Evolution of female costume in Sinhala tradition

dc.contributor.author	Pathirana, H
dc.date.accessioned	2014-01-10T14:40:04Z
dc.date.available	2014-01-10T14:40:04Z
dc.date.issued	2014-01-10
dc.identifier.uri	http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/9771
dc.description.abstract	According to tbe Oxford English dictionary tbe meaning of costume denotes (the distinctive s!Jle of coiffilre,jelvellel)" and appare' of a period, cot/nfl)', class or a group '. Costumes are considered as things that are laid 011 the human boqy for beauty) aesthetics and junction. Bocjy shape orfigure is believed to be the c!lllllt/ative reStllt of a iuoman's skeletal structure and distribution of muscle on the borfJl. The ftlJlale figure in ma'!)' cultures has been uorsbipped as the .rymbol of ftrtility and prosperity. The femate form IS considered as more attractive than its male counterpart. In general ftmale figures are narrouer at the waist than at the bust and hip area, and accentuated with long hair that foils along the back	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	female) costume, tradition, Sri Lanka, design, eiolution	en_US
dc.title	Evolution of female costume in Sinhala tradition	en_US
dc.type	Conference-Full-text	en_US
dc.identifier.year	2012	en_US
dc.identifier.conference	Emerging built environments reflections of culture, technology and politics is space	en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos	181-193	en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding	Proceedings of the 6th FARU conference proceedings 2012	en_US