Western couturiers adorn universal trend

06 May '06

2 min read

Within global fashion arena, ideas and aims are borrowed within connected continents.

An American stylist might find his expression over a Japanese kimono, whereas Japanese designers may looh up to the United States for new thoughts and approaches.

'The Fabric of Cultures: Fashion, Identity, Globalization,' an exhibition, looks at how Western designers have suitably usurped the customary dress of cultures around the globe, and also how these cultures have selected them and mix n matched with Western ideas.

Many queries arise but are left unrequited, whether globalization escorts varied cultures to generate ingenious diverse garments, or else, will modestly create only beautiful looks that's acceptable to all.

The display shrewdly traces birth and growth of design basics as the pajama, the coat and the T-shaped clothing.

Word pajama for example, comes from pae jama, which means 'leg clothing' - or pants - in earliest Persian and its versions were worn in the Middle East for eons.

Westerners, uncovered Asian art and culture during search, keenly accepted the loose trousers as outerwear in the 17th century.

Beginning 18th century saw only men wearing them, that too only in the bedroom!

By 1934, trousers paved way for women to stress on gender equality even if it was used as a sleepwear.

However, 20th century wore on, states of dress and undress became ever more mystified, and pajamas-trousers transformed into the likes of Madonna's underwear, to the bare minimum and went unrestricted, too.

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