Most Indians gladly wear traditional folk costumes and everyday life, believing that through the clothes express his inner world and it is an extension of the personality of the owner.Color and style, as well as decorating the clothing designs and patterns can tell us about the character of the master suit, his social status, and even the location where he was from.Despite the increasing every year the influence of western culture, modern Indian clothes retains its originality and ethnic uniqueness.
bit of history and legends
in poetic legends of Indian cloth is likened to the creation of the creation of the world.Creator - Sutradhara - weaves the thread creation Sutra, which is the basis for the emerging universe.
Studies have shown that the Indian national dress began to take shape in the days of Indian civilization that existed in the years 2800-1800 BCUntil the XIV century dhoti, it is today the men's clothes, had sex, and it was worn by both men and women.This is confirmed by the ancient literary sources such as the epic "Mahabharata" and "Ramayana".It looked like a female version of a dhoti, can be seen in the sculpture of the goddess created by artists of the school of art of Gandhara.Somewhat later came tselnotkanoe sari.
Rules and regulations of wearing a sari and dhoti, parts and elements denoting sexual and regional affiliation of the owner began to appear in the XIV century, and today Indian clothes clearly divided into male and female.
Male wardrobe
In modern India the men wear such kinds of traditional clothing:
- dhoti;
- lungi;
- churidarami;
- Paju;
- Kurt;
- Shervani.
consider in more detail the most common objects of the male wardrobe.
Art dhoti drape
As already mentioned, a dhoti - one of the oldest pieces of clothing.It's quite long, about five meters, rectangular strip of bleached or colored monochromatic fabric that Indian men artfully draped on the hips.In different parts of India, there are various options for drapes, but there are common: to tie a dhoti start from the middle of the tissue cutting, wrapping around the hips of its central part, and tying the knot in the front.The left end of cloth lay in the folds and wrapped around the left leg, then lay his waist from behind.The right end of the cut and drape and removed the belt from the front.
dhoti - a Indian clothes, the length of which shows a caste of its owner.The shortest specially adapted for dhoti - from the lower castes.Men wearing the traditional clothing, to be found in India, everywhere in markets and universities, churches and stadiums.There are no restrictions on where and who can wear a dhoti, no.For everyday life the subject of men's wardrobe is made of jute and cotton.Holiday dhoti made of silk fabric in white or beige and decorated with a gold border around the edge, embroidered or painted.But saffron dhoti and red can only wear a sannyasi and brahmacari - monks.
Men from South India wear a dhoti with a special cape over his shoulders - angavashtram, and representatives of the northern states with a long shirt - Kurt.
Lungi
In some parts of the country this is the most common Indian clothes for men like lungi.This piece of fabric in length and two in width of 1.5 meters.There are two ways to wear it: simply knotted at the waist, not passing between the legs, or cross-linked into a cylinder-like skirt.Lungi can be either self-colored or colored.They are made of cotton, silk and synthetic fabrics.It is a necessary and indoor clothing for both rural and urban residents.
This versatile Kurt
Traditionally, this wide and long shirt without a collar, but with a cut in the front, which can be worn both formally and informally, in winter and summer.Today, this Indian clothes there in a variety of different options.For summer suit Kurt silk or cotton, and for the winter - from dense fabrics such as wool or blended khadi (hand made of silk, cotton and wool).Her celebratory version decorated with embroidery and jewels.
Wear kurta with narrow churidarami - pants, especially a cut leg length so that the fabric is formed on the tibia leg likeness bracelets or Paju - wide trousers of white cotton cloth.
Holidays Shervani
Modern Shervani - is an elongated length coat with a knee to buckle collar.Sew it out of satin or silk, as a rule, to any celebration or a wedding and decorate with sequins, mirrors or embroidery.Wear it with tight pants - churidarami or trousers.
female attire
Looking back on what she wear of Indian women, the first thing that comes to mind - a sari.However, apart from a happy Indian woman wearing a traditional salwar kameez and, Lenga-Choli and Anarkali.What is behind these strange oriental name?Let's deal.
«strip of fabric»
It is translated from the Sanskrit word "sari".Indeed, this painting width of 1.2-1.5 meters and a length of 4 to 9 meters, which is wrapped around the body.In India there is a beautiful old legend about how the first time was made saris.According to her, she made him a weaver, a magician, who dreamed about a beautiful woman, and represented the brilliance of her eyes, a gentle touch, smooth silky hair and her laugh.The resulting fabric was so amazing and like a woman, the master was unable to stop and wove her very much.But fatigue is still crippled him, but he was absolutely happy, because dream come amazing clothes.
first information about the inverse image of a sari scientists found in written sources dating back to 3000 BCIn modern India is the most common and popular female Indian clothes worn with a petticoat (pavada) and a blouse called choli or Ravick.Ways and styles of wearing a sari, there are many, and in every region of this great country has his own, very special.The most common is nivi when one of the ends (pallu worked) sari is wrapped twice around the hips, and the second is attached to the bottom of the skirt and thrown over his shoulder.Going out into the street, the free edge of Indian saris throw down.
But the material from which the clothing is sewn Indian sari, as well as in the old days, depends on the material security and social status of women.
sari can be a variety of colors, patterned or plain, any, even the most fastidious taste.But there are a number of flowers that prefer the Indian only in special cases.So, getting married, Indian woman wears red or green sari decorated with gold embroidery.Young mother just gave birth to a child chooses a yellow sari and it will go on for seven days.Traditionally, widows wear white clothes without any decorations and patterns.
Punjabi salwar kameez or
Another type of traditional Indian clothes salwar kameez women is, or as it is called because of the great popularity in Punjab, Punjabi.This suit first appeared a few centuries ago in what is now Afghanistan and India was due pathanam Kabul.
It consists of two parts: a shalwar (salwar) - wide thanks to numerous folds on the top and narrowed in the region of the ankle trousers - and a long tunic with side slits - kameez.But such tunics can be combined not only with the salwar, and they also wear with pants, kleshennymi from the hip - Sharar, tight jeans and shalwar churidarami style Patiala, from which a plurality of folds on the trouser leg and the yoke.As salwar and kameez decorated with embroidery, sequins, mirrors or ornaments.Complementing all these outfits chunnis or dupattoy - long and wide scarf.And if earlier Indian clothes in Moscow and in other Russian cities found only in the theater, concert performances of dance groups and museums, today you can buy sarees kameez or ethnic stores and exotic products, which are many.
Lang-choli, Anarkali and putt-pavaday
types and variants Lenga-Choli there are so many, but they all consist of a skirt - Leng and blouses - choli, which is both short and long, and capes.But Anarkali most resembles strongly flared sundress, only wear it necessarily narrowed trousers.
For young fashionistas there is a special Indian traditional outfit - Lang-Davani or putt-pavaday.This dress is made of silk in the form of a cone with stitched at the foot gold stripe.
Features indie
Indian style clothing is popular all over the world, many famous designers create their collections under the impression this charming east of the country.There are a number of features that distinguish this style from other ethnic and national trends:
- color saturation clothing.
- Natural light fabrics.
- Availability draperies in men and in women's clothing.
- simple and free things simple cut, salwar kameez like, tunics, saris and others.
- multilayer and many levels.
- rich finish things with stones, sequins, beads, gold or silver embroidery.The abundance of prints and patterns.
- Asymmetry - tops, tunics and dresses, kept on one shoulder.
- set of accessories such as bracelets, necklaces and earrings, chains to decorate the ankles and abdomen.
- Comfortable shoes, decorated with natural or floral appliques and ornaments.
Main, creating order in the Indian style - to remember that in all the elements constituting it should be traceable national characteristics peculiar to India.
