Born in South India and never stepped outside my home town, all through my teenage years, I considered Lungi as a South Indian innovation. In the late nineties, a trip to Singapore changed it all. The few Indonesian friends I made there; considered Lungi as their intellectual property. The main difference was that the two […]
What kind of Mascara should I use? Mascaras are marketed based on the desired results from the product. Lengthening, Volumizing , curling , natural looking and water proof are some of them. Sometimes they are marketed as a combination of several. Mascara formulations in combination with the type of wand being used determines the results. […]
Indians believed to have been wearing Saree for around five thousand years. Styles of wearing the Sari have regional differences and there are around 80 different ways Indian woman wear their Saree. New trends and designs have surfaced in Saree design in the last decade. Saree draping styles, shades of colours and accompanying blouse designs […]
Rajastan is a fashion designer’s dream world. The colourful vitality of Rajastani costumes has no parallel anywhere in the world. Costumes of Rajasthan Women The women in Rajastan wear a combination of upper garment, the puthia or kanchli and a kurti, and a lower garment the ghaghra or skirt and a veil which is known […]
Clothing has evolved over a period of time. Different styles have been incorporated in traditional clothes to blend them in modern days. Be it ready to pleat sari or leggings, every piece of clothing has undergone some sort of a change. Churidaar remains hot favorite among men and women until today. What Is A Churidaar? […]
Pavadai dhavani or Pavadai thavani or Langa voni Pavadia dhavani is the traditional attire worn by young girls between puberty and marriage in Tamil Nadu. This dress is commonly used in other parts of South India. It is called Langa voni in Telugu, Langa Dhavani in Kannada and widely known as half saree. This dress […]
As communication channels improve, the world integrates to an undesirable level of unification, where dominant culture overpowers the rest. Traditions that have been cultivated and nurtured for centuries are lost in a couple of decades. Traditional costumes of a region that has evolved considering the climatic and lifestyle factors gets obsolete in the invasion of […]