Indian Clothing

Indian Attire Through the Centuries

First Online: July 09,2000
Last Updated: September 07,2008

Table of Contents

Pictures:

• The "Half-Saree"
• Ancient Lungi ?
• Attire of Noblemen of Mysore
• Beggar with Drums Outside a Temple
• Chudidars Hung for Sale
• The Colorful Turban of a Sufi Mystic
• Colorful Attire of a Rajasthani Man
• The Elaborate Turban of a Nobleman, Mysore
• Elder in Traditional Indian Attire
• The Embroidered Woolen Cap of Ibrahim Adil Shah II
• Embroidery on a Silk Saree
• Festive Turban of a Sikh Youngster
• Girl Gets Help Putting on a Saree
• How Fight Battle in a Saree
• How to Build Houses While Wearing a Sari
• How to Dance in a Saree
• Illustration Showing Wrapping Pattern of a Saree
• Indian Attire During the Changing Times
• Inexpensively Decorated Headgear
• Kameez and Odhani Outfit
• The Kavi (Indian Red) Turban of Swami Vivekananda
• Kulavi the stitched Head Gear
• The Long Gown Worn by a Nawab
• The Lungi Attire of Farmers
• Man in Gandhi Topi
• The Man in Pink
• Man in Red Rumal
• Man in Yellow Turban (Peta)
• Marwadi's Marvelous Turban
• Member of the Mysore Palace Staff
• Military Attire of Jamadar Muddu Krishna Singh
• The Mysore Turban
• A Nobleman depcited in Kavi Art
• Nobleman of Mysore with Family
• Picture of a Villager
• Portrait of an Aristocrat
• The Princely Attire of Salar Jung
• Princely Costume of Mysore
• Quilted Hat of a Vijayanagar Nobleman
• Rumal of a Farmer in Karnataka
• A Saree Advertisement of 1950s from Phoenix Company
• The Saree as Cradle
• Saree is worn by young and the old alike
• Saree Style Popular in Malabar 1900 A.D.
• The Sari is Not a Deterrent to this Ephemeral Artist
• The Sari is the Attire of the Poor as well as of the Rich
• Shepherd Boy with a Woolen Hood
• Sikh youngster with sporty Head Gear
• The Simple Cotton Saree of a Street Vendor
• Something New, Something Old
• There's No Such Thing as a Maternity Saree
• The Throw of a Saree
• Tilak's Maharashtrian Turban Popular during 18th-19th centuries
• Tribal Saree Styles -- Notice how short the saree is
• Tribal Woman in a Old-fashioned Bordered Saree
• The Turayi Headgear of a Halakki Tribal
• The Turban of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
• Typical Headgear worn by Sikhs and Muslims in India
• Woman in her Vanity Putting on a Saree
• Women in Sarees
• The worn out cap of a homeless man
• Yet Another Variety of Wearing the Saree
• A Young Girl from Mizoram in her Traditional Dress

See Also:

• The Holy Dot -- significance and varieties of the vermilion
• How to Buy a Saree -- or the problems of  selecting one!
• Sarees for Men!  -- medieval men's fashion in South India
• The Black and White Caps -- What did Gandhi Topi mean?
• Clothing the Apex -- Men's headwear from India
• Wonderbras of another era -- ancient Indian brassieres