Fashion In Mumbai, Pune And Nagpur

Honing and retaining a diverse and rich textile tradition, with a wide range of manufacturing techniques are unparalled compared to the rest of the world. The specialty in the weave of the textiles of each region is developed based on location, climate and cultural influences. This gives a wide scope of textile designing in Mumbai and other cities of Maharashtra. The main motifs used are peacocks, parrots, Lotus, paisley, flowers, leaves, creepers and its variations.

There are different costumes worn by these people for different festivals and events. The daily wear of men and women are strikingly apart from the ones set aside for special occasions. The attire accepted and incorporated in Maharashtra are a reflection of its Culture+ Fashion+ Technology. The ongoing traditional costumes are an epitome of an excellent eye for fashion, of our ancestors, without formal fashion education. In order to cater to the needs of this populous state, the textile industry here has expanded to a proficient abreast.

Maharashtra address fashion through often colorful weaves and  fabrics that are worked with intricate brocade patterns and beautiful textures. Cotton and Silk are the essentially used fabrics. The traditional attire of men in Maharashtra is the ‘Dhotar’ and ‘Sadra’, a Kurta with pockets on both sides with occasional use of ‘Bandi’- a waistcoat worn on top of the shirt or the Kurta. The elderly men usually wear ‘Topi’ and ‘Pheta’, a freshly folded turban made of cotton or silk fabric, usually done to save the head from the direct heat of the sun. For the festivals and special ritualistic practices men wear ‘Pitambar’, which is a pure silk dhoti, with zari border is famously assembled, produced and worn in Nagpur, a city in Maharashtra.

Women wear a 9 yard saree of 50-52 width. They start wearing the saree from the pallu called ‘Padar’. The pallu is pleated which covers the chest and the left shoulder. The rest of the saree is then draped and made into pleats and tucked securely for Kashti. To cover the upper part of their bodies, women wear a blouse called ‘choli’, a short blouse with a knot in front. The draping and fashion lifestyle of Maharashtra are one of the most integral parts of Fashion styling courses in India. They also wear ‘Zamper’ made up of khand material with elbow length sleeves and the two flaps to cover the breast. The neck is low cut V shape. The length of the blouse is up to the waist. Different casts like to drape their sarees differently; this is a determinant of what caste the wearer belongs to.

The elite class likes to adorn decorative shawls, famously manufactured in Pune, made of different base fabrics like cotton silk, Banarasi silk, Paithani or Himroo.

Ganeshpuri kosa silk, a precious variant of all the other homegrown and woven fabrics is a specialty of Nagpur, along withkarvat kati sari, Munga and Ghicha fabric.

Mumbai- the heart of India, the fashion capital and the abode to bollywood is the trailblazer of change and acceptance. Fashion experiences its high, in the posh cities of Maharashtra, with Fashion-designing institutes like JD institute and business units like Kalki fashion, persuading jurisdiction and oscillation of fashion trends. The state of Maharashtra, hence has achieved a splendid synthesis of the old and the new trends in fashion and costume. Time and effect of globalization has brought a drastic change in the costumes of each and every state and Maharashtra as well.

Though modernization has a great impact on the society, the tradition has not withered away. If anything that not, it has helped us realize the significance of our culture and regional textiles; has made us stand out from the rest of the world.

Talking about how Globalization has altered our thinking and expectations, realizing the fact that you are probably not the only one, who strives to do what you do; could be a little intimidating. It is pivotal to concede that careers in fashion or any other discipline are not built by establishing plan layouts but by altering and recapitulating it time and again, considering your strengths, values and methodology of work. There are no pre-set rules to success, it’s about etching your place in the system, trusting your intuition, anticipating when to change course, what to fight for and keeping your job satisfaction independent of judgment and pre-conceived notions