History of Western clothes and ethnic clothes
Western clothes - 17th century (1600-1700):
In he early 1600s,western fashion consisted of fashion from the late sixteeen century.Men still wore tops,called breeches,ehich were knee-length.The tops were embroided or decorated with colorful fabrics,with buttons to make it a sung fit.
Western wear is a category of men's and women's clothing which derives its unique style from the clothes worn in the 29th century Wild west.It ranges from accurate historical reproductions of American frontier clothing, to the stylized garments popularized by Western film and television or singing cowboys such as Gene autry and Roy rogers in the 1940s and 1950s.
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| Woman wearing western clothes - 1953 |
Ethnic clothes :
The history of clothing goes back to the 5th millenium BC during the indus valley civilization,where people mainl wore clothing made from locally grown cotton.The present day knowledge on the evolution of indian clothing comes from the sculptures ,paintings,and other human art forms found in ancient cave monuments.In 60's the ethnic kurtas and churidars were in the trend.It was the era when indian women accepted clothes which were made from polyster.Plastic film was also used in that era to make different type of dresses.In 70's,India started exporting the ethnic products or dress materials to other foreign countries.
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| Lady wearing Ethnic clothes - 1932 |




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