Analysis of culture dresses of 7 continents of the world

1. Asia.
2. Africa.
3. Australia.
4. Europe.
5. North America.
6. South America.
7. Antarctica.

Asia
Asia, the world’s largest and most diverse Continent. There are 48
countries in Asia today, according to the United Nations. We are
selected 12 countries for our analysis of culture dress.

 Bangladesh
 India
 Pakistan
 Nepal
 China
 Indonesia
 Japan
 Thailand
 Malaysia
 Sri Lanka
 Singapore
 Saudi Arabia

Bangladesh

Bangladesh has a rich, diverse culture. Its deeply rooted heritage is

thoroughly reflected in its architecture, dance, literature, music
painting and clothing. The three primary religions of Bangladesh
(Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam) have had a great influence on its
culture and history.

Female
Saree: Saree is the main women traditional costume of Bangladesh.
It is mainly used for women dress. Saree is five to six yards unstitch
long cloths. Basically the draping method is applied to wearing saree.
Bangladeshi women very like to wear saree especially traditional,
religion & social festivals.

Salwar kameez: Salwar and kameez both are worn togethe. Basically
young generations is wearing this costume. This costume is 2nd
traditional costume then saree. Kameez wear upper part of the body
depending on design& fashion length and fitting can be changed.
Salwar is one kind of loose pant with the modified version locally
called pajama. A common type of salwar has two pair, fitted or
loose. Orna is the common part of the salwar kameez. Orna hanging
with shoulder and neck cover Kameez upper part.

Male

Panjabi: Panjabi looks like a long loose shirt. Panjabi is also very
much popular our neighbours country India, Pakistan. Bengali people
like to worn Panjabi cultural festival, religion festival also social
festival like Eid , Pahala Boishakh, Weeding ceremony etc. Since the
long time Panjabi very closely connected with our culture.

Pajama: The Pajama is a loose pant type cloths made by a soft cloth
sometimes in the same cloth of the Panjabi.
Lungi: The Lungi is the most commonly seen dress of Bangladeshi
men, although it is not normally worn for formal occasions. It is a
traditional skirt like lower garment wrapped around the waist,
usually below the belly. Normally Urban people are using lungi as a
casual costume at home. Ruler area people are commonly using
Lungi as a daily wearable costume. Elaborately designed tartan
cotton, batik or silk lungis are often presented as wedding gifts to
the groom in Bangladeshi wedding.
Dhoti: One of the common uses men’s costume of Bangladesh.
Hindu religion people are mainly worn dhoti. Sometimes Muslim
religion people are wearing dhoti as occasional purpose. This is
normally white color costume. Now a day’s fashion has been
changed some young people use colorful Dhoti.
Fatua: It is a short version of Panjabi. It is unisex costume men and
women. Commonly it is used for casual wear. Bangladeshi people
love to wear this costume on summer season. It is a very
comfortable and economical costume.

Tribal

Pinon & Hadi: Pinon and Hadi are the Chakma traditional dress for
women. Pinon refers to the lower part of the dress that is being
wrap around the women hip like a skirt and the Hadi is used for the
upper part of the women.
Gamcha-Dhoti: A Gamcha is a traditional thin cotton towel often
with a checked design found in Bangladesh, India as well as various
parts of South and Southeast Asia. It is used to dry the body after
bathing or wiping sweat. It is often just worn on one side of the
shoulder. Dhoti is a lower part garment forming part of the national
or ethnic costume for men. The dhoti is fashioned out of a
rectangular piece of unstitched cloth. Basically Chakma, Tripura
community people worn dhoti.
Innaphi and Phanek: A traditional Manipuri costume for women
includes a shawl or dupattta called Innaphi and a skirt called a
Phanek, which is wrapped around the chest. Phaneks are mostly
hand woven and come either in block colours or stripes.
Sarong: A sarong is a large tube or length of fabric often wrapped
around the waist, worn in the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia.
The Manipuri have their own unique style of traditional dresses. The
women of the community have traditionally worn Innaphi, a shawl
like cloth for the upper body, and sarong.
Rikutu-Risa: Rikutu-Risa is a traditional dress of Tripura. The dress for
women for the lower half of the body is called Rigwnai in Tripura and
upper half of the body cloth has two parts Risa and Rikutu. Risa
cover the chest part and the Rikutu covers whole upper half of the
body.
Kubai: The word Kubai came from Tripura language. Kubai is one
type of shirt. Men wear Rikutu Gamcha with Kubai.
Ras Leela: The Manipuri Raas leela is unique not only in terms of
character but also costume. The look is indigenous and the costume
consists of embroidered stiff skirt, light muslin garment on top,
white veil and traditional Manipuri jewellery.
 India

Female

Kurti: Kurti top is an upper garment worn in the Indian subcontinent

encompassing waistcoats, jackets and blouses. In modern usage, a
short Kurta is referred to as the kurti, which is the attire of females.
It is a typical dressing pattern of Indian especially the northern
region.
Lehengha Choli: The lehengha choli, also known as Lehenga is a
three-piece attire comprising the Lehengha, a long Indian skirt worn
by Indian women. It is generally embroidered, printed or
embellished and is worn with a fitting blouse called Choli.

