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Notes: People wear shalls and wraps. They wear tunic tops. The wealthy ladies used to wear saris made of silk. Most clothing is made of cotton... India was the first place where cotton was ever grown. They wore saris as vales and skirts Men wore dhotis which they wrapped around to make pants Men also wore cotton loth called a turban around there heads Carr, Karen. "Indian Clothing." __Kidipede__. 15 Janurary 2009. 19 Mar 2009 []. Indian clothing is related to their culture, religion, and climate Traditional women clothing is a sari or a salwar kameez and Ghaghra Cholis (Lehengas). Traditional clothing for men are the Dhoti, Lungi, or Kurta also known as Mumbai, which is very fashionable In southern India men wear long, white sheets of cloth called dhoti (English) and veshti (Tamil). Over the dhoti men wear a T-shirt, shirt, or anything else. Women wear a sari which is a long sheet of cloth with colorful patterns. A sari is draped over a simple or fancy blouse, worn by young ladies and women. Little girls wear pavada which is a long skirt worn under a blouse and is very colorful. Bindi is women's make-up. Girls before puberty wear a long skirt called a langa/paawada in Andhra with a short blouse, a Choli, over it. Teenage girls would wear half-sarees, a three piece set comprising a Langa, a Choli, and a stole wrapped over it like a Saree Women wear full Sarees. Sari, or saree, or shari is a female garment in Indian Subcontinent. A sari is a strip of unstitched cloth, which can be anywhere from 4-9 meters in length and it is draped over their body in various styles. The most common style for the sari is for it to be wrapped around the waist with one end then draped over the shoulder baring the midriff. Saris are usually are worn over a peticoat which is pavada/pavadai in the south, and shaya in eastern India, and with a blouse called a choli or ravika forming an upper garment. A choli has short sleeves and a low neck that is usually cropped and is suited to be worn in the sultry South Asian summers. Cholis can be backless or halter neck style these are more dressy with lots of embellishments like embroidery and are worn on special occasions Women in in the armed forces wear a sari uniform and a half-sleeve shirt tucked in at the waist. A salwar kameez is another popular dress in India- it is loose trousers (the salwar) and the top is a long loose shirt (the kameez) It is worn with a narrow scarf called a dupatta which covers their head Salwars are most common in Northwest India and were first worn by Muslims Women of Rajasthan and Gujarat usually wear swirling skirts called Lehengas paired with a short Bodice called a choli If they have to cover their heads the do with colorful veils called a odhani //**Men:**//
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work cited: (all above info) "Clothing in India." __Wikipedia__. July 30, 2007. 19 Mar 2009 .

Men wore Muslin sufi's made of wool. In Arabic surfi means wool. ("People" 622) "People."__People and Places__. 3rd ed. 2004

The men wore dhoti a long piece of white cotton inbetween the waist. Women wore Kurtas a tunic like shirt. They wore pajamas and loose baggy trouchers In the Choli- a tight fitting blouse midrift bear and is worn under a sari. Work cited (above) "Clothing."__World Cultures__. "4th ed". 1999. ("Clothing" 93)

The men wore jamas which means garment Men there are no buttons, snaps, or zippers Women wore panjumi suits they had long pants and knee lenth dress and a light flowing scarth. Kalman, Bobbie. __India the Culture__. New York: Crabtree Publishing, 1990. (Kalman 16-17) Salwar-kameez- salwar is wrapped tightly around the waist with a dtring and tapers around the ankles. kameez is worn over the salwar. its a longly shaped outfit that looked like a long shirt. most patterns went to wrists and had slits on wrists too as well as a manderin collar Men wear pyjamis and kurtas... and in villages instead of pyjamis they wear lungis- a rectangular cloth made of cotton choli- tight fitting blouse; has sleeves up to elbows; buttons in front or back "Traditional Indian Clothing." __Essortment__. 19 Mar 2009 . for essay-.(Traditional Indian CLothing)

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DATA BASE: In a family, the women made and decorated the clothing. The decorations were porcupine quills, bones, beads, and shells. They made their clothes out of animal skin and stitched it with sinews. Aside from everyday clothing, people carry around belts, bags, tools, and weapons, they call these things REGALIA. People got regalia as a gift or made it for themselves. Boys wore pretty much the same things as the men. Girls also wore what women wore.

Walker, Nikki. "Clothing." __Student Research Center__. 2009. 20 Mar 2009 .
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