Indian Fashion

By: Maleena Ruth

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.

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.

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

Ornaments

• Nose pin• Necklace• Bangles • Ear rings • Finger rings • Rings • Anklets• Sindoor • Kurti

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.

Mehndi

• West in the late 1990s, • henna tattoos

•Applied during special occasions like weddings and festivals.

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

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