Indian Wedding Fashion - Clothing & Jewelry

Wedding day is a special occasion in an individual's life. This day is special for not only for the couple , but also the whole family of both the bride and groom, as well as the relatives and friends. No wonder, since time immemorial wedding fashion is about the most expensive clothes, along with the jewelry. The bride is dressed to look like a queen.




According to Hindu philosophy and mythology the Gods and Goddesses also attend the wedding. This adds to jubilation attached to a marriage. No wonder brides-to-be spend months together searching for the perfect wedding dress. Not only her, but even her family members and closest friends spend a long time searching for what they should wear on the wedding day.




It is not limited to just the bride, well even the groom is particular about what he is going to wear on the wedding day. He is also aware about his clothes and accessories. Like in case of the bride this extends to his immediate family and friends. Such excitement exists in both the houses.

Jute Crafts from India

Indian jute handicrafts are famous all over the world. Skillled artists craft many items of daily practical use from jute fibre. Jute items are gaining popularity because it is the cheapest known natural fibre and is 100 per cent eco-friendly. Jute is used cheifly to make sacks and coarse cloth. The fibres are also woven into curtains, chair coverings, scarves, area rugs, and backing for linoleum.
West Bengal is the home of jute handicrafts from India. Craftsmen here create innumerable utilitarian items made from jute. A wide range of home decor and furnishings like cushion-covers, beautiful and colorful, jute floorings, table-covers, tea cozies etc, are also made from jut, Garments made out of woven jute fibre are gaining popularity. Jute fabrics are decorated with tie and dye, embroidery and blcok printing. Jute is also used for making baskets, mats and beautiful toys.

Kurti India Wear Beautiful Summer Dress

Kurti and Tunic is very much in fashion these days. Kurti is a women's top. Girls love to wear Kurti very much. Kurti gives a very comfort feeling in summers. Girls wear Kurti over jeans, Salwar, Pant, Capri and even a skirt. Kurtis look decent and sincere, versatile and stylish, trendy yet modest. Indian Kurtis will lend grace to any woman's wardrobe. Indian Kurtis are accepted worldwide.The Kurti is the ideal year around wear. Embroidered Kurti, Designer Kurtis , Long Tunics, Printed Kurti, Cotton Kurtas, Lenin Kurtis, Georgette Kurti, Long Kurtis, Short Kurtis, Traditional Kurti, Ethnic Kurtis and Fashion Kurtis are the variants of Indian Fashion Kurtis. A Kurti-Tunic surely give attractive and decent look to a woman.

The Silk Sarees of Southern India

The silk saree of southern India are a class by themselves. They use heavy lustrous silk and broad borders and elaborate pallus, with contrasting color combinations, which result in harmonious color blends. Traditionally the patterning is part of the woven fabric and not an extra weft. The checks and stripes are woven into the warp and weft. The delicate buds known as mallimogu, jasmine buds, form a part of the weave itself and accentuate the texture, and are woven into the body of the silk saree in contrasting colors.
Kancheepuram, Tanjore and Kumbakonam, which are the important pilgrim centres are also important textile centres of Tamil Nadu. Sangareddy and Dharmaswaram in Andhra Pradesh, Kolegal and Molkalmoru in Mysore are also famous silk weaving centres.
Tanjore specialised in weaving the all over gold work sarees used for weddings and for offering to temples. These carried rich broad borders in gold work and pallus with patterns derived from temple griezes.

Salwar Kameez - The Decades-Old Indian Attire

salwar kameez has been a part of the Indian attire for decades. Even in the 40's Salwar was visible on the Indian horizon. Though women were more prone to be seen in the 'wrapparel' other modes of dresses were also part of the Indian Fashion culture.
The reason for the popularity of the saree was and is mainly the fact that the country is economically not very sound. The pro rata income has been one of the lowest in the worls. The saree was an apparel which could be wrapped around by any female member of the household. Sisters, mothers and daughters could drape the some saree on different occasions. Thus one garment could be used by several members of a family. This was one of the main reasons for the popularity of the saree.
The basic saree comprised of six metres of cloth of different makes. Designs and borders were added to this wrapparel to enhance its appeal. In the north the Chunari Saree, featured repeatedly in the ancient paintings, made their appearance. Though saree was the main apparel for women, other modes of attire were also taking shape. The Salwar Kameez was also apparent on the Indian scene.But the salwar was confined to only certain locales, loke the chunari choli which was retricted to Rajasthan and Kutch, the salwar stayed within the confines and boundaries of Punjab.

