Gujarat

This presentation is based on the culture and living standard of Gujarat.

1. Gujarat Name :- Anjali Jain Surbhi Rungta Subject :- History of fashion Submitted to :- Aarti mam m

2. I ntroduction One of the most industrialized states of India, Gujarat derives its name from Gujaratta , meaning the land of the Gurjars . It is located on the western part of the Indian subcontinent and has an international boundary with Pakistan. The state of Gujarat is rich in culture, history and crafts.

3. Festivals The folk traditions of Gujarat include   bhavai and raas - garba . The   raas-garba  is a folk dance done as a celebration of  Navratri by Gujarati people. The folk costume of this dance is  chaniya choli for women and  kedia  for men.

4. Food Gujarati food is primarily vegetarian. It is believed to be one of the healthiest cuisines in India .  The typical Gujarati  thali  consists of  roti  or  bhakri ,  dal  or  kadhi , rice and  sabzi . Indian pickle and  chhundo  are used as condiments. In   Saurashtra region,  chass  (buttermilk) is believed to be a must-have in their daily food. Royal Gujarati Thali

5. Famous Dishes Chunda khandvi khaman Fafda and jalebi Undhiyu Thepla

6. Sweets O f Gujarat mohanthal ghari ghughra shrikhand

7. Houses Pol [pole] Style Houses Wood Carving

8. Famous Embroidery O f Gujarat Throughout the 17 th century, gujarat was the most important center for fine commercial embroidery in the world. Rabari Banni or Heer bharat Kutchi Sisha or Mirror work Kathi work

9. Rabari Embroidery The Rabari embroidery variety is mainly defined by the use of mirrors. Colorful wear define traditional Rabari wear. Most of the designs are inspired by mythology and desert habitation. It’s an interesting collaboration of style, design and colors.

10. Banni or H eer B harat T he banni embroidery has its origin in the state of Gujarat. Though the state features a number of other embroidery forms, the banni embroidery is special . It is mainly the Kutch region in Gujarat where Banni embroidery is practised by the Lohana community on a large scale. when a bride comes to her new home she may never be without garments designed with Banni embroidery. The designs are mainly worked in colours like mauve, yellow and pink.  The Banni embroidery pattern is mostly liked for the richness of the design.

11.   K athi work The Kathi community of Gujarat are known for their incorporation of mirror work alongside other Gujarati handicrafts, such as applique and embroidery. The results of these designs, commonly found in Kathi embroidery, are elaborate and captivating, encompassing a detailed textural effect. The ongoing tradition of using pieces of mirrors as a flower motif’s centrepiece or as the eyes of an animal motif derives from the designs of Kathi embroidery.

12. Kutchi embroidery The Kutch Embroidery is a handicraft and textile signature art tradition of the tribal community of Kutch. This embroidery with its rich designs has made a notable contribution to the Indian embroidery traditions. The embroidery, practiced normally by women is generally done on fabrics of cotton, in the form of a net using cotton or silk threads. In certain patterns, it is also crafted over silk and satin. The types of stitches adopted are “square chain, double buttonhole, pattern darning, running stitch, satin and straight stitches”. The signature effect of the colorful embroidery sparkles when small mirrors called [ a bhla ] are sewn over the geometrically shaped designs.

13. Shisha [Mirror work] The pieces of mica were used as the mirrors, but later, people started using thin blown-glass pieces, which in Hindi means "little glass". Until recently they were all irregular, made by hand, and used mercury, nowadays one can also find them machine made and regularly shaped. It's usually found in combination with other types of stitches like cross stitch, buttonhole stitch and satin stitch, nowadays not only by hand but also by machine. Mirrorwork is very popular for cushion covers and bedcovers, purses and decorative hangings as well as in decorative borders in women's salwar-kameez and sari.

14. Fabrics Vibrance , colors and elobrate designs classify fabrics from the state of gujarat and its rich heritage.

15. Casual male attire The casual attire of gujarati men are dhoti, long and short coat known as kafani as well as turban known as [ phento ], however in recent times pants and shirts are becoming more popular.

16. Traditional male attire The main attire which gujarati male wear is chorno and kediyu . This is a traditional outfit of gujarat.kediyu is a long sleeved upper garment, pleated at the chest and reaching to the waist. And chorno is a lower part.

