Fashion in IndiaIndia has a rich and varied textile heritage, where each region of India has its own uniquenative costume and traditional attire. While traditional clothes are still worn in most of ruralIndia, urbanIndiaischangingrapidly,withinternational fashiontrendsreflectedbytheyoung and glamorous, in the cosmopolitan metros of India. Fashion in India is a vibrantscene, anascent industryandacolorful andglamorousworldwheredesignersandmodels start new trends every day.While previously a master weaver was recognized for his skill, today a fashion designer iscelebrated for his or her creativity. oung urban Indians can choose from the best of !astandWest as Indianfashion designersareinspiredbybothIndianandwesternstyles."his fusion of fashion can be seen on the streets and ramps of the fashionable cities ofIndia. Fashion in India is also beginning to make its mark on the internationalscene asaccessories such as bindis #red dots worn on the forehead$, mehendi #designs made byapplying henna to the palms of the hands and other parts of the body$ and bangles, havegainedinternational popularity,after beingwornbyfashioniconslikethepopsingers%adonna and &wen 'tephani.Fashionin India hasbecome agrowing industrywithinternational eventssuchastheIndia Fashion Week and annual shows by fashion designers in the ma(or cities of India."he victories of a number of Indian beauty queens in International events such as the %issWorld and %iss )niverse contests have also made Indian models recognized worldwide.Fashiondesignerssuchas *itu+umar,*itu,eri, *ohit,al,*ina-haka, %uzaffar .li,'atya /aul, .braham and "hakore, "arun "ahiliani, 00 1alaya and %anish %alhotra aresome of the well known fashion designers in India.FashioninIndia coversawholerangeof clothingfromornateclothesdesignedforwedding ceremonies to pr2t lines, sports wear and casual wear. "raditional Indiantechniques of embroidery such as chikhan, crewel and zardosi, and traditional weaves andfabrics have been used by Indian designers to create Indo3western clothing in a fusion ofthe best of !ast and West."raditional costumesinIndiavarywidelydependingontheclimateandnatural fibresgrown in a region. In the cold northern state of 0ammu and +ashmir, people wear a thickloose shirt called a phiran to keep them warm. In the tropical warmth of south India menwear a sarong like garment called the mundu, while women drape 4 meters of cloth aroundtheir bodies in the graceful folds of the saree. 'arees are woven in silk, cotton and artificialfibres. +an(ivaram, %ysore, /aithani, /ochampalli, 0amdani, ,alucheri, ,enarasi,'ambalpuri, ,andhini are some varieties of beautiful sarees from different regions of India.In the dry regions of *a(asthan and &u(arat men wrap and twist a length of cloth in theformof adhoti aroundtheir lower limbsandashirt3likekurtaabove. 5olorful turbanscomplete the picture. In the northeastern regions the tribal communities such as +hasis,6agas, %izos, %anipurisand .runachaliswear colorful wovensarong3likeclothingandwoven shawls that represent the identity of each tribalgroup. In urban India the salwarkameez and the churidar kameez, are commonly work by women and the saree is worn onformal occasions. %en wear kurtas and pa(amas, or a sherwani for formal wear. Westernwear such as shirts and trousers are commonly worn by men across India. 0eans, "3shirts,capris, bermudasandvariouskindsof casual clothingarewornbytheyoungandtheyoung at heart, who are the trendsetters of fashion in India.INDIAN FASHION INDUSTRYFashion in India is a fastly growing industry with internationalevents such as theIndia Fashion Week and annual shows by fashion designers in the ma(or cities ofthe country "here are victories of a number of Indian beauty queens in Internationalevents such as %iss World and %iss )niverse contests which have made Indianmodelsrecognizedworldwide. Fashiondesignerssuchas*itu+umar,*itu,eri,*ina-haka, *ohit ,al, %uzaffar .li, 'atya/aul, .brahamand"hakore, "arun"ahiliani, 001alayaand%anish%alhotraaresomeof thewell knownfashiondesigners in India.India Fashion Industry covers a whole range of clothing fromornate clothesdesignedfor weddingceremoniestopr2t lines, sportsandcasual wear.It evenincludesthetraditional Indiantechniquesof embroiderylikechikhan, crewel andzardosi. "hese traditional weaves and fabrics are used by Indian designers to createIndo3western clothing in a fusion of the best of !ast and West. sarees are woven insilk, cotton and artificial fibres. +an(ivaram, %ysore, /aithani, /ochampalli, 0amdani,,alucheri, ,enarasi, 'ambalpuri, ,andhini aresomevarietiesof beautiful sareesfromdifferent regionsof India. In*a(asthanand&u(arat menwrapandtwist alength of cloth in the form of a dhoti around their lower limbs and a shirt3like kurta.5olorful turbans complete the picture of theIndian people.In urban India, the women commonly wear salwar kameez and the churidar kameez,is worn by women who go to work and the sareeis worn on formal occasions. %enwear kurtasandpa(amas, or a sherwani for formal wear.Westernwear suchasshirts and trousers are commonly worn by men across India. 0eans, "3shirts, capris,bermudas are the kind of casual clothing worn by the young and the young at heart,who are the trendsetters of fashion in India.'ince the last decade the Indian fashion industry has moved from the embryonicstage to a blossoming take3off. Fashion designers have contributed immensely tothe spread of fashion as a driving force, both among Indian consumers and selectsegmentsofWestern markets. India can now boast of dozens of leading fashiondesigners, who can match any !uropean fashion designer in their concepts, stylesanddesigns. *itu,eri, *ohit ,al, *itu+umar, .brahamand"hakore, -eepika&ovind, &itan(ali +ashyap, Indira ,roker, 0.0.1alaya, 7ina "ipnis, %anovira( +hosla,/avan .swani, /ayal 0ain, *avi ,a(a(, *ina -haka, 'haron 7eong and 5handra(it.dhikari, 'haina 65, 'onali and 8imanshu, Wendell *odricks, .nna 'ingh, .shish'oni, 0atin +ochar, %adhu 0ain, %anish %alhotra, *avi ,a(a(, 'alim .sgarally and"arun "ahlliani top the growing list of reputed fashion designers in India."here has been growing consciousness among the Indian men and women towardsthe fashion, styles and designs of the dresses since long times. "here are severalinstituteslike6ational Instituteof Fashion"echnology#6IF"$, IndianInstituteofFashion "echnology #IIF"$ and other fashion academies which have beenestablished where the students are taught to translate their creativity into dressesand fabric designs.