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The Indian salwaar kameez is designed keeping in mind the structure of Indian women. The salwar kameez is almost a national costume. Known for its ease in wearing and comfortablilty, many women done the outfit with charm to retain the distinct Indianness. For occasions or regular wear, the Indian salwar kameez comes in a plethora [...]

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Early Indian literature, speaks of the bhairnivasni, a skirt like garment, which evolved from the antariya, a simple tube shaped garment. This was stitched on one side, gathered and held at the waist by a girdle. Women wore it as a lower garment. It later evolved into a skirt with a drawstring called the ghaghri [...]

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India’s saris evolved out of a complex physical, historical and cultural environment that differs from region to region and community to community. In order to gain some understanding of why its regional saris diversified in the ways they have, we first need to take a comprehensive look at this geo-historical complexity before we can consider [...]

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