Korean hanbok is 2,000 years old. Female hanbok was invented for comfort
A lot of people around the world consider Korean traditional costume called “hanbok” to be very elegant and good-looking. Its design is…
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Silk weaving in India. How Chettinad silk sari is made
Chettinad silk sari weaving is one of Indian traditional clothing crafts. In India, sarees are still often handmade. There are various…
Know Who You Are? Guys wear traditional Chinese clothing for a day in USA
How do Asian-Americans feel when they wear the traditional clothes of their ancestors for the first time? Are they comfortable?…
Longyi wrap-around cloth from Myanmar. Who wears it and what does it look like?
Traditional clothing of many Southeast Asian countries includes wrap-around skirts instead of pants and shorts. The climate here is very…
Top-3 most unusual Tajik traditional shoes
Central Asian countries take pride in their traditional footwear, and rightfully so because these shoes are so ornate, decorative, and…
How to make business on handicraft. Tibetan-style embroidery
Why are many folk crafts dying these days? One of the reasons is that handmade products are more expensive than factory-made, mass-produced…
Folk costume glossary. India
Traditional pieces of the male and female national costumes in India: achkan, angarkha, bandhgala, chador, chaniya, choli, chunder,…
Modern twist for vintage Indian garments. How to re-use sari, dupatta, lehenga, or palazzo
Everyone knows that Indian traditional garments are incredibly elegant and ornate. Especially women’s outfits. A lot of people pass their…
How to drape a sari lehenga-style. Several easy steps
Lehenga is a very beautiful Indian skirt used by many women in different regions of India. As you know, the national female garment in this…
K-pop music band Blackpink uses stylized Korean hanbok clothes in their music clips
Any traditional attire can be re-designed and stylized to look super-modern and super-trendy. Skilled fashion designers make wonders using…
Where to find national clothing in Thailand. List of Thai folk museums
There are not so many folk clothing museums in Thailand, so when traveling to this country, don’t miss these few folk museums, especially…