Indian Dresses & Clothing

Every region community, caste and religion has its own preferred textile and style of dressing. Until quite recently, one could tell by the clothes they wore where people came by the clothes they wore where people came from and to which community they belonged. Cotton shawls with distinct geometric designs for each tribe are made in the metric designs for each tribe are made in the states of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura. In Rajasthan, Gujarat and tribal communities of Andhra Pradesh, women wear ankle-length billowing skirts decorated with embroidery and tiny mirrors. In northern India, after the influence of Islamic culture, stitched pyjamas and kurta, or knee-length shirts, are worn by men and women. In eastern and sourthern India, where the climate determines light clothing, women wear sarong like clothes wrapped around the lower body. Saris are woven fabrics, usually 5 metres long worn by women, each region having its destinct styles and textures. men wear dhotis or single piece clohtes wound around the lower torso in a variety of styles. A favourite tourist purchase is the collarless 'Nehru' jacket.


Very fine cotton is grown in Gujarat and peninsular India. Camel hari wool is used in Rajasthan to make colorful shawls and household items. The finest woolen shawls come from Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, the priceless Shahtush representing the top end of the range.

Silk is a relatively new materila in India. Some tribal commuities in Assam, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh use raw silk to make shawls and other clohtes. Rough and unevenly spun by hand, it has a characteristic textured look. There is a legend that silk was originally smuggled into India from China, but it was introduced on a large scale by the French in Karnataka between the 17th and 18th centuries. The silk weavers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu favour bright colors, with contrasting borders and woven motifs. Silk brocade is produced in the area of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. During the weaving process, tiny shuttles introduce gold and silver motifs into the fabric.

Elegant Indian Sari !!!

Sari is an Indian dress and it covers the whole body of the women.This sari is in tie and dye print. The artisans of Gujarat and Rajasthan are well known for their skills in tie dye print. Besides, the fabric used for making tie dye print saris are fine cotton which are also very light on body. I have seen many urban women in Delhi and Mumbai wearing tie dye print cotton saris, and they look simply elegant.

Indian Silk Dresses & Fashion Accessories

Indian Silk has been popular the world over - for its sheer variety of designs, weaving and quality. This is largely due to the fact that India has the unique
distinction of producing different varieties of silk.
Though India is producing all the varieties of silk i.e., dress materials, scarves/stoles, readymade garments, etc., the silk sarees are unique. The saree is almost synonymous with the word silk. It is the traditional costume of Indian woman since time immemorial. There are innumerable references in Indian literature about this draped garment and the style of wearing differs from time to time, region to region and people to people.
For Indians, particularly ladies, silk is lifeline - the elixir. Silk is always woven interwoven with way of life and culture of a region. Craftsmen all over the Indian sub-continent tried to master the weaving of sarees as exclusive as one can think of, putting motif designs, colours, pattern and versatility in them.
No two sarees can be of same design left to the choice of weaver, thus there is innumerable pattern or diversity. Over the years, specific centres sprung and developed to promote a particular pattern of design / weaving and they became distinct. Some of the famous silk centers in India are as under:-

Brocades of Banaras

Banaras or Varanasi is today one of the most important silk weaving centres in India. It is situated on the banks of the holy river Ganges, Varanasi is famous for its finest silk scarves and brocades. These scarves are known for rich and intricately woven motifs of leaf, flowers, fruits, birds, etc. on a soft colour background. Today no other centre compete with Varanasi. It has perfected teh art of weaving and there is no style of weaving, which it can not reproduced. The speciality of the area is the heavy gold brocade, which has an extra weft of rich gold thread running right across the wrap threads, which the motifs picked up in silk threads and jewel-like colours worked in the style of "Meenakari", a term used for gold enamel jewellery and here it is applied to woven gold brocades where the rich gold patterns are enlivened by introducing silk threads very much like richly coloured enamel designs worked in gold. The kinkab of Banaras is legendary. It is a glittering weave of gold and silver threads. The pure silk with a touch of gold is called bafta and the finely woven brocade of variegated silk is known as Amru. Besides this many other Indian cities are famus for there silk weaving work :- Bhagalpur (Bihar), Surat & Cambay (Gujarat), Champa, Chanderi, Raigarh (Chattisgarh), Kanchipuram, Arni, Salem, Kumbhakonam (Tamil Nadu) and Bishnupur, Murshidabad, Birbhum (West Bengal).

