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Clothing of Hyderabad, India

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The traditional clothing of Hyderabad, India has both Muslim and South Asian influences. Men wear sherwani and kurtapaijama and women wear khara dupatta and salwar kameez.[1][2][3]

Most Muslim women wear burqa and hijab outdoors.[4]Western-style clothing is increasingly common among younger people.[5]

Men's wear

Women's wear

References

  1. ^ Rajamani, Radhika (21 March 2002). "Clothes make-over for men". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Changing trends in city's culture". The Times of India. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  3. ^ Leonard, Karen Isaksen (2007). Locating home: India's Hyderabadis abroad. Stanford University Press. pp. 14 and 248–255. ISBN 978-0-8047-5442-2.
  4. ^ Imam, Syeda (2008). The Untold Charminar. Penguin. p. 187. ISBN 978-81-8475-971-6.
  5. ^ "Efforts should be made to preserve traditional wear". The Hindu. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2012.