Which is the Best Indian Traditional Men’s Clothing?

Vinita Solanki
2 min readJun 29, 2016

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When it comes to Indian traditional men’s clothing, one can think of several options since India is a diverse country with multiple communities and cultures, each having their own heritage in terms of clothing and attire. And above all, the same attire in the country can be worn in different ways by a different community. For example, Dhoti Kurta, a traditional Indian wear is worn in a different style in eastern India and in Southern India, though the attire is same.

So men do have options in Indian ethnic wear like kurta Pyjama, Dhoti kurta, etc, but when it comes to the best option, it is undoubtedly, the Sherwani which is the classy garment with a royal look coming in myriad designs, cuts, and colors. It is one of the preferred garments across India in special occasion like weddings and considering this preference; designers also have shown massive creativity with the garment giving it more style and manner.

Sherwani is almost a replica of a coat, but in the longer version paired with a Churidar. The garment comes in various materials, but silk is the most preferred fabrics since it provides the desired classiness in looks. Baluchi, Peshwari are some of the popular designs in this attire. Often people love to have Kantha handwork in the garment which is extremely eye-arresting. Works of sequence, beads, zari, crystal are quite common in Sherwani. For weddings, this can be paired with heavy accessories to provide a grand look to the groom.

The online platform is an excellent place to access the vast collection of traditional Indian men’s Clothing and Sherwani, in particular, to add one in the wardrobe.

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