India

So the first countries national dress that I will be looking at is India. Most of you will be familiar with the brightly coloured clothes traditionally worn by Indian women. What you may not know is that the type of garment worn can depend on religion, where you live and the climate of the region. In certain circumstances, such as a death in the family, Hindu women will wear white to show mourning, this shows that the different colours mean different things. 

Now onto the different clothes:

Sari/ Saree

A sari is a peace of cloth usually four to nine meters in length that is worn by Indian women. It is worn over a petticoat and a blouse. It is tucked into the petticoat and then the rest of the sari, the pallu/ palluv, is worn over the shoulder. There are over 80 different ways of wearing a Sari but the region and fashion often dictates what styles are worn.
The Sari is made of light and airy cloth as it can be very hot in India and other Southern Asian countries where the Sari is worn.

Kurta 

A Kurta is a long loose fitting shirt that was, historically, only worn by men but has now become a style both men and women wear. They are often made of thin silk or cotton in the summer and thick wool in the winter. They are worn nowadays with jeans or leggings.


As you can see these different garments are made of materials to suit the climate and are also worn to show wealth, religion or where you are from.

Most Indians wear sandals as the climate is hot and wet mostly.

I hope you learned something new from this post!
Bye:)


Sources:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothing_in_India
                     http://www.culturalindia.net/indian-clothing/