Originally posted by: Lethamukund
I also could not understand the western costumes that women wear in KA to work. Why can't they wear Indian wear to work.
Except MamaG, Dodo and Guni Maa, no one wears Indian cloths. I think Katha wears kurtas at home.
I convinced myself that even if it is not relatable that no one wears Indian wear at work, it is much better than other shows, where we get to see FL doing her hospital duty in silk sarees, sleeveless blouse and full on make up🤣🤣
I am at peace with that. we can't get everything so realistic guys. Better to be happy with what we are getting
at least in regional serials, you see lot of indian wear at work. I also think those makers are smart in that they get sponsorship from local shops. so there is a huge variety of clothes within the cast and it all depends on the character. I have no idea why they don't do such marketing tie-ups in hindi serials -- people will make money, get advertisement and viewers will see a variety of clothes.
yea I suppose I should see it as creative license but it still annoys me. sometimes, we don't see the impact of such a minor detail. back when mars mission was successful, this photo went viral.
it turned out to be staff support but still people were surprised to learn that there were high level women scientists in ISRO involved in the project and yes, they all showed up in their silk sari/salwar best for the event.
I remember reading this article by a NASA engineer who was so taken aback by this photo and she talked about the chatter that happened among women engineers on seeing women dressed up and totally flaunting their ethnic wear at a huge scientific milestone. because higher levels of science is obviously dominated by men, dressing up is avoided in order to be taken seriously. so, the photo really stood out to them and was shared widely within women in science. it was one reason this news photo went viral.
so when I think of angles like that, I do think it is important for regular serials to show that it is normal for women to wear all sorts of styles to work. it does not mean that you have to wear only western wear if you have to go to office. you can work in male dominated fields like architecture and engineering and still wear whatever your personal style is.