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History of clothing in the Indian subcontinent

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figurines. Evidence also shows that there was a tradition of wearing a long robe over the left shoulder in higher class society to show their opulence. The normal attire of the women at that time was a very scanty skirt up to knee length leaving the waist bare. Headdresses were also worn by the women. Women also wore long skirt, stitched tight tunic on their upper body and trousers as well. Inferences from mother goddess statue from
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Another influence of the British on Indian women's clothing was the introduction of new materials. They started using mill-made cloth and other imported satins and artificial silks. A few reasons for using these new materials include that they were cheaper to produce and were more versatile than the
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Early classical period has ample evidence of dresses worn by ancient Indians in several relief sculptures which depict not only the dressing styles, but also architecture and lifestyle of the period. Buddhist reliefs from Amravathi, Gandhara, Mathura, and many other sites contain carved reliefs from
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Women's clothing and fashion were also influenced by the British. They did not wear fully western clothes like men, but many started to wear petticoats and certain blouse styles under their saris. Both of these articles of clothing were brought to India by Europeans. These new articles of clothing
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Jewellery preferred by women were exquisite in the style or design. One of the most jewellery called Rakhdi (head ornament), Machi-suliya (ears) and Tevata, Pattia, and the aad (all is necklace). Rakhdi, nath and chuda show the married woman's status. The footwear is the same for men and women and
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Even though scholars have debated the archaeological evidence from the pre-Mauryan era, a lot of terracotta artifacts by various scholars have been dated to the pre-Mauryan era which shows continuity of the dressing styles leading up to the Mauryan period. The terracotta also contain naturalistic
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Men wore Antariya (knee-length, worn in kachcha style with the fluted end tucked in at center front) and Tunic (one of the earliest depictions of the cut and sewn garment; it has short sleeves and a round neck, full front opening with ties at the neck and waist, and is hip length). A statue of a
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During the Gupta period, men used to have long hair along with beautiful curls and this style was popularly known as gurna kuntala style. In order to decorate their hair, they sometimes put headgear, a band of fabric around their hairs. On the other hand, women used to decorate their hair with
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and some unearthed Harappan figurines which are usually unclothed. These little depictions show that usually men wore a long cloth wrapped over their waist and fastened it at the back (just like a close clinging dhoti). Turban was also in custom in some communities as shown by some of the male
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with a short skirt and trousers. There also evidences of men wearing trousers, conical gown/tunic with an upper waist band. The mother goddess statues show women also wearing heavy earrings which were also pretty common in the historic period of India and also depict with heavy necklaces with
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Rajput's main costumes were the aristocratic dresses (court-dress) which includes angarkhi, pagdi, chudidar pyjama and a cummerbund (belt). Angarkhi (short jacket) is long upper part of garments which they used to wear over a sleeveless close-fitting cloth. Nobles of Ahirs generally attired
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The British also impacted the textile industry in India because of industrialization and using their own mills instead of artisans in India. This led to the unemployment of many Indians. Later, Gandhi called for Indian people to make and wear their own hand-spun clothing, called
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as an upper garment and Salvar, Churidar-Pyjama (a pair of shaped trousers) as lower garments. The Dhoti was also in tradition in that time but styles were different to wear it. Tevata style of dhoti was prominent in the desert region and Tilangi style in the other regions.
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have been depicted in 8-10th century CE ivory sculpture of an elephant chess piece from Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France. From the Late medieval period, there are increased evidences of pajamas and shalwar becoming common in Indian attire while unstitched
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Upper and middle-class Indian men wore western clothing in public, often doing so because it brought them closer to being equal with European men. At first, this included combining elements of Indian and Western clothing, as some men would wear a
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In textiles, mainly cotton, silk, linen, wool, muslin, etc. are used as fibers. Ornaments latched on to a special place in this era also. Some of the jewelry had their specific names also. Satlari, chaulari, paklari were some of the necklaces.
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The Vedic period was the time duration between 1500 and 500 BCE. The garments worn in the Vedic period mainly included a single cloth wrapped around the whole body and draped over the shoulder. People used to wear the lower garment called
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style of depicting human faces just like Mauryan periods. The pre-Mauryan periods have been marked by the continuation of Indus arts and depict elaborate headdresses, conical hats with heavy earring. Bronze rattling mirror excavated from
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Dressing of Indus valley civilization people show presence of multi-ethnic people of diverse backgrounds for instance people have been depicted wearing Pashtun style pakol hat with a chocker like neck ornament as well as Punjabi style
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luxuriant ringlets or a jewelled band or a chaplet of flowers. They often used to make a bun on the top of the head or sometimes low on the neck, surrounded by flowers or ratnajali (bejewelled net) or muktajala (net of pearls).
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cloth used in India. Sometimes these new styles were also more functional for Indian women. The adoption of these new textiles and styles was seen as a sign of upward mobility in British-Indian society.
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emerged in the 7th and 8th century as a community of Ancient Kshatriya people. Rajputs followed a traditional lifestyle for living which shows their martial spirit, ethnicity, and chivalric grandeur.
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janapada coins which are one of the earliest representations of Indian pre-Mauryan arts. The coins are dated between 450 and 300 BCE and have been repeatedly over struck just like punch-marked coins.
