MUGHAL COSTUMES
The Mughal Emperors as well as the Queens put their best to promote the Fashion world at its best especially while reigning in India. They had a rich and diverse textile collection. As almost no designing technique from India whether it is Embroidery or printing, dying or weaving has been untouched by them to make their outfits more lavish and attractive. The court costume consisted of an unlined outer coat (jama), trousers (paijama), and a turban. These garments were worn with a sash (patka) at the waist, ceremonial weapons, and elaborate jewellery, often including a turban ornament. The term jama is a generic name for coat or outer garment and can be used for many different garments. Each and every region of India contributes in creating their textile tradition. The hilly region of the country produced a rich variety of woven as well as embroidered textiles. The barren and semi barren regions like Rajasthan and Gujarat usually prefer bright coloured embroidered and dyed textiles too. The coastal areas of the south eastern regions prefer light coloured fabrics partic...
Hmong textiles are designed with a variety of geometric shapes and patterns. Shapes are regularly added to their dresses, headdresses, and flower cloths. During the Hmong New Year, men and women wear a traditional dress with a turban wrap or a rooster hat. The dress has a very conservative style; covering majority of the body of the man or woman. It is designed by adding embroideries and appliqués. The headdress is also a main part of the dress. Turban wrap is used as a rounded covering for the head, conversely the rooster hat is highly decorated and resembling the comb of a rooster. The flower cloth, or the Hmong word "Paj Ntaub", has been in the Hmong history for over two centuries. Flower cloths are embroideries contain mainly geometric designs and bright yarns. Hmong textiles are often embellished with bright yarns and are usually know as "story cloths." They were weaved to narrate different series of events: the villa...
Have you ever asked yourself, “How did people from the middle ages dress?” Well, I’m going to tell you. Peasants were poor so their clothing was torn and was not decorative. Knights wore clothes a bit nicer but not as ornate as nobility. Kings, queens, and nobility dressed in exquisite clothing that was decorated and layered. Fashion is significant to the Middle Ages because it identified the social classes.
The clothing of the Middle Ages, like everything else was decided by the pyramid of power. The pyramid of power was the Middle Ages Feudal System. Medieval clothes provided information about the rank of the person wearing them. From the 11th through the 14th centuries, medieval clothing assorted according to the social standing of the people. The clothing worn by nobility and upper classes was clearly different than that of the lower class. Medieval clothes provided information about the status of the person wearing them. The clothing and fashion during the medieval era of the Middle Ages was conquered and highly influenced by the Kings and Queens of the era. Only the wealthy could dress in fashionable clothes.
The historiography of the British Empire is broad and expansive, to a point where it may be difficult for some to imagine a topic or line of inquiry that has not been explored by scholars. However, in Ornamentalism, David Cannadine seeks to rectify a gap in the field’s, and even his own, research. Many other historians have sought to explain and understand the history of the British Empire by asking “why,” by exploring economic, strategic, religious, and other motivations for expanding. Cannadine, however, begins with a different question: how did British subjects living in the “heyday” of British imperialism (defined by Cannadine as roughly 1857-1953) perceive the empire and its social structures? (Cannadine xix)
For maintaining their social status, so the people typically wore clothes that followed the class system, that is, if a person was rich, they showed it by wearing fancier clothes and jewelry. Chiefs, the highest ranking individuals, wore a chilkat blanket, dance apron, leggings, and moccasins.
Have you ever wondered what people in the Elizabethan Era wore? Fashion was just as important in those days as it is to some people today. What people were wearing mattered to others, and even the government. During the Elizabethan Era clothing, accessories, and cosmetics were all a part of daily life.
Weaving is a common thread among cultures around the world. Weaving is a way of producing cloth or textile. Today we have machines that weave large-scale textiles at cheap prices. Production of cloth by hand is rarely engaged in today’s Westernized societies. Not many people are thinking about how the fibers are actually constructed to make their clothes. However, in other cultures across the world the tradition of weaving still exists. By comparing three cultures that continue weaving as a part of their tradition we can see similarities and the differences between them. The reasons that each culture still weaves vary, as do the methods and materials. The desired characteristics of the cloth also vary around the world as each culture values different aesthetics.
A time of exuberance and elaboration ushers in new patterns and cuts, along with creativity and fantasy which brought about a distinct societal issue called classism, as shown by European fashion trends. The style of Baroque is “characterized by formal redundancy, by the complexity of patterns, by the eccentricity of decorations, and by the textile sumptuousness” (vogue.com). From light and airy tints, to deep and earthy hues, the coloration of clothes gave this extreme period emotion and depth that strikes the eye, even today. Classism is a major factor and restriction during this era, reflecting the attire an individual wears. Regarding child-like garb to the working class, public could distinguish rank. Furthermore, society can differentiate the church and the nobility’s superiority. In Baroque culture, your status was visually depicted by the clothing you were able to wear. Garments impacted civilization for the duration of the Baroque age, just as is does in society today.
Evolution of clothing in Sri Lanka over the centuries including the factors that influenced these changes.
Native American clothing is treated differently compared to how Western people treat their own clothing. The aim of this research paper is to show the different their clothing culture and what it means to them compared to how the western culture treats their clothes . The report will show how clothes from everyday wear, to special event clothing is treated and their meanings. It shall also show how differences of clothes between each tribe and their own specific meaning to their clothing.
The brightly coloured bandhini cloths of Gujarat symbolize a vital resist dyeing tradition of India. From Kachchh, Jamnagar and Porbandar, bandhani has moved to Rajkot, Surendranagar, Bhavnagar, Ahmedabad and other parts of Gujarat (Chirsti, 2010).
India is home to a one of the highest number of startups in the world. Despite being home to many budding entrepreneurs, there are very few women entrepreneurs. The startup ecosystem is dominated by men. Though the number of women is significantly lesser, there are a few women who are successful and are a great inspiration to other budding entrepreneurs.
A man’s body must be covered from the navel to the knees. It should not look like the clothing worn by women. It should not be tight or see-through. A man is not allowed to wear garments made of silk, or jewelry made of gold. These types of embellishment are forbidden to men, but permitted for women. As you can see men and women have a dress code so that they may preserver part of their Haya.
The Mughal era, that of an empire filled with incredible wealth and prosperity. Generous patron of the arts, through its influence a huge and diverse culture sprang forth, the product of Indo-Islamic relations throughout the kingdom this culture remains the Mughals legacy. To this day the unique influence of the Mughals on North Indian culture remains present in every aspect of life, from religion, dance, music, art to science and the practices of everyday life.
The Mughal dynasty reigned from the early 16th century to the mid-18th century and is one of the most famous Empires that maintained great control of the diversified northern part of India during the medieval era. Akbar, the third ruling emperor of the Mughal Empire, understood that for his dynasty to long survive him, he must legitimate his rule and establish Mughal superiority in the eyes of all of his subjects. And so, by reinventing the institution of kingship through Mughal paintings and implementing rituals such as the eating of the salt and the creation of the land revenue system, provided successors of Akbar such as Jahangir and Aurangzeb, the foundation to secure their legitimacy as a sovereign and the fealty of their conquered subjects for centuries to come.