Fashion Around the World

Research on Asia:

East Asia- East Asia consist of countries such as Japan, Mongolia, China, Hong Kong and Macau, territories of China, Taiwan, South Korea, and North Korea. Some of the major religions that are followed by the people in this region is of Shinto Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shamanism. The East Asian culture has been called in many different ways, and some of the common names it has been called are Sinic World, Confucian World or the Chinese culture sphere. The East culture started at the yellow and the Yangtze river, and from there it moved to the other regions through migration of people to other regions, and through communication. Chinese's dynasty had a huge influence on the rest of the East Asian countries, and most this countries have their writing system derived from the Chinese languages, Mandarin. Other than the culture and the writing system, their traditional clothing is also similar to china's in a way. In East Asia, the traditional clothing are known to conceal the body shape. The dresses are usually T-shaped garments, and the garments generally open down the front. It takes almost 34 to 35 cm of fabric in order to make the garments, and the garment contains beautiful patterns of flowers and traditional looking rich embroidery on the edges of the garment.
Japan- The traditional clothing of Japan consists of Kimono, Yukata etc. Kimono literally means 'the thing worn', and it is worn by both men and women.
Korea- The traditional clothing of Korea is called Hanbok, in South Korea, and in North it is called Joseon-ot. The top part of the clothing is called jeogori, and the sleeves are very long and it contains complex yet beautiful embroidery throughout the blouse.
China- Chinese traditional clothing are mainly known as "Han Fu", and the clothing that are mainly worn today are mainly from the Manchu era, late 17th century. The garment for the men and the women are made the same way, but women's rob are a little longer than men with a fluffy skirt.
South Asia- South Asia consist of countries such as India, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Maldives. Some of the major religions that are followed by people living in this region are Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Islam. Countries such as Sri Lanka and Bhutan, the dominant culture that is followed is Buddhism. While followers of Islam in a large unit can be found in countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as islands of  Maldives. Believers of Hinduism and Jainism are mainly found in Nepal and India, however in India consists of people with all this religions as well as a wholesome amount of believers of Christianity. This part of the world contains the three main branches of the Language tree, which are the Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, and the Sino-Tibetan. Draped and wrapped garments are the most common clothing in South Asia. In olden time, the clothing were threaded with real gold which showed the superiority of the person. One of the oldest empire in South Asia, Gupta Empire which is more specifically in India, the king was married to a Greek woman, and her clothing significantly influence the traditional clothing in that region. A single piece of chiton draped around her body, with some pleats going down in the center, can  be considered the ancestor of most of the traditional clothing which later diffused in countries such India, Nepal, Sri Lanka etc.
India- India consists of numerous ethnicities, languages as well as different kind of clothing. However, India is very well known of its silky, gorgeous Saree or Sari, which are worn by women with a choli, blouse. In olden time, men were likely to wear dhoti or lungi, a wrapped skirt with a kameez, a long tunic.
Pakistan- Because they share a long history with India, a lot of their dressing seems to be similar to them. Men and women both wear Salvar Kameez, and women usually wear a duppata, which goes around their neck or lays on the side of their shoulder.
Bhutan-  During traditional days, people tend to wear woven dress instead of the regular machine milled clothes. Traditional clothing for women in Bhutan are called Kera, ankle length dress, and under it they wear a blouse. Traditional clothing for men are called gho, tied around the waist which secured with a belt, and over the belt they wear a large pouch which contains traditional items such as betel nut, bowl etc.
Southeast Asia- Southeast Asia consists of countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Brunei, and Timor-Leste. In ancient period there were a lot of maritime trade happening in this region, so due to that it is influenced by many religions. Some of the major religion in this region are Islam, Buddhism, Christianity as well as Hinduism. In this region, they give very importance to art, more specifically dancing, and they also have a common feature of stilt housing.
Cambodia- The traditional clothing for women in Cambodia are very similar to the ones that are for men. The both wear a sampot, a long skirt folded in the front and it mainly looks like a trousers. On the top of it, they usually wear a white shirt or blouse. Men also wear a sampot, specifically one made out of cotton, with a white shirt of long sleeves.  
Vietnam- The traditional clothing for both gender in Vietnam is called Ao dai. However, men don't choose to wear Ao dai, but they do during traditional events. Women are usually known to wear Ao dai, which basically is a long blouse with a slit on the side which are wore over silky pants.
Brunei- The traditional clothing of Brunei are very similar to the traditional clothing of Malaysia. The clothing is called Baju Melayu, and the clothing is very colorful which is mainly made out of rich, pure silk. The dress covers the whole body from neck to toe, and men usually wear a long sleeve shirt with trousers and sarong.
Central Asia- Central Asia consists of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstani, Turkmenistan.
West Asia
North Asia
Cite:
http://www.lifeinkorea.com/culture/clothes/clothes.cfm
http://fashion-history.lovetoknow.com/clothing-around-world/south-asia-history-dress
http://www.bhutan.com/culture/traditional-dress
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/art-entertainment/97197/traditional-costumes-of-ten-southeast-asian-countries.html