Hair Styles

Before checking the latest fashion trends in :

Hair Style

Jewels

Dresses

I would like my readers to go through the history of the emergence of fashion trends in India .

 History of Hair Styles

Hair Style word symbolizes that to keep head’s hair set in a unique way to look beautiful and keep in well arranged manner.

While giving a glance to our history, we see that from ancient time, hair styles were worn in a variety of ways according to the culture and custom.

Hair styles were signifiers of social class, age, martial status, racial classification, political views and gender based.

Fashion Trend of Hair Style from Past to Present In India.

While net surfing, I came across about interesting truth and history of hair styles followed from ancient to modern India. Thought to share with you all:

• ·        Harappa Civilization:  Women in harappan civilization used to tie their hair in plait tied with bow at the end. On the other hand, men used to part hair in the middle and tied it with a bullet.
• ·        Mohenjo- daro civilization:  Hair was gathered up in a bun or coiled in a ring on top of the head. 
• ·        Vedic Period:  Hair style and customes were based on caste. As for example, it was prescribed for every Indian should use the hair cut in form of sikha, which is equivalent to shave the whole head, leaving a lock of hair at the back or at the side.  In further time, this kind of haircut was worn only by the Brahmins, the priests' caste. The rest of the people used long hair, and upper caste women  used  ornaments with jewels and gem stones in the forehead. 
• ·        Gupta Dynasty/ Indo-Greek culture:  hairstyles were worn with simple braids or curly hair. In this period both men and women heads became lavishly ornamented. Men in general used long hair shoulders-length, also wearing hair bands.
• ·        1970’s: Long sleek hair style with center or side parting the hairs. Men too had long straight hair. Mullet was common hair style among men.
• ·         1980’s:   Buns , Spiral perm and classic bob hairstyles were of women and Mullet and New Wave were famous hair cut among men.
• ·        1990’s: Spiral curls &  pixie cut were common in women and
• ·        2000/latest trend: hair cut of heroes and heroines were too in demand among men & women..
• ·        2012:

Jewellary in fashion from past to present India

India and Jewels are complementary of each other, in oter words, if we talk about Indians, we imagine them with jewels.

History & culture of India for a long time went through many changes with that jewels too changed. I would be sharing with you changes in Jewellary from ancient to 21^st century India, wore by both men & women:

 Ancient/Early Age: Jewels were made by seeds, feathers, leaves, berries, fruits, flowers, animal bones, claws and teeth.

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·                                                                                    1500 BC: Jewellary making started in 1500 B.C. by the people of Indus Valley Civilization. They created & wore jewels made of beads. They were shaped like doughnuts and painted black.

·        2100 BC: jewels were created of metals like gold, silver, copper & ivory. They were ear rings, necklaces and bangles.

   

Gupta Period: this period was fashioned with gold Jewellary which was worn by both men & women.  New delicacy of jewel was introduced as, golden wires twisted & combined with pearls. The jwellary which were worn during this time were:

o   Kundala, circular shaped ear rings.

o   Sutra,  gold chain with precious stones in the center.

o   Vijayantra, a necklace made of pearls, rubies, blue stones & diamonds.

o   Niksha ,  coin necklace.

o   Angada & Keyura, Upper arm ornament & keyura was coiled like snake.

o   Bangles

o   Crowns, were worn by men and women of the nobility.

·        Vijaynagar, 1438: Jewels were combined with pearls & precious stones.

·        1503: Rubies and diamonds were used in shoes.

·        Mughal Period: The mughal era shows the relation of time & religion with the Jewellary. Hindu & Islamic fusion art was seen in the jewels making .  The jewels which were in fashion that time were added:

o   Karanphul,  ear flower.

o   Nath: worn in nose.                                 

·        Rajput’s Era: In this era, minakari, kundankari, thewa Jewellary was popular.

·        Current trend: Currently people are diverting form metallic Jewellary to towards mostly fashionable  artificial Jewellary which matches their dress colors and events . In  real jewels diamond & platinum are in demand.