Local fashion
Girls of the subcontinent, particularly of marriageable age are often particular about their appearance.. I guess it’s a general rule but here in the Himalayan region it is noticeable.
In ladies fashion here at the moment.. are silk/cotton pajama pants.. usually bright pinks or reds.. sometimes with some embroidery, a long shirt (or qamiz I think they call it).. bright happy colors again.. purples.. yellow.. reds mainly.. . Over the long shirt.. (sometimes to knee length, open at the side..) they usually wear a woollen cardigan. Over their shoulders they put a kind of scarf or shawl .i think it was at one stage a head covering but here they’ll have none of it.. hehehe... usually of very fine cloth.. its probably silk.or pashmina I think it is maybe called. They often rearrange the shawl as they go in the street. unselfconsciously.
Feet a given vinal sandles or open straps on a leather sole. Something easy to remove on entering a home..
Jewellery is not just a fashion item here.. its also a measure of ones spiritual status. Gems and their strategic placement speak heaps. (ive yet to really understand that much of the language. . but its way more than about a handful of ice.)
Ladies fashion is in short beautiful. The women are not so much chik as have a quality unique to this part of the world I feel.. we neeed a new adjective unless they have one already in hindi/nepali or Tibetan that we maybe borrow.. I suppose they do.
As for the men, well. So far as I noticed its like Kathmandu.. fake nikes, cheap designer jeans and garish printed t-shirts. In short .. hideous. It must be where the yetis get it from ..
The exception is actually some of the military men who take some pride in their appearance/uniform. (maybe I’m mistaken but I saw one officer even wearing mascara.)
The eldermen dress like conservative elders wherever.some wear a topi or traditional nepalese hat.. the women retain more traditional attire.. Tibetan or local Himalayan. the occasional sari. demure and um.. inspiring really.(The women up here are way more empowered than their sisters on the plain. 60% of teaworkers are women…they are the breadwinners..)but seriously: for anyone to grow old in India is an inspiration.
I guess I am a pretty ordinary guy and I can say that I certainly never pictured myself as a ladies fashion commentator.. but the girls and their stylehere attract even my attention.. hehehe.
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