how to wear a lungi

kalyani68 · Jul 20th, 2009, 09:07

My husband vividly remembers his own catastrophe which occurred during his thread ceremony as a boy. As a result, when he is really worried about dhoti security, he wears a belt around it and folds the top over it so it does not show. The poor guy has been scarred for life!

When I was in South India I saw men adjusting and retucking their lunghis and dhoties quite a bit. The ladies do the same with their sarees.

Nick-H · Jul 20th, 2009, 15:00

It is easy to wear a vesti, and it does not fall off, but it takes a little practice, which can be done by wearing one around the house before venturing out.

Yes, it is easy to take up the slack --- but much harder if wearing a belt.

Gardener972 · Aug 18th, 2009, 06:21

Is there a reason why there are no buttons or zippers on the clothing? Clearly zippers weren't around hundreds of years ago but buttons were.

Eastern Mind · Aug 18th, 2009, 06:37

The way these items wrap around makes absolutely no need for zippers or buttons. The tuck does the job completely. Most of the fabric is also very light, light cotton, or silk, or now light polyester. Shirts do have buttons though.

Nick-H · Aug 18th, 2009, 17:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gardener972

Is there a reason why there are no buttons or zippers on the clothing? Clearly zippers weren't around hundreds of years ago but buttons were.

Yep... as Eastern mind says, simply none needed!

These things come under the heading of what, I think, is known as draped clothing.

Yes, lunghis and dothis and vestis are light, as are every-day saris. Posh saris, though, can be very heavy --- but, give or take a pin at the shoulder, they still stay up!

Jul 20th, 2009, 09:07	#16
kalyani68 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Midwest USA Posts: 225	My husband vividly remembers his own catastrophe which occurred during his thread ceremony as a boy. As a result, when he is really worried about dhoti security, he wears a belt around it and folds the top over it so it does not show. The poor guy has been scarred for life! When I was in South India I saw men adjusting and retucking their lunghis and dhoties quite a bit. The ladies do the same with their sarees. __________________ My Travel Blog- South India Dec. 2007 www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/wildcat007

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Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,189	It is easy to wear a vesti, and it does not fall off, but it takes a little practice, which can be done by wearing one around the house before venturing out. Yes, it is easy to take up the slack --- but much harder if wearing a belt.

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Eastern Mind Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 431	The way these items wrap around makes absolutely no need for zippers or buttons. The tuck does the job completely. Most of the fabric is also very light, light cotton, or silk, or now light polyester. Shirts do have buttons though.