The national costume or traditional wears of a country have their own uniqueness. They reflect a lot about the country, like its culture, traditions, climatic condition etc. Just like other national identities, it is the duty of the citizens of a nation to preserve the value of their national costume and traditional wears.
As the pace of life is increasing, people are avoiding to wear traditional dresses in their routine. They have become more practical, hence look at the comfort of the dress rather than emotions. They mostly go for casual dresses or formal wears while at work because many times wearing traditional dresses is cumbersome and time-consuming. Taking India’s national costume for instance which is “shervani” for men and “sari” for women, it is really difficult to carry oneself comfortably in it for long hours. Moreover, as globalisation has taken place, a variety of clothes are available, so it also goes on the personal choice of what to wear.
I still do not believe that national costume or traditional dresses have lost their importance.
In my country, people still wear traditional dresses on social and religious occasions. They still feel proud when they wear traditional dresses. Even national leaders wear national costume when they visit other countries as they represent their nation. In international events like Olympics, Miss Universe etc., each participant represents a particular country by wearing the national costume. This all signifies the value of national costume and traditional dresses and their place in people’s heart.
Although the use and preference of national costume and traditional dresses has reduced over the years and they have gone out of our routine, they still are a source of inspiration to modern fashion and trends and have maintained their importance.