Choli? (link to example)

Eden Evergreen

Greetings and salutations.

I've sometimes seen "belly dancing" outfits, though most seem to be Hollywood's version.

The real version, dancers frequently wear a top that I've been told is called a "choli."

Link to  - EXAMPLE - A performance by a woman wearing a choli. It's a video posted on Facebook, and set to public viewing. You can't see her choli immediately, since she has props covering it when she first appears. Sorry about that - hope anyone who chooses to watch it will enjoy the performance!

(WARNING: if you don't cancel it, the thing will go to a random video when this one finishes.)

I'm probably not the only one who would like to see something in the store that's a lot like the top she wears. The skirt is pretty cool, too.

Thank you for your time, and have a DAZtastic day!

Chohole

The choli is the short blouse worn by Women in the Indian Sub continent under a Sari or with a Lehenga and then a Dupatta is draped over it.
I made textures to turn The MFD into a Choli lehenga outfit for V4, 

This is an image of a simpple one as sold Ready made

 

vwrangler

I'm not really understanding what the difference is between that top and the ones in https://www.daz3d.com/saree-for-genesis-8-female-and-victoria-8 and https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-bollywood-bride-for-genesis-8-females -- is there one?

Also, anjeli93 at Renderosity has both a Traditional Indian outfit and a Ghagra Choli outfit.

Chohole

vwrangler said:

I'm not really understanding what the difference is between that top and the ones in https://www.daz3d.com/saree-for-genesis-8-female-and-victoria-8 and https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-bollywood-bride-for-genesis-8-females -- is there one?

Also, anjeli93 at Renderosity has both a Traditional Indian outfit and a Ghagra Choli outfit.

I agree with you  The choli is a basic piece of Indian clothing,  and is worn with either a Sari, or a Lehenga  or as you say a Ghagra. THere isn't much difference between a Lehenga and a Ghagra The Ghagra is an everyday item of clothing (a skirt to our western eyes) and the Lehenga is fancier for parties and weddings

I posted my images to show just how basic it can be.

Eden Evergreen

The cholis you show are beautiful. However, none of those are exactly what I was hoping to find.

Instead of short tight sleeves, the sleeves are slightly looser fiting. Most sleeves also have a flared extension, beginning a little above the elbow. It can be anywhere from a finger length (almost like a full-circle, ungathered ruffle) to around 3/4ths of the length of a forearm. The flared part of the sleeve may be tapered, shorter on the front of the sleeve and longer toward the back.

The belly dance version, if I understood correctly, comes from the middle east instead of India. Or it may have been adapted from India's; maybe that's why the same word is used.

Thank you for replying, even though I failed to be adequately clear about my hopes. I appreciate the efforts.

nonesuch00

When I visited Jaipur last year both hotels had dancers in those type outfits and at one hotel they danced with fire and also there where men dancers (the men were wearing, if I remember right, something like I've seen male Genies wear on TV). They also had traditional puppet shows.