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Indian vanity.

Date Submitted: 01/09/2003 18:02:13
Category: / Society & Culture / Geography
Length: 2 pages (519 words)
Indian fashion varies from village to village, from one city to another. Indian fashion heritage is rich in tradition, vibrant in colors and truly beautiful. In the next couple of paragraphs, I ill talk about Ancient Indian clothing, fashion, jewelry, bindis and basically just things that make up Indian vanity. Ancient Indian clothing usually didn't involve stitching even though they did know about sewing. The Indian sari remains the traditional clothing of Indian women. A …
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…word bindu, which means drop. The bindi worn by the women was made of red lead. The means was make of Sandalwood paste. When a mad wears a bindi it is generally known as a tilak. A bindi was worn by women as a reminder or their wedding vows. However, the bindi is now worn as a fashion accessory instead of a religious purpose. The bindi really has nothing to do with the caste system.
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