritual <strong>of</strong> dressing. The world over, <strong>Indian</strong> women are associated with the ‘dot’ in the middle <strong>of</strong> their forehead, called Kum Kum
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