Indian Costume
Categories of Indian Costumes:-
1. Uttariya or the Upper Garment
2. Antariya or the Lower Garment
3. Kayabandh or Sash
4. Kachcha
5. Ushnisha
Uttariya was made of cotton or silk. It had ornamented borders and fringes. Its drape helped depict the profession of the wearer. Like, in court, it could be draped on one or both the shoulders diagonally across the chest.
or it could be loosely draped across the back with the free ends hanging down both the lower arms or wrapped around the wrist.
Working class wrapped it snugly around the waist, leaving arms for easy movement.
Women wore Uttariya as a head covering hanging straight down the back or secured with a headband. It could be held in place by wearing tight fitted caps under or over it.
Antariya was made of white cotton, linen or muslin. It was worn by both the sexes. Occasionally it was embroidered with precious stones.
Antariya worn by women was initially made of opaque fabric and later it was made of transparent material. A small piece of cloth was fixed to the sash in front which was passed through the legs and was tucked at the center back. It was also worn like a wrap around skirt around the hips.
Kayabandh - or a sash was fastened at the waist and was knotted in front. The method of tying the sash was either simple or elaborate. Common people and peasants wore a short version and the higher class wore a calf length or ankle length garment.
Ushnisha or a turban. It was worn by men. It was worn with the hair and twisted into a top knot and the rest was wound around the head.
Categories of Indian Costumes:-
1. Uttariya or the Upper Garment
2. Antariya or the Lower Garment
3. Kayabandh or Sash
4. Kachcha
5. Ushnisha
Uttariya was made of cotton or silk. It had ornamented borders and fringes. Its drape helped depict the profession of the wearer. Like, in court, it could be draped on one or both the shoulders diagonally across the chest.
or it could be loosely draped across the back with the free ends hanging down both the lower arms or wrapped around the wrist.
Working class wrapped it snugly around the waist, leaving arms for easy movement.
Women wore Uttariya as a head covering hanging straight down the back or secured with a headband. It could be held in place by wearing tight fitted caps under or over it.
Antariya was made of white cotton, linen or muslin. It was worn by both the sexes. Occasionally it was embroidered with precious stones.
Antariya worn by women was initially made of opaque fabric and later it was made of transparent material. A small piece of cloth was fixed to the sash in front which was passed through the legs and was tucked at the center back. It was also worn like a wrap around skirt around the hips.
Kayabandh - or a sash was fastened at the waist and was knotted in front. The method of tying the sash was either simple or elaborate. Common people and peasants wore a short version and the higher class wore a calf length or ankle length garment.
Ushnisha or a turban. It was worn by men. It was worn with the hair and twisted into a top knot and the rest was wound around the head.