Indian Cotton Sari Chikan Embroidery Women Fashion

Chikan embroidery is a specialty of Lucknow in north India. Unique style of embroidery was developed during the Mughal period (16th to 18th century) in India. The embroidery style developed then, continue to popular today. Village women living around the city of Luknow execute the embroidery work.
Saris draping the entire body may have also been worn by various regional and ethnic groups at the turn of the first millennium.It is commonly believed in India that today's ubiquitous petticoat, worn under the sari, came with the Muslims in the form of the ghaghra, and the tailored choli with the British, despite the fact that blouses were often mentioned classical Sanskirt poetry.

Skirt Top Set Georgette Embroidery Women’s Casual Dress

Skirt top sundresses in matching designs are great for your summer wear. Georgette fabric makes the dress light. There is inner cotton lining to give proper fall and also make the clothing non transparent. Skirt and top are in similar color and have similar embroideries too. The dress is ideal for casual wear in summer in beach or other sunshine areas.
A skirt is a tube- or cone-shaped garment which hangs from the waist and covers all or part of the legs. A dress (also frock, gown) is a garment consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice or with a matching bodice giving the effect of a one-piece garment.

Cotton Long Skirt Women's Summer Wrap Clothes

Wrap Skirts in handloom woven cotton fabric is especially suitable for women in late twenties and beyond. Hand-block prints in Indian motifs make them attractive casual dresses. Drawstring at waist adds to their casual look and feel. Urban women in India in the age group twenty five to fifty prefer to wear these skirts in spring and summer. Long cotton skirts have airy feel in summer.
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. The ghaghri was a narrow skirt, made from five and a half meters of fabric, the same length as the original antariya. The skirt in India is known by many different names, depending on the regional style, the most popular, by far, being the ghaghra.It was the flare that made the ghaghra such a sumptuous garment and one so captivating that it was celebrated both in poetry and art. The ghaghra is really a long skirt, which has the construction of a simple gathered skirt or a flared gored skirt. It covers the legs fully or partially, depending on the norms of propriety among different ethnic groups, although a long ghaghra usually relates to more

Mens Casual Fashion Clothing Kurta Pajama

Men casual clothing Kurta Pajama set is a gift to the Indian traditional wear by the great Mughals. In their custom, both men and women enjoyed kurtas and pajamas cut in long flowing panels. These elaborately embroidered kurtas with real gold and silver threads, weighed between 5 to 10 kilograms. With the change in time and fashion, modifications were made according to the comfort and affordability of people. Now the kurta pajama is more of a mans informal relaxing wear.

Though the source of inspiration remains the same old Mughal fashion, many new changes are seen in todays style of Kurta pajamas. Among men, the most commonly worn kurtas are the coarse handloom kurta with high Chinese collar. They are either plain woven or the designs are woven in different colors. Comfort and easy wearing quality has made the kurta pajama universally popular. They are worn in winters as well as summers. Summer welcomes crisp and light cottons, while winter gives way to all heavy and thick materials. However, the handloom kurtas are worn in both summer and winter. The style popular among mens kurtas is the straight cut with side pockets. The prints commonly seen on this apparel in summers are block print and tie and dye of Rajasthan and Gujarat. These kurta pajama sets from Rajasthan and Gujarat come in not only traditional block printing and tie and dye but also with rich embroidery and glittering mirror work. The chikan hand embroidery of Lucknow is also very popular for its traditional rich look and values. These are usually made in pure cotton as they are worn mainly in summer. The winter Kurtas are in silk, satin, and other thick fabric

Hand Painted Silk Hair Scarf Women's Accessory

Hand Painted Silk Hair Scarf is extremely soft and flowing and can go well with western as well as oriental dresses. It remains a favorite with women of all ages. Indian silk scarves are often long and narrow, usually worn on or near the head, for warmth, fashion, cleanliness, or religious purposes. In dry, dusty climates, or in environments where there is a lot of airborne contaminants, a thin Silk Hair Scarf is often worn over the head to keep the hair clean. Over time, this custom has evolved into a fashionable item in many cultures, particularly among women.



