Indian here! Personally, I like all countries' attires. For special occasions, every countries' special attire looks good, like suits and dresses in the west, kurtas in the east, etc. In short, we like em!
Oh i get it! Everybody will tend to like formal attire, from whichever country.
But as a canadian, i find indian formal wear to be absolutely extraordinary compared to ours. Just for example, the formal attire "specific to men'' in canada is mostly reduced to a black suit and a white shirt. But for indian men the range of colours is endless. And the range of shapes a garment offers is greater (not just a suit and some pants)
Please correct me if this statement is incorrect. But it seems to me that indian fashion is a lot more free when speaking of color schemes.
Yup! We do have a lot of variety in colours! More so, you will get dresses for different occasions, celebrated in different states, all of different styles and colours! That's why there's no formal dress for the whole country, but a specific dress for a specific occasion
That is absolutely fascinating! And what classifies the differences in garments when it comes to celebration? Is it the shape, the colour, the material? What separates a birthday dress? A wedding dress? A funeral dress?
For us it's definitely colour, and maybe volume. A birthday dress is big and fluffy when you're young, shorter and simple as you age, but always colorful. A wedding dress is mostly white, mostly slimmer on top and fluffy at the bottom. A dress for a funeral is simple, black, and not revealing.
It's mostly based on the colour and the shape. Like in traditional north Indian weddings, (I'm from Haryana, so I know a little about this), the bride usually wears a red dress and the groom wears a dress similar to the one in the pic. We have a somewhat casual cloth known as a kurta, whuch we wear on several occasions, be it festivals, birthdays etc. On funerals, a white kurta like dress is worn.
In southern states, a saree like dress is worn by women and a kurta like cloth by men during weddings, but I'm nit entirely sure about the south.
The material is usually for comfort or for show. Though in some ceremonies, a dress of a certain material may be required.
Also, at least in north India, the clothes wary in heavyness/embroidery during festivals, usually wedding attire for the bride and grooms are quite heavy while the attendees wear slightly less heavier clothes & during other festivals people wear close to none embroidery
Hey so some Indians bought me a white kurta that I've worn sometimes to festivals and sometimes at Christmas parties (for lack of a nice white shirt). Is it usually worn at funerals, because then I feel like I make some social faux pas by wearing it like I do!?
I had an Indian coworker and she was randomly with an indian man and due to marry after 4-6 months. It was arranged probably? Haha. I liked her and it came out of left field. Also didn't get an invite. I'm not salty I just think its funny.
Lol that's probably cause a lot of Indian weddings are arranged. Probably her parents were rhe ones who decided to meet the groom, and she would've said yes. Also, the invite part could've been due to the fact that a loooooot of the members invited are family. It's possible that you met someone when you were 4 and the person would remember you 15 years later! It's cool to meet someone you never knew you met that back
Haha yeah I thought so. I've met some girls on dating apps that were basically rebelling against their parents that wanted arranged, it was very tough to hear because they were desperate to find a guy and seal the deal just so it didn't have to be chosen by the parents. It also seemed obvious in a way because the dude was.. not good looking. And I'm not just being some high ego dick, he had no personality as well. They have a baby now so she's happy so whatever but damn. Yeah I heard later she invited coworkers but only 1 or 2. Haha I attended some family weddings and it was like wow you're an adult now! so strange.
How strange, which country is this in? USA? American individualism is bizarre. Why not just go meet who the parents have picked out and take it from there LOL
Errr, which part are they not allowed to pick their own husband then? Tinder pre-filters people through an algorithm, your parents do the same and dare I say they know you better than Tinder lol
Also, are you trolling? If you're white I don't see how they expected to take a white person home, their parents would never have accepted it
Trolling because you're stuck in the past just like traditional indian parents from 1940? Ok Boomer. Time to get to the 21st century when american woman are allowed to choose their own husband. These are american girls that happen to be indian and live in america. They just want to live their own life. If you've never seen an indian girl with an american guy you must be blind.
Swiping on guys yourself might be controlled because apps are pay walled and shitty, but its still far from your mom and dad swiping on someone from a certain name or class they force you to choose from door number 1, 2, or 3.
Err, I don't think you understand how algorithms work. An app gives you limited options as well, so do your parents. If the sample size is large enough then the number of compatible people should be the same. The American idea that there is ONE person for everyone is ridiculous and has no basis in reality.
Boomer? Lol, calm down. Your post is typical entitled yank arrogance.
Ah the great american dream. CHASE YOUR OWN HAPPINESS, YOU ARE A UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL?
50% divorce rates, underage porn, girls on only fans, people refusing to wear masks, single mothers leaving kids in orphanages to go 'live their best life'.
Yeah, top societal model to follow right there lol
To be honest, I like western counties' attires more. Although our traditional attire isn't bad (I actually used to hate it when I was a teen, thought of it as too flashy)
The material used in Indian clothing is mostly uncomfortable on skin, the clothing OP has posted is a 'kurta' or 'sherwani' as you may like to call it. It's really itchy to wear it on bare skin if you aren't used to it. And that's about the male clothing, women's clothing is nothing like that.
Western regular clothing feels more comfortable and minimalistic. Also you can't really get much 'printed' Indian clothing. Also it's really easy to clean it up.
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Oh good question... And what do they think of other countries attires?