| الوصف: |
Dress is being worn for warmth in all civilizations in the world. It may be treated as a second skin because it covers the body like a house and gives shelter for human beings to protect them from cold, dirt, heat, and rainfall. There was an adage that says that “the body is the shell of the soul and dress the husk of that shell”. Dress is not only meant for protection but also to enhance the appearance of the wearer which proclaims his place in society that indicates rank, occupation, age, gender, place of origin, conjugal status, and religion. The dressing is a secondary human character even though it enhanced the dignity of a person. In every land and every period of history, the way of people dress styles was influenced by various factors and conditions like social, political, economic, religious, and geography. The way of attire is different from male to female, and it is also true in the case of ornamentation, jewelry, and forms of body decoration. The hot climate of Deccan or South Indians does not necessitate much clothing like Westerns. When travelers visited India in general and particular in Andhradesa depicted the insufficient or lack of dress, ornamentation, and decoration of natives. The present paper has made an attempt and focuses light on travel accounts that referred to the dress of both Hindu and Muslim women as well as men, the coiffure of women, ornaments of men and women, and the decoration of women. |