01-19-2007, 01:35 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-19-2007, 01:47 AM by Bharatvarsh.)
Bodhiji it still mentions the foreign origins of the dress:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->This Kancuka has the four-pointed hem of the Kushan-Parthian under tunic, Which was common to all scythian races including the kshatrapas. The indigenous influences is in the choice of thinner and more decorative cloth used to suit the climate conditions of India, and the rich way of life at court. The alck of jewellery would also denote a foreigner.
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One of the things unique to a lot of Indian origin clothes is that they tend to be unstitched, sari is the most obvious example of this.
It's interesting to note the similarities chudidar has with the salwar though.
Mudy thanks for the great article by the way.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->This Kancuka has the four-pointed hem of the Kushan-Parthian under tunic, Which was common to all scythian races including the kshatrapas. The indigenous influences is in the choice of thinner and more decorative cloth used to suit the climate conditions of India, and the rich way of life at court. The alck of jewellery would also denote a foreigner.
http://www.4to40.com/discoverindia/index.a...verindia_guptas<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
One of the things unique to a lot of Indian origin clothes is that they tend to be unstitched, sari is the most obvious example of this.
It's interesting to note the similarities chudidar has with the salwar though.
Mudy thanks for the great article by the way.