Indian Women

Dresses:

Common Queries

What are common Indian Women dresses?

There are lots of Indian women dresses exist in India; it’s a country where culture

changes with miles. But still broadly there are below types of Indian women

dresses.

Salwar Suits: Salwar suits are traditional outfit of South and Central Asia which

can be worn by both men and women. Salwar suit contains a long shirt (kurta), a

light lose fitting trousers (payjama/salwar) and a rectangular cloth (chunni).

Sari: Sari/Saree a South Asian female garment which women wrapped around the

waist. It’s generally 4.57 to 8.23 meter of length and 0.6 to 1.2 meter of breadth.

Apart from this it also contains matching blouse and petticoat. Further there are

various types of sari are present according to the region i.e. Central, Eastern,

Western, Southern and Northern.

Lehnga: Lehnga is basically pleated and embroidered long skirt which is worn with

a matching chunni and blouse. In general it’s a typical party wear dress because

it’s heavy in weight, however in North West i.e. Rajasthan cotton lehnga worn by

women on daily basis.

Anarkali Suits: The anarkali suit is made up of a long, frock-style top and features

a slim fitted bottom. The anarkali is an extremely desirable style that is adorned

by women located in Northern India, Pakistan and The Middle East.

All above dresses are broad types of Indian women dresses, above dresses are

evolved in almost every region of India.

What is Indo-western?

Indo-western dresses are fusion of Indian and western dresses. In such dresses

charm of Indian dresses kept by replacing the unhandy things from Indian dresses.

Kurta with jeans is a great example of indo-western dresses/fusion.

How to find perfect Indian dress for an occasion?

All occasions in India are divided into three major types small, medium and big.

Small occasions are birthdays and get together parties where medium occasions

will be any function other than wedding and big are all wedding related functions.

Now if you think it’s a small occasion you can wear indo-western dresses or casual

salwar kameez even party wear sari is also a good option.

If you think you are invited into a medium occasion, any holy program then casual

anarkali suits, party wear salwar suits is suggested.

Finally if it’s a wedding or engagement party then you can go with lehnga and

heavy sari or designer anarkali suits.

Always select a dress in which you feel comfortable and also kept the timings in

mind how long you have to wear that and how long you can manage.

What accessories I can wear with Indian Dresses?

Indian dresses allows you to wear lots of accessories like,

Jewelry: Below jewelries are commonly worn with Indian women dresses

1. Kangan/Bangles: Bangles are one of the most common handy and easy to

wear jewelry. You can go with some expensive options like diamond,

platinum, gold and white gold, you can even buy metal, glass and plastic

bangles.

2. Teeka: Generally refer as mang teeka, it’s a type of hair accessories which is

an essential part of bridal wear. As it enhances the looks of wearer now

days women prefer to wear it.

3. Nathni/Nose Ring: If you already pierced your nose than you can go for this,

piercing your nose just for this is not a good idea. But in case you still want

to wear it go for artificial nose ring which don’t required piercing.

4. Finger Ring: As name suggest it’s exactly same what people wear around

the world. The only difference is in Indian finger rings vibrant colors are

used with the help of precious and semi precious stones.

5. Bracelets: As name suggest again here you have plenty of choices.

6. Payal/ Anklet: If you are going to wear salwar kameez and sari you must

wear anklet it will enhance your looks and presence.

7. Toe ring: It’s not necessary accessory generally married women wears toe

ring. As Indian dresses not allow you to wear boots and shoes, toe ring and

anklet can be notices easily in sleepers and sandals.

8. Necklace: It’s not always mandatory but suggested to wear one, best

option is to buy artificial necklace with Indian touch.

9. Ear ring: Ear rings are easy to carry generally; you can select ear rings as per

your convenience. Just check the weight of the ear rings before buying as

Indian women wear very heavy ear rings.

Bindi: Bindi is a type of sticker which Indian women wear on center of their

forehead. As per Indian tradition earlier paste of kumkum, haldi (turmeric), sandal

or kesar (saffron) was used. But with modernization this trend is replaced by

machine made stickers, which now days includes semi precious stones to give rich

and unique looks.

Watches: Watches are always a trusted accessory you never need to think before wearing it.

It’s easy to handle and wear

Can I skip accessories?

It depends what you are wearing and what you want to skip. There is no such compulsion to

wear all accessories at a time; you can first of all wear in which you are comfortable. Keep this

the only criteria to select accessories.

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