Carefully researched collection of 44 ready-to-color illustrations spotlights more than five centuries of fashions from India's colorful past, among them the sari, a long, gracefully draped
gown worn by women; full, trousers, worn by both sexes; jodphurs — trousers westernized into riding breeches; as well as Pashmina shawls, turbans, and other accessories.