All about Traditional Dresses of Manipur

Traditional Dresses of Manipur carry their own unique characteristics. A traditional Manipuri costume for women includes a shawl called ‘Innaphi’, a ‘Phanek’ and a wrap around skirt called ‘Sarong’. A Manipuri man wears a dhoti, a jacket and a white Pagri or turban. Manipur Traditional Dresses of Manipurare very charisma, attractive, very simple and easy to wear them. The patterns and designs on the costumes are very unique and colourful. The Manipuri dress is woven with the hand in horizontal line designs. Many weaving processes are carried out by the women, and they will mainly use cotton as well as other fabric types. All North-Eastern States in India have the skill of handloom weaving, and this applies to Manipur as well.

Manipur, a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital, bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the North, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west, formed on 21st January 1972, is the 23rd state having fascinated art and weaving lovers across the country.Manipur men wear their traditional costume dhoti with a jacket. The white turban called Pagri(headdress) wears commonly. In winter rich men use a quilted and padded coat.

Other Famous Traditional Dresses are:
Traditional Dresses of Nagaland
Traditional Dresses of West Bengal
Traditional Dress of Haryana