17. Ras and garba costumes Keviya - A small coat with tight sleeves, pleated frills and embroidered borders Kamarbandha - Colored Waistbands Churidars - Tight trousers. Turban – a colorful turban are put on along with the kevia .

18. Casual female attire Casually gujarati womens wear kameez at home and sarees outside, worn in the traditional gujarati style .

19. Traditional/ Ras garba dress Womens traditional outfit is chaniya and choli . They used to wear this outfit in festivals like navaratri .

20. Chaniyo - The chaniyo is a coloured petticoat often embroidered with abhala or glass pieces. Choli – a embroidered blouse or bodice is called choli . It is also known as ‘ polku ’. Odhani – a colored piece of coarse cloth covering the body and the head is also taken with chaniyo - choli known as odhani .

21. Ethnic wear of gujarat The ethnic Gujarati attires are vivid in style and brightly colored. The different communities sport a different style of dressing such as the Garacia Jat women wear multi colored chunnis , while the Rabari women wear black open blouses, also known as Odhnis or Cholis .

22. Kutch coustmes Kutch region people wear very attractive costumes. Abhas is very popular costume in Kutch area. The dress covered with many glass pieces. The costume stitched with silver and gold threads with various designs. These designs give a lot of impression to the beauty of costumes.

23. Bridal wear The special red bridal gharchola odhani worn over a white saari with an orange red border known as panetar . The red bandhani odhani is prepared on silk with a woven gold border, and the gold wire is known as badla .

24. Gharchola Traditional red bandhani sarees criss crossed with woven golden squares sarees are the ideal dress for for a gujarati bride. Lehngas are also gaining momentum popularity as bridal wear among the gujaratis .

25. Patola sarees - pride of gujarat Patola means “ Queen of Silks ”. The Patola Silk Sarees are one of the finest varieties of handloom silk saree from Gujarat. Patola sarees are woven with great clarity and precision. They are well known all over the world for their highly delicate patterns. These sarees are woven by master weavers on a special type of silk called ‘ Patola Silk’.  gujarat is well known for its patola saree .

26. Types of patola sarees Rajkot patola patan patola Rajkot Patola:  This is only vertically resisting dyed (single ikkat ). Patan Patola:  This is horizontally-resist dyed (double ikkat ).

27. Rajkot patola Patan patola

28. Tanchoi silk saree Tanchoi art was introduced in gujarat in 1940. Tanchoi silk saree have exquisite weaving with the gold threads and royal motifs making the saree a royal possession. All the rich parsi families in gujarat afford this

29. Bandhani [Art of tie-dye] Bandhani  is a type of tie-dye textile decorated by plucking the cloth with the fingernails into many tiny bindings that form a figurative design. Today almost bandhani making centers are situated in gujarat . Bandhani is also known as bandhej , bandhani,piliya,chungidi .

30. Drapping style of women This drape is also called the ‘ siddha pallu drape’, which literally translates into the ‘straight pallu drape’ owing to the unique way pallu draping. It is done to hang down the torso’s front. This drape is achieved by first wrapping the saree around the waist and pleating it in the regular way. However, the pleats are tucked in to the left side, leaving the left side open. The pallu is taken around the back and then over the right shoulder.

31. Jewellery of women Jewellary which is worn by ladies as part of there customes includes mangalsutra , earrings, necklace, rings, bangles.

32. Types of jewellery The gujarati women as a part of there tradition carry a bunch of keys on there waist and a ring holder is usually made of silver. A fancy kamarband worn around the waist known as kandora is the popular jewelry of Gujarat. It is mostly designed in silver and adoring accessory for many women.

33. Ivory bangles It has a lot of traditional value in gujarat where it is a must for a bride to wear bangles made of ivory during the wedding ceremony. Traditional minakari resin white bangles of gujarat .

34. Kutch jewellary The silver ornaments of Kutch are a reflection of design purity, where they not only shine for beauty but they shine to make a difference to the bodies that they adorn .

35. Pachchikam jewellary Pachchikam jewellary is one of the traditional jewellary of the people of gujarat where instead of gold, the metal used in making of this ornamental in silver .

36. Jewellery of men Earrings Anklet Neck piece Bangle

37. Footwears Hand stiched with cotton thread by artisians from gujarat Brown - white kutchi hand embroidered leather chappal

38. Thankyou For Watching Name :- Anjali Jain- Surbhi Rungta