THE NOTE ON INDIAN COSTUMES THE FIRST IMPRESSION IS THE LAST IMPRESSION, "THE SAYING, THOUGH MODERN, CAN BE HELD FOR THE TRADITIONAL HINDU COSTUMES ALSO. THE REASON, BEING IN SPITE OF WESTERN INFLUENCES ON THE MODERN FASHION INDUSTRY, THE ETHNIC ELEMENT AND THE TRADITIONAL TOUCH TO ANY INDIAN COSTUME IS STILL ALIVE. THE BHARATIYA TEST ITSELF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THIS TRADITION. INDIANS HAVE BEEN VERY FASHIONABLE FROM THE VERY ANCIENT TIMES. THE SCULPTURE EVIDENCE FOUND SO FAR DEPICT THAT COTTON CLOTH HAS ALWAYS BEEN WORN IN INDIA BY THE MASSES WHILE THE RICH FAVORED THE USE OF SILKS. ELABORATE HEAD-DRESSES AND JEWELLERY WERE EVEN SPORTED BY MEN. THE EARLIER DRESS CODE REVOLVED AROUND WRAPPING THE BODY WITH VARIED LENGTHS OF CLOTH. FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD OF INDIAN PROTO-HISTORY, THE HARAPPAN CULTURE,
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