Bissonnette on Costume: 2-Geographic Search: India

Bissonnette on Costume
Geographic Search: India

Anne Bissonnette, Curator
Kent State University Museum

Menswear

Dhoti Front	Dhoti Back	Dhoti Profile

Dhotis (lower body garment) worn with a kurta (long sleeved shirt)

Long rectangular cotton pieces draped to create a man's dhoti. Left and center: visitor to the Agra Fort, Agra, India, 1999 Right: Milkmen at the market, Jaipur, India, 1999 Photographs by Anne Bissonnette

On the Right: Kurta

Rajip Gupta wearing a kurta (long sleeved shirt), korti (vest) and chiridar pyjamas (pants)
Raw silk shirt and vest worn over white cotton pants with narrow legs.
Jaipur, India, 1999.
Photograph by Anne Bissonnette

Elaborate Cotton Turban	Light Peach Cotton Turban	Head Wrap

Rajistani turbans.
Jaipur, India, 1999.
Photographs by Anne Bissonnette

Womenswear

Silk Brocade Sari	*Ombré Sari*	Cotton Sari

Various sari styles
Left: blue silk sari with a brocaded border of gold. Worn with a choli bodice of the same fabric. Ambert Fort, India, 1999.
Center: Silk sari dyed in ombré technique in various shades of orange. Worn with a choli bodice of the same
fabric. Jaipur, India, 1999.
Right: Light blue cotton sari. Worn with a choli bodice of the same fabric. Agra, India, 1999.
Photographs by Anne Bissonnette

Shalwar-Kameez

Shalwaar-Kameez
Knee length tunic (kameez) worn over loose pants (shalwaar pyjamas).
Usually worn with a long shawl called a dupatta, seen here on the left shoulder.
Jaipur, India, 1999.
Photograph by Anne Bissonnette

Bride Entering the Temple

Traditional bridalwear in red and gold colors
Bride entering the temple with her attendants. She is covered by a veil called chuni in the usual
colors worn by the bride.
New Delhi, India, 1999.
Photograph by Anne Bissonnette

For more detailed information on Indian garments, please visit the website of the exhibition A Dance of Light and Color: Embroidered and Brocaded Garments of India

Revised 12/21/01