Men new Kurta Fashion
The straight cut kurta is a loose shirt falling either just above or somewhere below the knees of the wearer, and is traditionally worn by men. However, women do also wear the straight cut kurta or its shorter version, the kurta . They were traditionally worn with loose-fitting paijama , loose-fitting shalwars, semi-tight (loose from the waist to the knees, and tight from the calves to the ankles) chauridars or wrapped-around dhotis. but are now also worn with jeans.
Kurta are worn both as casual everyday wear and as formal dress.
Imported straight cut kurta were fashionable in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s, as an element of hippie fashion, fell from favor briefly, and are now again fashionable. south Asian women may also wear this Western adaptation of South Asian fashion.
Some styles, button or are tied at the shoulder seam and have plackets rather than slits. The opening may be centered on the chest, or positioned off center.
Traditional forms of kurta do not have collar. Modern variants may feature stand-up collars of the type known to tailors and seamstresses as "mandarin" collars. These are the same sort of collars seen on achkans sherwanis and nehru jackets
A kalidar kurta is similar to a frock and has many panels. The kalidar kurta is made up of several geometrical pieces. It has two rectangular central panels in the back and the front. The kurta is worn by men and women.
Early western travelers to Persia , turkey, India , china ,
would frequently remark on the absence of change in fashion there . the Japanese shogun sectary bragged to a Spanish visitor I 1609 that Japanese clothing had not changed in over a thousand here . however there is considerable evidence in Ming china of rapidly changing fashion in Chinese clothing .
changes in costume often rook places at time of economic or social change , as occurred in ancient
room and the medieval caliphate followed by a long period with out major
changes . in 8th century Moorish Spain the musician Ziryab introduced to Cordoba sophisticated clothing styles based on seasonal and daily fashion from his native Baghdad , modified by is own inspiration . similar changes in fashion occurred in
the 11th century in the middle east following the arrival of the Turks , who introduced clothing styles
from the central Asia and the far East.
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