The costumes of Delhi

1. HISTORY OF DESIGN
AND FASHION

2. DELHI
VARIETY
AND
ETHNICITY

3. .
DELHI has a population from
various states, settled in delhi
for education ,career.
So , DELHI is a place with
variety of languages , culture
, DRESSING STYLE
Intermingling of cultures,
tastes and preferences

4. The costumes
of Delhi

5. Characteristic
costumes:
. SALWAR
KAMEEZ,CHUDIDA
R,
DUPATTA
LEHENGAS
,CHOLI etc for
women

6. A kameez is a long shirt,
either loose or tight-
fitting and comes in a
straight or A-line shape.
It is slit along the sides
to allow freedom of
movement

7.  A salwar is a pair of
loose pyjamas held
together with a
drawstring around
the waist. It also
comes in another
version – very tight
and narrow at the
bottom with
numerous extra
folds gathered at the
ankles. This is
popularly known as
a churidar.

8.  Dupatta,
which is a
long piece
of cloth to
cover the
front
upper
portion,
but mostly
used like a
scarf.

9. DUPATTA used as a scarf,
As a protection from climate

10. m Salwar-suits with
sequined
embroidery or
semi-precious
stones` embroidery,
kundan kari,ari
mirror-work,
zardosi all
characteristic of
garments in DELHI
these days.

11. Ari work
A lot of metallic beads, studs
been incorporated.

12.  Mirror work is the art of stitching
mirrors on to the fabric in a variety
of designs. Mirrors of different
shapes (Square, Diamond, Round
etc) and sizes are used for Mirror
work. Mirror work can be done on
any fabric in sarees, blouse pieces,
skirts etc. After fixing the mirror you
can stitch beads around to make it
more attractive. Sequence is a
plastic silver coated material
available in different shapes and
size. This is also used instead of

13. The entire
technique of
Kundankari
lies in the
skillful
setting of
gems and
stones in
gold, which
is rarely
solid

14. SEQUINED EMBROIDERY ,
MIRROR WORK etc.

15. ZARDOSI done with
gold or silver thread,
Zardozi can be on
sari, or salwar-
kameez, Ghagra,
Lehenga, Choli , or
Kurta-pajamas, and
sherwanis.

16. Ghagra, Lehenga, Choli of Delhi
is, are TRADITIONAL, worn
with a modern touch these days

17. Chikan sarees , zardosi
work sarees
are also worn.

18. KURTA
PYJAMA,
SHERWAN
I, for men

19. DHOTIS
LOOSE
FIT
TROUSE
RS

20. MOTIFS
INSPIRED FROM
,
NATURE,(organic
)
FLOWER,
LEAF,
AMBI(paisley)
MOTIFS
ARE COMMON

21. •IN SHORT
DELHI, has many identities in
• terms of clothing.
• salwar ,kameez
,dupatta,
• kurta ,
• pyjama are the
common
• traditional outfits.
•
work of zardosi, mirror work
.
famous

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