Civilization brought in clothing, but over the years, its not just civilization that provokes us to clothe ourselves. Now every second person has gotten fashion conscious. So they dress to belong.
In India the variety of clothing available can make one buy wardrobes to be in vogue. Every season or every 2 months fashion has changes its identity. Indian clothes vary from the conventional sari and salwar khameez for women to trendy western wear like skirts, pants and dresses. For men, traditional would be the dhoti, kurta, leggings, sherwani or the modern, shirt and pant.
Indian is rich in resources like cotton and other raw clothing materials. Hence there is a huge export market that lies in the country. Its only when you get your hands on the export surplus that you will find excellent quality. Clothing from India includes baby suits to tops, skirts, shirts, trousers; everything gets exported in the best of material available. No doubt it has earned its name abroad and exports have always added to the country’s GDP.
The excess from the export is then circulated in the country. In the new millennium a huge foreign investment hand in clothing is visible, especially in the metropolitan cities. So the clothing in India available ranges from Rs. 100 that you get from the roadside markets, around Rs. 300 in local shops and then anything above Rs. 500 to Rs. 2000 in branded shops. So it all depends on your taste for clothes and how much you want to shell out.
Clothes are a woman’s prerogative as the options for her outlast the options available for men. However Indian clothing for women differs in different regions. After all clothing is indirectly related to customs, cultures and traditions. So every few kilometres that you cover in India you will have a difference in cultures and clothing. Down south, women mostly wear saris, younger girls wear sharara types skirts with matching tops with typical south Indian borders.
In the north it’s more of salwar khameez, in the west again its sari and salwar khameez, while in the east its traditional full dresses. In cities and towns Indian women’s clothing are more liberal. They prefer branded clothes and shop according to their usage.
Shopping is a delight for any woman, but when it comes to shopping for a wedding everyone has a voracious appetite. The market for Indian wedding dresses is huge. Women normally buy heavy hand worked saris that range from anywhere between Rs. 3000 to Rs. 10000 and more. They shop for the different occasions they have to attend, while men too do a good amount of shopping for weddings. It could either be the traditional sherwani or a tailored suit. Besides this heavy monies are invested for accessories and jewellery.
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