In most South Asian weddings that take place in America, there is an inevitable situation where a young man, aged between twenty and thirty years old, dresses up in men’s traditional outfits, stares at his image in the mirror, and freezes in wonder. Not because he has dressed up in clothes that are foreign to him, but because what he sees before him looks just like what his father or his grandfather used to wear some decades ago. This is one of the reasons why men’s traditional clothing has never lost popularity even among men who wear other types of dress 360 days in the year.
This post is not a list of products that one can buy. This is an analysis of the importance of men’s traditional clothing for a new generation of American men who have grown up in two different cultures, on how to select the correct style without looking as if you are dressed in a costume, and on how consumers in the United States, especially in and around Dallas, are changing their approach to this clothing category compared to the past. One important thing that is rarely addressed in any styling guide is discussed here.
It must be remembered that quite a number of American born men did not grow up wearing traditional clothes for men on a regular basis. These traditional dresses were only worn on some very special occasions, a wedding, a festival perhaps and perhaps even a family portrait session, during the year.
However, things have changed. Men belonging to the age group of twenty and thirty years are wearing these traditional dresses of men not as a necessity but as a conscious decision. The reason is that these traditional clothes for men happen to be one of the few concrete ways by which they can preserve their heritage that has been lost over time by living far away from their ancestral roots.
The difference between looking real and looking like one is wearing a costume rests on some particular elements. The fit is very important. Traditional attire for men that is either loose or too big gives the impression of being unprepared as opposed to deliberate and proper. A properly tailored kurta set immediately gives an impression of someone who is prepared the minute he enters a room.
The material is another element that is largely overlooked by many. Light and comfortable material such as cotton and light silk gives an impression of something natural and worn. Too stiff and too shiny material gives the impression of something artificial as opposed to deliberate and real.
Discover pieces that perfectly complement your style and today’s story.
You May Also Like
