Hi everyone! Today is my birthday (January 23rd) and I
wanted to make my article about something I absolutely love, East Indian Fashion!! As many of you know I love cultures and the 2 I find
the most fascinating are Indian and Serbian culture. I don't know why I find
these 2 cultures so fascinating, I just do and I like to express my love for
these 2 cultures.
Anyways, I have 7
Indian outfits for today: 1 saree, 3 choli lehengas and 3 salwar kameez suits. I
didn't put the "I used" part in this time cause it would make this
article way too long, so if you want to know a specific item's name, just ask
me.
A saree is a long strip of exquisite fabric folded and tied
to create a draped dress. A saree consists of a long strip of fabric, a blouse
called a choli and a petticoat to tuck the folds into. There are many ways to
fold a saree and the one I have here is Nivi style. Saree fabric is usually
about 5 yards in length, but can be as long as 9 yards. Women all throughout
India wear sarees and there are regional styles, drapes and fabric all over
India. Sarees are also found in countries surrounding India including
Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
This is the saree I own on SD, I know the
graphics are completely horrible and that is because I bought it when I started
playing SD in 2007. I have had many offers from girls to buy it, but I will
never sell it because it means a lot to me.
Lehenga Cholis are beautiful ensembles of a blouse called a
choli, a skirt called a lehenga and a scarf called a dupatta. Lehenga cholis
have different names in different parts of India; in Tamil they are called Pattu
Pavadai Davani, in Telugu they are called Langa Voni, in Kannada they are
called Langa Davani, and in Northern India they are called Ghagra choli. They
are also known as "half sarees". Lehenga cholis are usually worn by
young women before marriage in the south of India. It is also very common for
brides to wear Lehenga Cholis to their wedding. Sarees and Lehenga cholis are
the most common festive traditional clothing for women in India. I wore a
lehenga choli to my prom in real life. It is yellow, pink and green and I still
own it. I just wish I could have a chance to wear it again.
These are 3 lehenga cholis I have on SD that are
actually made from pieces of clothing that didn't come as lehenga cholis. For
example the first 2 are made from dresses that I made into draped dupattas with
stardesign skirts. The 3rd was an ensemble from PPQ that I added a scarf to to
make it into a lehenga choli. The pink lehenga choli I made my own bindi
(forehead gem sticker) to match the jewelry aishPRETTY made. The 3rd gray
lehenga choli I wore with a wig made by Ljubicanstvena.
A salwar kameez is a 3 piece suit consisting of a tunic
called a kurta, pants, and a dupatta. There are many different styles of salwar
kameez: Anarkali which is a long dress like tunic and tight pants called
churidar, Patiala which is a short tunic with long harem pants, Salwar which is
the traditional knee length tunic and slightly smaller harem pants. Churidar
pants can also be worn with a regular tunic.
Salwar kameezes originated from the Punjabis but has become very popular
all over India. The Salwar Kameez is also found in nearby countries including
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kashmir and Jammu and Bangladesh.
These are 3 salwar kameezes I have on Stardoll. The first 2
are Anarkali suits that came together from Film Theory and came out with
matching jewelry in Epiphany in 2013. The first 2 are SD's recreation of 2
costumes from the Bollywood movies 'Umrao Jaan' and 'Devdas'. The 3rd is one I
made from Film Theory harem pants and Windows on The World top and a stardesign
scarf.
I hope you enjoyed my article. I had lots of fun putting
this together!
Lots of love: Amy Katrina, csi12asa
