The Vedic period / Indian Vedic fashion (Clothing) History
• The Vedic Era/Indian fashion History The Vedic period was from c. 1500 – to c. 600BCE, and the civilization was located in the northern to north-western region of the Indian subcontinent. The early or archaic Vedic period is the earliest part of the Vedic period, extending from about 1500 BCE to the time of the Rigveda. It is believed that this period was a formative period for Hinduism as we know it today. The Rigvedic hymns were composed from about 1500 BCE to 1100 BCE, after which point the centre of Indian culture shifted to the Ganges Plain, with the end of the Brāhmaṇas and before rise of Buddhism in Magadha and Classical Sanskrit in Pāṇini (c. 5th century BCE).As the Indian man was developing in this age, one of the most significant inventions was weaving of cloth and making clothes. Evidence of clothing in this era comes only in the form of Vedic knowledge which was verbally transferred to pupils by Brahmin teachers. Vedic people did not sew their clothes. Clothing was ...