Womens Dresses - Chikan embroidery is a specialty of Lucknow in north India. Unique style of embroidery was developed during the Mughal period (16th to 18th century) in India. The embroidery style developed then, continue to popular today. Village women living around the city of Luknow execute the embroidery work.An India sari is the most commonly seen costume of unstitched cloth worn by women across South Asia. Varying in size, style, pattern, color and richness, it crosses all class and caste barriers, regional traditions and urban fashions continue to contribute to its repertoire of design forms. Each area in India has its own distinctive method of draping a saree. One end is generally worn tucked at the waist into a petticoat, pleated and then wound around the legs to make a long skirt reaching to the ankles; the remaining end may be thrown over a shoulder or over the head. A widow is frequently expected to wear a white saree older women wear dark tone, while bright colures are reserved for younger women.