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Subject: Clothing and Textiles × Author: Brar, Amrinder Kaur × End date: 2012 × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    A study of the male and female costumes of Punjab through last ten decades
    (PAU, 2012) Brar, Amrinder Kaur; Grewal, Neelam
    The investigation entitled A study of the male and female costumes of Punjab through last ten decades was carried out in the Majha, Malwa and Doaba regions of Punjab. Digital documentation of the costumes was done from primary and secondary sources. Decade wise documentation of the costumes was done which was divided in 10 decades from 1911-2010. Kameez pyjama and chadra were worn by majority of respondents from earlier decades while elites wore British fashion uptill 1950. Pagris were worn by the majority of the males and females were noticed with draped dupattas over head. An interview schedule was prepared for collecting data from 300 families (150 males and 150 females, including 3 generations) by using purposive sampling technique. The results of the study revealed that majority of the male respondents (78.00%) were engaged in farming and 66 percent of female respondents were housewives. Majority of the male and female respondents belonged to Sikh religion and had monthly income `60-80 thousand. Majority male respondents of Ist generation wore kameez pyjama in all the three stages of life, whereas the respondents of IIIrd generation started wearing shirt. Bushirt and chadra were popular garment among Ist generation. Dhoti was worn by only 8 percent respondents from the Ist and the IInd generation. T-shirts and trousers became popular among the IIIrd generation respondents. Female respondents of all the three generation wore kameez and salwar. The trend of wearing saree increased in IInd and IIIrd generation. Ghagra was worn by the majority of respondents from the Ist generation, whereas jeans were worn by majority from the IIIrd generation. A change was noticed in the styles of the entire upper and lower male and female garments in every generation. Wearing pattern of winter wear and under garments has also changed. Development of communication media, development transport and spread of education were the major drivers that were responsible for the changes in male and female costumes. Religion and social cultural zones have significant impact on the costumes of both male and female.
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    A study of the male and female costumes of Punjab through last ten decades
    (PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, 2012) Brar, Amrinder Kaur; Grewal, Neelam
    The investigation entitled A study of the male and female costumes of Punjab through last ten decades was carried out in the Majha, Malwa and Doaba regions of Punjab. Digital documentation of the costumes was done from primary and secondary sources. Decade wise documentation of the costumes was done which was divided in 10 decades from 1911-2010. Kameez pyjama and chadra were worn by majority of respondents from earlier decades while elites wore British fashion uptill 1950. Pagris were worn by the majority of the males and females were noticed with draped dupattas over head. An interview schedule was prepared for collecting data from 300 families (150 males and 150 females, including 3 generations) by using purposive sampling technique. The results of the study revealed that majority of the male respondents (78.00%) were engaged in farming and 66 percent of female respondents were housewives. Majority of the male and female respondents belonged to Sikh religion and had monthly income `60-80 thousand. Majority male respondents of Ist generation wore kameez pyjama in all the three stages of life, whereas the respondents of IIIrd generation started wearing shirt. Bushirt and chadra were popular garment among Ist generation. Dhoti was worn by only 8 percent respondents from the Ist and the IInd generation. T-shirts and trousers became popular among the IIIrd generation respondents. Female respondents of all the three generation wore kameez and salwar. The trend of wearing saree increased in IInd and IIIrd generation. Ghagra was worn by the majority of respondents from the Ist generation, whereas jeans were worn by majority from the IIIrd generation. A change was noticed in the styles of the entire upper and lower male and female garments in every generation. Wearing pattern of winter wear and under garments has also changed. Development of communication media, development transport and spread of education were the major drivers that were responsible for the changes in male and female costumes. Religion and social cultural zones have significant impact on the costumes of both male and female