Types of clothes design in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is known for its handmade woven looms and batik designs. The usual garment of sarees for women and sarongs for men are a great example of fine artistic manufacturing. Contemporary fashion designers use these classic techniques and create their own visions. With some Western influences mixed in, Sri Lanka’s contemporary fashion is reaching new heights. Here are eight things you should know about contemporary fashion in Sri Lanka.

Sarees

Sarees are the usual attire for women in Sri Lanka. Some wear a saree on a daily basis, out of choice, or because their work uniform calls for a saree. School teachers and office women wear sarees, as well as tea pluckers when it is their custom. Contemporary designers have taken the saree and redesigned it using new kinds of fabrics, like tie-dye or modern linen.

Sarongs

Sarongs are the basic garment for men in Sri Lanka and in most of Southeast Asia. The original sarong is a tube of fabric folded and knotted at the waist at different lengths, depending on what the wearer is doing. In Sri Lanka, you will see men of all cultures wearing sarongs, such as tuk tuk drivers, fishermen, cooks and more recently, businessmen, who wear the modern sarong with pockets or even the tuxedo sarongs.

Batik

Batik is the art of creating designs on fabric using wax and colour dyes. It was introduced to Sri Lanka a little more than a hundred years ago and was brought from Indonesia. Since then, Sri Lankan batik has taken on a style of its own and contemporary designers are using the technique in their own designs. From sarees to dresses and men’s shirts, batik designs appear everywhere these days and some are quite spectacular.

Linen

Being an island, Sri Lanka is a hot country. And there is no better fabric for hot countries than linen. Linen clothing is usually simple and clean cut, letting the fabric speak for itself. Linen is a is a light and feminine collection made up of sea- and sand-inspired pieces decorated with embroidery and beeralu lace.

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