Scarves in India have a significant place and traditional value. They are significant because they are considered a protector of women's integrity. Women's outfit in India is considered incomplete without a long Silk Hair Scarf. The fabric of a scarf can be cotton, chiffon, georgette, silk, net or sometimes mixed too. These are integral parts of the salwar kurta, lehenga, and churidar. With cultural exposure from Europe, these scarves found their way to the western wardrobes too.

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Designer Cotton Scarf Women Accessory

Cotton Scarf in tie dye print serve multiple purposes. It is an important part of the sundresses during summer season in India. It is light in weight and soaks sweat well. Colorful print on these scarves also makes them look very elegant. In summer, women in India generally wear light shade dresses. Block or tie and dye print scarves add a bit of color to otherwise very light dresses. Besides, these cotton scarves can alternate very well as sarongs for beach wear.

Indian Cotton Scarf is often long and narrow, usually worn on or near the head, for warmth, fashion, cleanliness, or religious purposes. In dry, dusty climates, or in environments where there is a lot of airborne contaminants, a thin scarf is often worn over the head to keep the hair clean. Over time, this custom has evolved into a fashionable item in many cultures, particularly among women. Scarves in India have a significant place and traditional value. They are significant because they are considered a protector of women's integrity. Women's outfit in India is considered incomplete without a long scarf. The fabric of a scarf can be cotton, chiffon, georgette, silk, net or sometimes mixed too. These are integral parts of the salwar kurta, lehenga, and churidar. With cultural exposure from Europe, these scarves found their way to the western wardrobes too.

Silk Scarf Brocade Rectangular Womens Accessory

Brocade Rectangular Silk Scarfs are generally worn by Indian women on formal occasions. It has some extra shine coming from the metallic thread used in the fabric. The metallic thread provides some stiffness to the fabric and so many women also use these scarves as table runners.
Indian Brocade Rectangular Silk Scarfs is often long and narrow, usually worn on or near the head, for warmth, fashion, cleanliness, or religious purposes. In dry, dusty climates, or in environments where there is a lot of airborne contaminants, a thin scarf is often worn over the head to keep the hair clean. Over time, this custom has evolved into a fashionable item in many cultures, particularly among women. Scarves in India have a significant place and traditional value. They are significant because they are considered a protector of women's integrity. Women's outfit in India is considered incomplete without a long scarf. The fabric of a scarf can be cotton, chiffon, georgette, silk, net or sometimes mixed too. These are integral parts of the salwar kurta, lehenga, and churidar. With cultural exposure from Europe, these scarves found their way to the western wardrobes too.

Indian Salwar Kameez

Salwar Kameez

Indian Salwar Kameez is the most preferred dress for Asian women. School going teens to old age women, every one prefers Salwar Kameez to any other form of dress. The dress is easy to wear. It covers entire body, looks graceful without ever giving feel of orthodoxy. Light cotton fabric used in above Indian salwar kameez provides extra comfort. The dress is loose fit by design. Therefore it is also preferred maternity dress.

Indian Salwar Kameez is a gift from the Mughals. In their custom, both men and women enjoyed this apparel, cut in long flowing panels. Elaborately embroidered with real gold and silver threads, studded with precious gemstones, those Mughal kurtas weighed nothing less than 5 to 10 kilograms. As time passed, the modifications were made according to the comfort and affordability of the people. Though the source of inspiration remains the same old Mughal fashion, many changes are seen in todays style of salwar kameez. It is women’s primary apparel among the north Indians. However, its comfort and easy to maintain qualities have made it universally popular.