Bloomsbury Fashion Central

Table of contents

• Front matter
  • Map
  • Contributors
  • Encyclopedia Preface
  • Preface to South Asia and Southeast Asia
• Part 1: Overview of Dress and Fashion in South Asia and Southeast Asia
  • Introductory Note on South Asia and Southeast Asia
  • Dress and Its Symbolic Significance in South Asia and Southeast Asia
• Part 2: Dress and Fashion in South Asia
  • Introduction to South Asia
  • History of Textiles of South Asia
  • Body Decoration in South Asia
  • Fashion and the Garment Industry in South Asia
  • Cross-Dressing in South Asia
• Part 3: Countries of South Asia
  • India
  • Pakistan
  • Bangladesh
  • Nepal
  • Sri Lanka
  • Bhutan
  • The Maldive Islands
• Part 4: Types of Dress in South Asia
  • The Sari
  • Stitched and Shaped Garments
  • Jewelry of Indo-Pakistan and Bangladesh
  • The Sash, Patka, or Kamarband
  • The Shawl and the Head Cover
  • The Kashmir Shawl: A Historical Study
  • The Kashmir Shawl and Its Use in the Indo-Islamic World and Europe
  • The Turban: India and Pakistan
  • South Asian Footwear: History, Tradition, and Contemporary Trends
• Part 5: Peoples and Dress of South Asia
  • Ladakh
  • Dress of the Exile: Tibetan
  • Himalayan Buddhist Communities
  • Nagaland and Nagas of Manipur
  • Ethnic Groups of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India
  • Rites of Passage and Rituals in India
  • The Erotic in Indian Dress
  • Colonial Influence on Dress in the Indian Subcontinent
  • Royal Dress in India and Pakistan
  • Fashion in Post-Independence India
  • Ethnic Dress and Jewelry of the Hill Tribes of Chittagong
  • Dress of the Ranas of Nepal
  • Colonial Influence on Dress in Sri Lanka
• Part 6: Dress and Fashion in Southeast Asia
  • Introduction to Southeast Asia
  • The Fashion World of Southeast Asia
• Part 7: Countries of Southeast Asia
  • Laos
  • Vietnam
  • Thailand
  • Myanmar
  • Cambodia
  • Cambodia: Historical Dress
  • Malaysia
  • Indonesia
  • Philippines: North
  • Philippines: Central
  • Philippines: South
• Part 8: Peoples and Dress of Southeast Asia
  • Rites of Passage and Rituals in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia
  • Rites of Passage and Ritual Traditions of the Shan
  • Court Dress of Thailand: History and Symbolic Significance
  • The Thai King’s Colors
  • Body Modification in Thailand: Tattooing
  • The Sarong Kebaya of Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia
  • Beaded and Embroidered Accessories of the Peranakan Chinese
  • The Textile Tradition of Malaysia and Its Impact on Dress
  • Jewelry of Malaysia
  • Ethnic Dress and Adornment of the Dayaks of Sabah, Sarawak, and Kalimantan
  • Chinese Dress in Singapore
  • Rites of Passage and Rituals in Indonesia
  • Colonial Influence on Dress in Indonesia
  • Colonial Influence on the Sarong and Kain in Java
  • Jewelry in Indonesia
  • Cross-Dressing in Indonesia
  • Batik Dress of Java
  • Tattooing in the Philippines
  • Tooth Staining in the Philippines
  • Used Clothing in the Philippines
  • Revival of Piña Cloth and Dress: Southern Luzon and Central Philippines
• Part 9: Dress of the Diaspora
  • Miao/Hmong in Australia
  • Miao/Hmong in the United States
  • South Asian Diaspora
• Online Exclusives
  • Indonesian Indie (DIY) Fashion
  • Bollywood Fashion
  • Gandhi, Khadi, and Indian Independence
  • The Indigenous Hunter-Gatherers of Sri Lanka, the Wanniyala-Aetto
  • Country Review: Singapore
  • Snapshot: Benny Ong
  • Snapshot: Priscilla Shunmugam