Patiala Salwar: A Patiala salwar is a type o female trousers which has

its roots in Patiala city in the Northern region of Punjab state in
India. The King of Patiala in earlier times wore a Patiala salwar as his
royal dress. The garment is no longer customarily worn by men, but
has classically transformed itself with new cuts and styling into a
women’s garment.

Saree: A saree is a women’s garment from the Indian subcontinent

that consists of an unstitched drape varying from 4.5 to 9 meters in
Length and 600 to 1200 millimeters in breadth that is typically
wrapped around the waist, with one end draped over the shoulder,
partly baring the midriff.

Salwar Kameez: The salwar kameez is a traditional outfit worn by

Punjabi women. It comprises a pair of trousers known as the salwar
and a tunic called the kameez. Traditionally the salwar trousers are
tailored to be long and loose-fitting with narrow hems above the
ankles that are stitched to look like cuffs.

Male

Dhoti: The dhoti is also known as panche, vesti, mardani etc is a type
of sarong that outwardly resembles trousers. It is a lower garment
forming part of the national or ethnic costume for men in the Indian
subcontinent

.
Kurta: The kurti or kurta is an outfit that has stretched beyond the
Indian borders, and has evolved down the ages to suit the ever-
changing demands of the fashion forward world.

Sherwani: Sherwani is a long coat-like garment worn in the Indian

subcontinent. It is very similar to a western frock coat or a polish and
lithuanian zupan. In India the achkan or Sherwani is generally worn
with the combination of churidar as the lower garment.
Lunghi: The lunghi is a type of sarong that originated in the Indian
subcontinent. In India the lunghi was traditional dress of Austrasitic
and Draviidian origion people. The costume behind wearing lungis
vary by state. It could be worn with or without the traditional
unsewn langot both of the which are type of traditional loincloth
undergarments.
 Pakistan

Female

Sindhi Dress: Sindhi’s had their own traditional costumes. Sindhi

women wear the salwar kameez or the sari. Untill the 1840s women
wore the lehenga and choli. Thereafter up to the 1930s women
began to wear the suthan and sindhi cholo which was the typical
dress for all women of Sindh.

Pheran: The pheran is a loose upper garment loosely gathered at the

sleeves which tend to be wide, made of either wool or jamewar
which is a mixture of wool and cotton with no side slits. A pheran
made of wool is called a ‘loch’. Female pheran dresses are designed
with colorful flower like designed elements and style.
Male

Salwar Kameez: The salwar kameez is the national dress of Pakistan

and is worn by men and women in all provinces. Salwar are trousers
which are typically wide at the waist narrow to a cuffed bottom. The
kameez is a long shirt or tunic.

Sherwani: Sherwanis are mostly worn in Bangladesh, India and

Pakistan. These garments usually featured detailed embroidery or
pattern. After the independence of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Jinnah
frequently wore the sherwani. Following him, most people and
government officials in Pakistan such as the President and Prime
Minister started to wear the formal black sherwani over the shalwar
kameez on the occasions and national holidays.

Waist Coat: In the Pakistan men wear Shalwar kameez,kurta and also
Pakistani Waist coat. Pakistanis wear clothes ranging from exquisite
colours and designs to various types of fabric such as silk, chiffon,
cotton etc.
Pagri: A pagri is usually a long plain unstitched cloth. Pagri is the
term for turban originating in the indian subcontinent. It specifically
refers to a headdress that is worn by men. The cloth indicates the
region and the community of the wearer.
Baluchi Dress: The clothing of the people of Baluchistan, Pakistan
consists of various styles of kameez and shalwar, turban, shoes and
head scarfs. The men’s shalwar kameez consists of a very baggy
shalwar which uses large lengths of cloth. The kameez is also loose
which traditionally is long with long sleeves.
 Nepal

Female

Gunyo Cholo: The gunyo cholo is a traditional dress for nepali

women. The gunyo Cholo ceremony is a traditional Nepalese ritual to
celebrate the coming of age of a girl. The girl is gifted with the
traditional outfit of ‘Gunyo Cholo’and sometimes a sari, to signify her
entrance into womanhood.

Sherpa: Sherpa is one of the Tibetan ethnic groups native to the

most mountainous regions of Nepal and the Himalayas. Women
traditionally wear long-sleeved floor-length dresses of thick wool
called tongkok. A sleeveless variation called angi is worn over a
raatuk(blouse) in warmer weather.
Male

Daura-Suruwal: Daura-Suruwal is one of the national outfit of

Nepalese men.The Daura is a variant of the Kurta and is the upper
garment, the suruwal is the trouser. The coat was added to the
costume by Jang Bahadur Rana, a Prime minister of Nepal in the 19th
century.
Dhaka-Topi: Dhaka topi or Nepali topi is very popular among Nepali’s
and national dress of Nepal. Dhaka ko topi literately means a
headgear made of Dhaka cloth, a fine cotton cloth once exclusively
imported from Dhaka.