A beginner’s guide to Indian clothing: the sartorial world beyond the sari
A beginner’s guide to Indian clothing: the sartorial world beyond the sari
2023-07-18
When you think of Indian clothing, what comes to mind? Probably it’s the image of a sari. The national dress of India is famous worldwide. But in fact, the country has a whole wardrobe of different styles of dress, for each occasion. Today we have a beginner’s guide to the outfits of India, from a Taiwanese collector. Lu Li-hui is a veteran traveller with many years’ experience of visiting India. She’s gathered a wardrobe spanning many different fabrics and styles. Let’s peek into the sartorial world beyond the sari.
Lu Li-hui performs a move from the Indian spiritual dance tradition, Odissi. Her elegant movements match the magnificent sari she’s wearing.
The sari is what comes to mind when we think of classical Indian dress: with its elegance, poise, and delightful colors, it’s the national dress of India.
Women in India often use a pin to hold the sari in place, allowing for many different styles. A sari of 5 meters can easily be worn in a dozen different ways.
Lu Li-hui
India travel expert
There are also different types of clothing for different festivals. Among three-piece sets, there is the Anarkali, which is a kind of long, wide skirt, which we normally call the Punjabi Suit.
This ankle-length, turquoise skirt is called a lehenga. It’s covered in hand-stitched decorations, and is the most common dress seen in performing arts. This pink dress is the Anarkali. Its fluttering skirt brings youthful romance to a dance performance.
Lu Li-hui
India travel expert
On the street, you see men and women wearing this kind of pure cotton clothing. This longer style is called the kurta.
Finally, we come to the most common forms of dress seen in India: the shalwar kameez and the kurta. Its loose under-trousers are easy to move in. And a scarf is a must-have accessory for all these different outfits.
Lu Li-hui
India travel expert
In India, women don’t want their bodies to be easily seen by men, so they wrap the scarf around themselves. If it’s too sunny, you can take the scarf and use it as a headscarf.
As a lover of Indian culture, Lu has collected more than 60 saris. The most expensive, she bought in India for more than NT$10,000. When it comes to the beauty and artistry of Indian dress, our catwalk today was just the tip of the iceberg.
有印度國服之稱! 傳統服飾"紗麗"造型百百款
2023-07-18
一般講到印度的傳統服飾，大家都會想到"紗麗"。而"紗麗"更是有印度國服的美稱，難以想像，一塊長達五公尺的布，靠著打折手法跟別針，就能穿出女性的風情萬種，今天在資深印度旅遊作家的介紹下，帶大家了解除了"紗麗"的其他服飾，讓我們一塊來了解。
老師跟著音樂曼妙舞動身體，這是印度傳統的祭神舞蹈「奧迪西」，精巧的舞姿配合老師身上穿的"紗麗"，氣勢破表。
說到印度傳統服飾，一定會想到"紗麗"，顏色光澤雍容華貴，更有印度國服美稱。
在印度，女生可以靠一個別針，穿出"紗麗"各種風情，難以想像，長五公尺的一塊布，就能有10幾種的穿法。
[[資深印度旅遊行家 呂麗慧]]
"在不同的節慶也會有不同的服裝，三件式的服裝呢，又分有比較像長裙式的寬裙子的"阿娜卡莉"，或著是我們一般會講的班加比套裝"
這套名為"蘭嘎"的服飾，長及腳踝的寶藍色長裙以及上衣，上頭有大量手工綴飾，也是在表演中，最常看到的服裝。另外這套桃紅色，叫做"阿娜卡莉"，跳起舞來，輕飄飄的裙子，讓印象中嚴肅的印度，多了點小女孩的浪漫。
[[資深印度旅遊行家 呂麗慧]]
"街頭可以看到男性女性都穿著這樣子的一個純棉的服裝，那這種比較長的呢叫做"庫塔"
最後展現的，是在印度最普遍的"旁遮普套裝"，還有"庫塔"，俐落的褲裝，讓婦女在行動上更為便利，不管何種服式，頭巾一定是女生外出必備良物。
[[資深印度旅遊行家 呂麗慧]]
"那在印度來講的話，女生她們認為自己的身體，不希望容易被男性所看見，所以她們會將圍巾圍在身上，如果太陽太大，還可以拿起來，把圍巾當成是頭巾"
呂麗慧老師熱衷印度文化，收藏的"紗麗"就超過60件，最貴的在當地購買，就要價1萬多元，這回展現的收藏只是冰山一角，但不論是何種印度服飾，都能展現女性的風情萬種。
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