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Indian Fashion
By: Maleena Ruth
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Can You Say Definition??
• Indian Fashion- ancient fashion in India
• Mehndi- the art or practice of painting elaborate patterns on the skin with henna
• Bindi- a small colored ornamental dot worn in the middle of a woman's forehead
• Sarees- An outer garment worn chiefly by women of India and Pakistan, consisting of a length of lightweight cloth with one end wrapped about the waist to form a skirt and the other draped over the shoulder or covering the head.
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Basic Facts About Fashion!
• No stitching • Fastened in a knot at the back.
• Sari •is a long piece of flat cotton, silk or other fabric woven in different textures with different patterns.
•Kajal or Eyeliner •time a child is six days old, its mother applies kajal to its eyes and also a small black dot on the forehead to mar the child's beauty.
•This 'imperfection' is said to protect from evil.
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Gold?
• Against their skin• the metal is believed to have the power purify
anything it touches.
•Dowy•The ornaments given to her at her wedding constituted a daughter's inheritance from her father
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Ornaments
• Nose pin• Necklace• Bangles • Ear rings • Finger rings • Rings • Anklets• Sindoor • Kurti
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Saree
• From 5 yards to 9.5 yards
• Tied loosely
• Embroidery and gold designing.
• A gold silver or cloth belt was fastened which kept pallu
• (upper cover)
•Folds of Sarees serve as pouches, bags and haversack to carry grocery and at times babies as well.
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Mehndi
• West in the late 1990s, • henna tattoos
•Applied during special occasions like weddings and festivals.
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Bindi
• On the forehead between the two eyebrows • Considered a major nerve point in human body since ancient times. • 'tika', 'pottu', 'sindoor', 'tilak', 'tilakam', and 'kumkum'• That Red Dot
– sign of marriage
•A Hot Spot-area between the eyebrows-agna
-command
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Bib
• http://www.indianchild.com/indian_fashion.htm
• http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/attire/saree/sari_story.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehndi • http://www.hennacaravan.com/wedding.html • http://hinduism.about.com/od/bindis/a/
bindi.htm