Womens Dress sense in india.

I start my write up with the statement No matter what country you are in? what
place you are in? Wear what you feel comfortable , butbut provided you
are aware of and respect the local customs and the locality you are in.
There is no harm in wearing what you feel like. We often make snap judgements
about people on the basis of their clothes . But is that the way to go ? I mean we
see a woman in short skirt , shorts , tank tops , spaghetti dress OR sometimes even
sleeveless dress and decide we DONOT approve and make nasty comments !! Call
her sluty , cheap , too modern etc. etc !!
Should we base our respect on the basis of her dress sense or should it be that we
look at her as a human being as a person . Her nature , her thoughts etc .At the
same time your dressing sense reflects your personality and taste to some
extent.we cannot completely ignore it.. People usually make their first opinions by
looking at you. So one should be a little more careful while dressing up.
But in my opinion dress according to the situation,occasion,the place where your
staying in,keeping in mind the locality,customs .At the end of the day you are
staying in acountry like india where 90% of the people feel that a woman can wear
what ever she wants respectively keeping in mind the society she is living in.
when i am with elders i like to show respect by wearing traditional clothes . And i
am careful of what i wear on the streets of any city like Delhi,Mumbai,Hyderabad
etc,because I don't want to be whisttled at !! But if i wore those same clothes i
wear with friends, i know people on the streets will pass judgement.
And thats the fact that if you wear a short skirt, a tank top,and walk down on the
road,people (men,boys) start comenting or whistling at you or if you wear a skirt to
a mandir then you can be considered out of mind as much exposure invites trouble
and distract others mind too. But as an individual if you feel that you dont care of
the comments and whistles at you then that will be your personal decision but in
my opinion selecting the rigth dress for right occasions (dress code) should be in
practise.
I believe that you should dress modestly and think about what your going to wear,
for example if you decide to wear mini skirts and tube tops and go out and then
you get people staring (ie boys,men) then you yell at them to stop looking or
commenting about you,or you get annoyed by that and then complain......i would
say why did u dress like that in the first place, obviously if your gonna flaunt your
body definitely you will have to face the trouble.Let me mention here that the
trouble comes because your living in a society where people follow certain norms,
values,customes and traditions.you can just keep in mind the place your living in

and dress according to that.It dosent mean that you are sacrificing your identity by
changing your life style for others or for the society ,willingness or your wishes for
someone else.thats absolutely not true.Your not at all sacrificing anything for
anyone.
It just a commen sense that a person should dress according to the
event/atmosphere,place etc. Nowadays, we have a lot of choices to dress. In a club,
wear tank-tops, in a mandir, wear a saree/suit, at work, wear business clothes, with
friends, wear jeans, at home, wear pajamas. So,,,,,,,,,,it all depends upon what you
are up to.
But personality does show up through clothing style. Wearing a deep deep deep
deep neck blouse doesn't tell people that you are conservative...it says you are a
ohhh my god.
What I am trying to say is that we are too quick to judge. We expect to see what we
want to see and if we don't see that, we start to make judgements. Revealing too
much skin may see harmless to some, but in a way it gives people the wrong
impression of you (like you are trying to show off your body on pupose or
something) and that's were name-calling comes into play.
It depends on the person then the body. If you feel comfortable and most
importantly confident wearing something revealing or traditional salwar
kameez.......go for it.....but with some class.
Dress is more like an occasion thing. You wear a sleeping suit at night, swim suit
while swimming. I'm sure if you go in an Indian salwar suit for swimming, you will
get stares as well if you go to temple or religious place in short skirts and normal
top.
In my opinion, it doesnt matter what other people are wearing because nowadays,
people just wear what they are comfortable in anyways. If someone likes short
skirts, or tube tops, I dont think its wrong to wear it at all. But.. I guess it would be
kind of disrespectful to go,walk down in a street where people do not wear such
kind of clothes and you feel that I have Right to Freedom and I can wear what
ever I want .Thats absolutely wrong in my opinion.
It depends on when and where you wear the clothes. I'm a girl and if I go to the pool
with a swimsuit on, it doesn't mean I don't have values. If i'm going to the Mandir or
church, i'm not going to wear jeans and a tank top, I'd wear indian clothes.
However, if someone crosses the limit, like wearing really skimpy and revealing
clothes, than yes it's bad.
I won't go to meet my parents, elders wearing western clothes , but if i am at a
party with my friends any western out fits are just fine .Its just a simple logic to

understand that what to wear,at what time and at what place.To understand this
simple logic is really important.
Here the question may arise what should be covered and what not
She was dressed in revealing clothes. She deserved to be raped. I think thats
ridiculous. So, does that mean, girls who wear salwar kameez have never been
raped? Do they not get their share of random comments from men while walking on
a street?
I completely agree to the above statement underlined.But that dosent justify that a
women can wear what she wants,irrespective of the place,locality.Example: can you
wear a mini skirt,back less top and just walk down in chandni chauk or charminar
.There are few norms and values to be followed in certain palces.We have to obey
them with due respect.
What do you expect the people around you to think of it,if you are wearing kind of
dresses which are not suitable for that particular place.
Think of it as westernization or mordenization.?
There is a big difference between modernization and westernization.Men wearing
jeans,t-shirts and girls wearing short skirts jeans,tops etc and feel that they are
modern sorry but its pure westernization.
Copying what people are doing there.is not modernization. Modernization takes
place in mind rather than in clothes.
Adopting weatern culture is not a problem but one should be very carefull in what
ever they are adopting as per the current social standards.western culture has
various practices which are good and it can help us to make our society better.
Adopting good practices of any culture is very fruitfull
What a girl wears should be for her to choose. Not the people around .But.but
at the same time keeping in mind the place where you are in.
You may think that who the hell is this society to tell me what to wear and what not.
Think for your self whether to follow a dress code according to the palce you are in
or its your own choice as you feel that our country is a democratic county and
every individual has their own choice and can do or wear what ever they want.

plz do not get ofened this is my opinion and isn't a personal remark.