The costumes of Delhi

The costumes of Delhi

1. HISTORY OF DESIGN AND FASHION

2. DELHI VARIETY AND ETHNICITY

3. . DELHI has a population from various states, settled in delhi for education ,career. So , DELHI is a place with variety of languages , culture , DRESSING STYLE I ntermingling of cultures, tastes and preferences

4. The costumes of Delhi

5. Characteristic costumes: . SALWAR KAMEEZ,CHUDIDAR, DUPATTA LEHENGAS ,CHOLI etc for women

6. A kameez is a long shirt, either loose or tight-fitting and comes in a straight or A-line shape. It is slit along the sides to allow freedom of movement

7. A salwar is a pair of loose pyjamas held together with a drawstring around the waist. It also comes in another version – very tight and narrow at the bottom with numerous extra folds gathered at the ankles. This is popularly known as a churidar .

8. Dupatta , which is a long piece of cloth to cover the front upper portion, but mostly used like a scarf.

9. DUPATTA used as a scarf , As a protection from climate

10. m Salwar -suits with sequined embroidery or semi-precious stones` embroidery, kundan kari,ari mirror-work , zardosi all characteristic of garments in DELHI these days .

11. Ari work A lot of metallic beads, studs been incorporated.

12. Mirror work is the art of stitching mirrors on to the fabric in a variety of designs. Mirrors of different shapes (Square, Diamond, Round etc) and sizes are used for Mirror work. Mirror work can be done on any fabric in sarees , blouse pieces, skirts etc. After fixing the mirror you can stitch beads around to make it more attractive. Sequence is a plastic silver coated material available in different shapes and size. This is also used instead of mirrors.

13. The entire technique of Kundankari lies in the skillful setting of gems and stones in gold, which is rarely solid

14. SEQUINED EMBROIDERY , MIRROR WORK etc.

15. ZARDOSI done with gold or silver thread, Zardozi can be on sari, or salwar-kameez, Ghagra, Lehenga, Choli , or Kurta-pajamas, and sherwanis .

16. Ghagra , Lehenga , Choli of Delhi is, are TRADITIONAL, worn with a modern touch these days

17. Chikan sarees , zardosi work sarees are also worn.

18. KURTA PYJAMA, SHERWANI, for men

19. DHOTIS LOOSE FIT TROUSERS

20. MOTIFS INSPIRED FROM , NATURE,(organic) FLOWER, LEAF, AMBI(paisley) MOTIFS ARE COMMON

21. IN SHORT DELHI, has many identities in terms of clothing. salwar , kameez , dupatta , kurta , pyjama are the common traditional outfits. work of zardosi , mirror work . famous ethnic motifs are seen.

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