Garment Descriptions
Chunnri/Chunni/Dupatta
A long scarf worn as an accesory to several Indian outfits such as, Kurta, Kurti, Ghagara, Sharara etc.
Choli
Traditional Indian blouse, worn with saree or ghagara. Very short and closely fitted, it usually ties at the back with single ties or a criss-cross shoe-lace style drawstring, or it ties into a knot at the front in the middle of the chest.
Odhni
A large veil, worn by women, with a ghagara / lehenga. Traditionally draped to cover head and right shoulder, with left end tucked into wasitband at front.
Lehnga/Lehenga
Drawstring skirt, usually worn with Choli and Odhni.
Saree,Sari
An outer garment worn chiefly by women of India and Pakistan, consisting of a length of lightweight cloth with one end wrapped about the waist to form a skirt and the other draped over the shoulder or covering the head.
Salwar Kameez
A loose jacket worn traditionally with loose trousers (Pyjama) and scarf (Chunnri) by women of Punjab. Can also be worn with loose trousers fitted in bunches along lower calf (Churidar). Also worn in contemporary fashion with straight trousers.
Men traditionally wear a similar simplified version of Kurta, also worn with Churidar, Lungi or Dhoti. A smaller jacket made of thicker material is worn over the Kurta instead of a Chunnri.
Ghagras
A long flared skirt made of several panels of material, a matching short/ long blouse or top and a Chunnri. Usually heavily embellished, it is traditionally worn by women of Rajasthan
Sharara
A short/ long blouse worn with matching pants fitted till the knee, with a big flare from the knee onwards. They are usually heavily embellished and worn with a matching long Chunnri. A traditionally muslim outfit, it was incorporated into Indian culture, along with the art of mehendi (henna-tattoo) by the Mughal Empire.
