Dress code under Indian culture.
By subathra
@subathra (3519)
India
January 17, 2008 12:38am CST
It is improper to ask what sort of dress code to be used when attending a public function. This is not an easy question to answer. If it is a birthday party or a dancing floor a dress code could be suggested. When a big function takes place many people assemble there. So it is difficult to suggest a dress code but every Indian knows what is Indian culture is. General public expect decent dress to be worn.
However its ones own decision to wear whatever they like but I feel the dress worn should not be vulgar when we one is invited as a guest in a public function.
In the name of modern dress or fashion some wear indecently and go to functions. Especially girls should wear proper dress. It is very important for the parents to give proper guidelines how their girls should wear dress when they attend any function.
Recently at Chennai, India a function was organized to celebrate the silver jubilee of a film. Unfortunately an actress was dressed indecently and this had caused lot of problems and the newspapers took this matter a big issue. The girl itself had to come forward to give unconditional apology to pacify the matter. However I feel disappointed why this girl cannot realize that she was born to Indian parents and brought up under the cultural influence of India..
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7 responses
@sudiptacallingu (10879)
• India
17 Jan 08
actually our problem is that we no longer have a national dress code. Our own dress in the last century was the dhoti for men and saree for women. Both these were in keeping with the environmental conditions of hot and humid India. However, in order to modernize ourselves, men have taken up the very uncomfortable trousers and shirts and women just don’t seem to know what to take up. Wearing a saree is seen as backward by some while others see it as projecting national pride. Personally I prefer the salwar kameez. Many women don’t wear it and their families don’t allow it either because they think it is a Punjabi / muslim dress. But the salwar kameez is a very modest and convenient dress for us women.
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@mansa3986 (74)
• India
30 Jul 08
hi... this is a really good topic. very interesting too. very apt and decent dress for any indian girl is a salwar kameez... u get wide variety,designs and colours in it. above all one must know how to dress in which occasion. wearing a jeans on a casual occasion is ok, but not to a temple or a traditional function.
@karthima (111)
• India
18 Jan 08
Dress code is a very important factor in India. Religion, culture , etc,. are valued very very much.General public expect decent dress to be worn.. So it is difficult to suggest a dress code but every Indian knows what is Indian culture is. However its ones own decision to wear whatever they like but I feel the dress worn should not be vulgar when we one is invited as a guest in a public. In the name of modern dress or fashion some wear indecently and go to functions. Especially girls should wear proper dress. It is very important for the parents to give proper guidelines how their girls should wear dress when they attend any function.
@rb200406 (1824)
• India
26 Jan 08
I have read about the case Actually, many girls think that way that if we were modern dress we are modern.But Modern definitely does not mean indescent.We have our own set of dressess & thinking.Modern should be the thinking .There is no harm in western outfits just they should be descent.
@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
17 Jan 08
Hi Dear
hope u must be doing well
u will be surprised that whenever we talk about dress code for party its usually meant for men, then black suit with tie,
shalwar suit with waist coat etc
nothing is mentioned for women
they can wear trendy cloths, any style
so result is that girls want to look mod, liberal, diffeernt so they follow differnt trends, either its deep neck, bare back, high shirt etc. and fashion shows, tv dramas and films are making them worse
the incident u r quoting is differnt, its specifically about big screen gathering where celbrity try to wear dress to look unique, i dont want comment on that. but look at other gathering, marriages etc, u will find samrtrend
we love to be followers not feel pride on our culture
i am sure ladies in trendy and decent shalwar kameez, sareee, garara, churidat etc look more elegant then western and other dresses
take care
@caroliewrites (205)
• United States
17 Jan 08
Hi subathra,
Thank you for the post. I found it very interesting and informative. You are from, or still living in India I assume? I love learning about other cultures, and peoples. Here in the United States, as I'm sure you know, we don't have ANY dress codes and plain ol' common sense as to what is decent and what is not, or what is appropriate and what is not, has been thrown out the window..thanks, I believe, mostly to Hollywood. It is difficult to raise children in a modest environment when all around them they see the opposite, and are led to believe that these indecent styles are not only okay, but fashionable. We in this country did not always abide by these corrupt examples of behavior and morality.
Good for you and your culture.... stick with it!! Remember the fall of a society usually begins within her own walls, by the corrupt, immoral behavior of it's citizens.
