Clothing Transformation in Colonial India


 
 
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Clothing Transformation in Colonial India

CLOTHING TRANSFORMATION IN COLONIAL INDIA:

During the colonial period, there were significant changes in male and female clothing in India. This was a consequence of the influence of Western dress forms and missionary activity. It was also due to the effort by Indians to fashion clothing styles that included an indigenous tradition and culture. Cloth and clothing became very important symbols of national movement.

In 19th century Indians reacted to Western style clothing in following three different ways

  • Many people began incorporating some elements of Western style clothing in their dress. The wealthy Parsis of Western India were among the first to adopt Western style clothing. Baggy trousers and the phenta (hat) were added to long collarless coats, with boots and a walking stick. Western style clothing was accepted by Dalits who were converted to Christianity. At that time, it was men rather than women who accepted the new dress styles first.
  • There were others who were convinced that Western culture would lead so a loss of traditional culture identity. The use of Western style of clothes was taken as a sign of the world turning upside
  • Some men started wearing Western clothes without giving up their Indian clothes. In the late 19h century, many Bengali bureaucrats began stocking Western style clothes for working outside the home and used the more comfortable Indian clothes at home.
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