Haywards Black India Men's Fashion Fair took place at Bangalore in Oct. 2007.
There was a dumping of cosmetics, garments, and ornaments for males, including nose rings.
BRANDS UNDER SHOW
Adelchi, Allen Solly, Dockers, Levi's, Louise Phillippe, Van Heussen etc.
Bare Body Essentials. etc.
INTERPRETATIONS, OBSERVATIONS, COMMENTS
The beerman decides what Indian males have to wear.
If male nose rings have come, how can males lag behind in wearing flowers?
WHAT ACTUALLY ADORNS AN INDIAN MALE?
The 7th Century Sanskrit Poet Bhartrihari answers this very forcefully. Of course it may not have any value today. :
Real beautifiers are not: necklaces shining like moon;
Baths with cosmetics and flowers;
Hair dressing and styles;
Only a purified language and speech adorns a person.
All other ornamentation will degenerate and perish.
Keeyuuraan` na bhuush`ayanti purusham haaraa na candrojjvalaa
Na snaanam na vileepanam na kusumam na alamkrutaa muurdhajah
Vaan`y eekaa samalamkaroti purusham yaa sanskrutaa dhaaryate
kshiiyante khalu bhuushashaan`anii satatam vaag bhuushan`am bhuushan`am
No comments:
Post a Comment