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movement. In fact, we can see that small-scale artisan clothing producers did not disappear from India during the 20th century as they continued to make up a significant share of industrial output.
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that they used to wear in cold weather. This was the general garb of both the sexes, differing only in size of cloth and manner of wearing. Sometimes the poor people wore the lower garment as a
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overhanging medallion with holes in them for gemstones. Female statues and terracotta arts and figurines like a dancing girl also depict long hairs probably braided and draped in cloth.
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warrior shows Boots (fitting to the knees cap) and a band (tied at the back over short hair). A broad flat sword with cross straps on the sheath is suspended from the left shoulder.
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lasted from 320 CE to 550 CE. Chandragupta I was the founder of this empire. Stitched garments became very popular in this period. Stitched garments became a sign of royalty.
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also created some tension between castes. One major instance of this was in Kerala, where only upper-caste women were allowed to wear blouses. Though, from 1813 to 1859 the
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Royal cemetery of Ur headdress according to some scholars is a direct import from Indus valley civilization and similar headdress has been discovered at site of
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included luxury clothes that complemented interest in art and poetry. Both men and women were fond of jewellery. Clothing fibers generally included
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During the Mughal period, there was an extensive tradition of wearing embroidered footwear, With ornamented leather and decorated with the art of
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Mother Goddess wearing tight-fitted short skirt part fastened with a broad waistband using a medallion like clasp, necklaces, ear-ornaments,
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consisted of many parts as listed below. Mughal women wore a large variety of ornaments from head to toe. Their costumes generally included
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One thing was common in both the sexes that both men and women were fond of jewelry. The ornaments include necklaces, bracelets, earrings,
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and Rajasthani style bangles and necklaces and many other styles prominent in neighbouring regions of the Indian subcontinent.
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has gained increasing popularity, especially in the metropolitan cities. This has also led to the development of the
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era. The remnants of the ancient Indian clothing can be found in the figurines discovered from the sites near the
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In the Atharva Veda, garments began to be made of the inner cover, an outer cover, and a chest-cover. Besides
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Gupta, C. C. Das (1951). "Unpublished Ancient Indian Terracottas Preserved in the Musée Guimet, Paris".
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in different styles sometimes veshti goes under knees. The uniqueness of jewelleries is the presence of
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dated to the 4th century BCE also depict Indians wearing typical Indian classical clothing such as the
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has also been a major influence in fashion around the subcontinent, especially in Indian fashion.
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From post-Gupta period, there is plentiful evidence of Indian clothing from paintings such as in
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Burnished and Painted Clay Ovoid Vase depicting horned figure, with Round Carnelian Beads in,
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and the floral depiction in gold leaves of species native to Indian subcontinent such as
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Clothing in the Gupta period was mainly cut and sewn garments. A long sleeved brocaded
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and exhibit the fashion of the period between the 2nd century BCE to Gupta periods.
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or pipal, and since no such ornamentation has been shown in Mesopotamian art itself.
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Jewelleries and clothing in early chalukyan era as sculptured in badami cave Temples
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Male warrior holding broad sword wearing dhoti and arm bracelets; Gupta era statues.
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only, while the wealthy would wear it extending to the feet as a sign of prestige.
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Jewelleries worn by people in early chalukyan era as showed in badami cave Temples
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was supported by Christian missionaries who wanted Indian women to wear blouses.
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Victoria and Albert Museum, Digital Media webmaster@vam ac uk (2015-09-29).
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A teacher and a pupil. 11-12th-century palm leaf painting in eastern India.
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and Indian sculptures. Ancient Indians wearing kurta and baggy pants like
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cloth, as a sign of resistance against the British. This was part of the
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men to have uncut hair for their lives, which they wear into a turban or
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Woman's statue from the Indus Valley Civilization wearing heavy earrings.
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are not available from preserved textiles but from impressions made into
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or earlier. Indians have mainly worn clothing made up of locally grown
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Costumes and Ornaments as Depicted in the Sculptures of Gwalior Museum
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by throwing it over the left shoulder only, in the style called
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Warrior wearing Achkan or long coat or chiton, and boots from
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which was pleated in front and used to tie with a belt called
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wrap and tight-fitting half-sleeved stitched shirts like
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became the main costume for privileged people like the
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Shunga royal family wearing traditional Indian attire,
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Index

History of Indian clothing

Buddha
kāṣāya
Gandhara
Indus Valley civilization
cotton
Harappan
Indus Valley civilisation
sculptures
cave paintings
sari
turban
dhoti
textiles
Indus Valley civilisation
clay
pseudomorphs
iconography
Delhi National Museum
tunic
Fibre
flax
wool
linen
leather
dyed
anklet
lapis lazuli
turquoise

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