This document discusses clothing, jewelry, hairstyles, and textiles during the Gupta period in India. It notes that finely printed, dyed, and embroidered textiles were available, including floral designs from Deccan and Paithan. Women's clothing included the antariya skirt and uttariya shawl. Hairstyles featured central partings for women covered by decorative ornaments. Gold jewelry was commonly worn, including necklaces, bracelets, and anklets. Men generally wore their hair shoulder-length and curled, and their main clothing was a long-sleeved brocaded tunic.

1. In this presentation we will study about Gupta’s –
 Female Clothing
 Jewellery
 Men’s Clothing
 Textiles
 Hairstyles

2.  In the Gupta age the finest textiles were available, printed, painted, dyed,
and richly patterned in weaves or embroidery.
 There were checks, stripes, and bird and animal motifs.
 Delicate embroidery on muslins, consisting of hundreds of different
varieties of flowers and birds.
 The brocades with floral designs from the Deccan and Paithan were like
the Jamiwar and Himru fabrics of today.
 Silk was woven in black and white check pattern especially for cushions,
which had handsome covers of gold, silver or dark colored cloth
embroidered or patterned in silver stars.

3.  Stitched garments became very popular
in this period only.
 But antariya, uttariya, and other clothes
still were in use.
 Gradually , the antariya worn by women
turned into gagri.
 Later on, various kinds of blouses
evolved.
 Women sometime wore antariya in saree
style, throwing one end of it over the
shoulder.

4. HAIRSTYLE
 Female hair is worn with a
centre parting which is covered
by a decorative ornament
attached to the mukuta at the
forehead.
 And , the jewelled braid at the
left side of the nape.
JWELLERY
 Gold or Hirana was more
commonly used than ever
before.
 The sutra was a chain for the
neck.

5.  Clothing in Gupta period was mainly cut and sewn
garments.
 A long sleeved brocaded tunic became the main costume
for privileged people.
 A plain belt took the position of kayabandh.

6.  Hairstyle: Generally, hair was worn
loose by men, shoulder length and
curled, in the gurnakuntala style.
 Jwellery: Kundala, kinkini, mekhala,
and nupura were some of the
ornaments made of gold , used in that
time.