Sunday 15 December 2013

Indian Fashion - Modern India - Traditional Dresses

What are the different type of Kurtas available?

There are many types of kurtas based on the length of Kurta, length of sleeve and kurta with special work done on it.
  1. Long Sleeve
  2. Short Sleeve
  3. Sleeveless
  4. Embroidered : It has a lot of embroidery done on it.
  5. Kurtis: These are shorter in length and their length is up to your thighs.
Long Sleeve Kurta by Confession9

Short sleeve Kurta by Confession9

Sleeveless Kurta by Confession9

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There are other type of ethnic dresses too in India which are discussed in the following Wikipedia article: Clothing in India

What are the different types of traditional Dresses in India?


India , being a traditionally rich country has a diverse heritage. It has witnessed rulers from different parts of the world , like Mughals, portugese , Dutch, Britishers. All of these rulers affected the evolution of Indian Traditional dresses in the modern world. The dresses like Saree, blouses, Kurtas, peticoat etc have been part of women clothing from a very long time , but dresses like Anarkali suits, Salwar suits were introduced much later, about 500 years back when Mughals came to india.

The Mughals greatly influenced the ethnic wears in India as their fashion fused with the fashion style of India created masterpieces that are still very popular in India. Salwar suit is the most common dress form in India because of the comfort it provides to the person wearing it and the large number of varieties and designs it comes in. Mughals also influenced the evolution of Anarkali suit which a long Salwar suits with a lot of Embroidery done on it. This was featured in the Indian Movie Mughal-E-Azam

Indian Fashion in the Modern World: The Modern world , especially the last years after 1960 brought drastic changes in the Fashion World, Pioneers like Ritu Kumar, Satya Paul, Rohit Khosla greatl influenced the way modern Indians dress. The fusion of Indian dresses with western dresses to create Modern Saree, Salwaar Suits. Monisha Jaisingh shortened the traditonal Kurtas to create Modern Kurti in 1998 was a great change and became widely popular globally with the name "Indian Embroidered Tunic".
Sources: Fashion in India, wikipedia Article

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