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I want to know, what are the names of the clothes that Indians wear? such as

It's called Dottie and Dupata.

The men's wrap skirt covers the wrap skirt from the waist to the calf or the root of the calf, and is tied and fixed in front with a belt. Rich and powerful men's belt, with spherical ends and exquisite embroidery. Besides the skirt and belt, the third dress is a long cotton handkerchief. Nobles usually put the ends of the handkerchief on their shoulders, let the middle hang down to cover their chests, or put one end of the handkerchief on their shoulders, or put it on their backs and lift it with their wrists.

But for coolies and craftsmen, handkerchiefs are more suitable to be tied to the head to keep out the sun, or tied to the waist to facilitate work, or as a towel to wipe sweat.

At the same time, women's dress is also different from men's, and the dress has become more and more transparent from the beginning. A woman's wrap skirt is made of short strips of cloth, and the other piece of cloth is fixed in the middle of the front belt, then passes between her legs and is fixed on the back belt. A long wrap skirt covers the knees, and another way to wear it is to wrap the cloth tightly around the hips to make a tube skirt.

The curtains of aristocratic women are made of thin cloth and decorated with edges on their heads. At the same time, their belts are similar to those of men, and sometimes a decorative handkerchief is tied at one end of the belt. The underclass can only wear coarse skirts and headscarves, just like the underclass in modern India.

Extended data

Sari is the most representative Indian costume. Sari is not a skirt, but a kind of big cloth about 5 meters by 1.5 meters. First, put on a petticoat and a small bottoming shirt (CHOLI) just long enough to cover the chest, then wrap a big cloth around your body in a special way, and then fix the key parts with pins, that is, the sari we usually see.

In terms of fabrics, southern women prefer silk and cotton, while northern women prefer chiffon. Because the south is the origin of silk, it is relatively cheap, and sari silk used for large-scale events such as weddings is very expensive. According to different regions, there are many ways to wear sari, whether the second half is put on the head or tucked on the waist, the number of abdominal folds is different.

Generally speaking, sari is the patent of married women, and the suit worn by unmarried women is called Punjab. Punjab was originally the dress of Sikh women in Punjab, northern India, hence its name. Later, because of its beauty and convenience, it spread all over India and became a widely accepted garment.

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