Kerala
is the land of cultural diversity. Keralities
has a tendency to follow fashions of others. The
dressings of keralities includes traditional and
modern fashions. The fashions introduced by
malayalees are world famous. The typical dressing
of Malayali woman is saree and blouse, as in the
case of gents dhothi and shirt. The dressing of
Malaylees related to the climate of Kerala. It’s
the simplest form of dressing prevailing in the
world.
The women mostly
dress themselves in those wonderful six meters of
silk or cotton called SARI. The more convenient
dresses like Churidar and Western fashion styles
are popular among the younger generation.
The men mostly subscribe to trousers and shirt
like the rest of the
world. How ever you shouldn't be surprised if you
find them dressed in the traditional "Kasavu
Mundu", a three to four meter long cotton
twin cloth with silk border, as formal dress and a
colourful cloth called "Kaily" or
"Lunky" at home as the informal dress.
Mundu is more popular in the rural areas. The
typical style of a Malayalee is "Mundu",
top covered with a silk cloth called
"Melmundu" and wooden slippers called as
"Methiyadi". The very interesting thing
about a Malayalee is his Moustache. Almost 90% of
the men having a nice Moustache. It is very easy
to identify a Malayalee. Most of the Malayalees
love to have a nice Beard too.
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