What makes the Indian couture so unique is the fact
that you will find each and every state of the country having its own
distinct traditional clothing for men and women. For instance, the
salwaar kameez is the ethnic attire of women in Punjab; the Mekhala
Chadar is worn by Assamese women, and so on. However, all types of
Indian clothing look very elegant and Indians wear them with a lot of
pride. The festivities and other special occasions are the time when you
can see maximum Indians donning their ethnic garb, be it sari, kurta
pajama or dhoti.
A sari is long strip of colorful multi-patterned cloth seductively
wrapped around the body, teemed with a blouse! It's the traditional
dress for the women folk in India and there are many styles in which you
can drape it. The blouse worn with sari is also called the choli or
ravika. The salwaar kameez, on the other hand, is the most ubiquitous of
all traditional women attires in India. Due to its popularity in the
Punjab region, it is sometimes also called the Punjabi suit.
The Indian men's traditional attire consists of the kurta and pajama,
dhoti, lungi and other dresses. Worn on both formal and informal
occasions, kurta and pajama are quite popular dress of Indian men. The
kurta is like a loose long shirt almost reaching the knees, whereas the
Pyjama is a lightweight drawstring trouser. The men's dhoti is a
rectangular piece of unstitched cloth about five yards long, wrapped
about the waist and the legs and knotted at the waist. It is known by
different names like Laacha in Punjabi, Mundu in Malayalam, Dhuti in
Bangla, etc.
