Question

Change in women clothing from past to present in india

Answer 1

Ancient Times ( Vedic ages to Islam invasion 11th century AD)

Characterized by absence of stitched clothing. People used to wear clothes which were tied together. Interestingly, sewing and stitching were known and very much in use for other purposes since Indus civilization. But it did not make inroad into clothing till Muslim age. Even a few decades back in rural India you would see men mostly wearing Dhoti, an unstitched piece of cloth in lower body. Women still wear Saree, which is unstitched.

Men would wear three pieces of cloth. Uttoriya on upper body, neebi as underwear and the dhoti ( I do not know what it was called back then) in lower body. For women, I believe they mostly would wear one or two long pieces. 

Islamic age ( 11th century till late 19th)

Stitched clothes made inroads for males and for Muslim females. Purdah for women ( veils) was introduced in regular Indian family as well.


Modern age ( late 19th to current)

Males adopted western clothing, while women picked up the modern way of draping saree. 



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