Dresses of India

1
Dresses of India
2
INDIA

• India is a land of colors and different cultures.
• Men and women dressing style is different
  depending on what region they come from.
• People now have moved to western clothing but we
  will discuss the traditional dresses of India

3
Dresses of women

• The traditional dresses among the women are
• Sari
• Salwar Kameez
• Choli lehnga/Ghagra

4
sari

• A Sari is a rectangular piece of cloth with is 6
  yards long.
• Sari comes in different colors, textures, design
  depending upon the region.
• A sari is considered the most elegant dress to
  wear in India.

5
Sari

• A sari is wrapped around your waist.
• It has two part one is the pleats which come in
  the front. Second is the pallu which you can see
  some take it in the front and some at the back.
• There are different ways to tie a sari depending
  which region you are from.

6
Sari's tied in different Styles
Kerala
Maharashtra
Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
7
(No Transcript)
8
Pictures of Ghagra choli
Ghagra choli in Rajasthan
Ghagra choli in Gujarat
9
Lehnga/ghagra choli

• Traditional dress in Rajasthan and Gujarat is
  Lehnga choli or ghagra choli.
• Cholis are bright in color and sometimes are
  embroidered they may be long covering the tummy
  or short choli which ends above the tummy.
• Lehenga/ Ghagras are long skirts which are
  generally ankle length and are tied on the waist.

10
Salwar kameez

• A Salwar is a garment like a trouser which is
  tied around the waist
• A Kameez is a loose dress which may come above
  your knee or below the knees.
• A chunni is a long scarf which the ladies take
  when they wear a salwar kameez.
• You will see people in Punjab , Kashmir wearing a
  salwar kameez more.

11
Pictures
Kashmiri Dress
Punjabi Dress
12
Dresses

• The dresses worn in All over India are
  complimented with jewellery, shoes .
• The style in what the dresses are worn , what
  kind of jewelry they are wearing with what kind
  of shoes they symbolize which region they come
  from.
• The next slide shows different jewelry worn in
  different regions.

13
Pictures
Rajasthan dress
Kashmiri dress
Dresses up in Punjab
Kashmiri dress
Rajasthan jewelry
14
Dresses for men

• Traditionally your will not only see Females
  dresses but also male.
• You will see then dressed in kurta pajama or
  dhoti kurta.
• Many of then have a turban tied on their head
  making the dress different from different regions.

15
Pictures
Rajasthan
Dress from Punjab
Kashmiri dress
16
THANK YOU?
MADE BYVAIBHAV BAWEJA