Talk:Choli

message: I rewrote. I could expand, now that I have Chantal Boulanger's book. Pictures desperately needed! Zora 07:14, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Someone added a note re belly dancers wearing cholis. I rewrote it. As to the link the new editor added -- the link shows people how to sew their own backless cholis, which is good, but it also includes a very low-key ad for pre-sewn cholis. Usually we don't accept any commercial links. I hate to throw out this one, but if we leave it, then other would-be commercial advertisers are going to cry foul. Perhaps we can ask the website owner to redo the page and leave off the ad? Zora 20:41, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pattern for backless choli 

message: I looked more closely at that "historical picture" and it doesn't seem that either of the women pictured are wearing cholis. They seem to be nude from the waist up. Notice nipples! The face of the reclining woman doesn't look Indian ... I wonder if this was a "spicy" print made to be sold to British soldiers and administrators. I don't think it's an appropriate illustration. I'm going to replace it with another one. Zora 21:48, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Historical picture 

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message: At least the second part of the article ("Contemporary") is mere subjective fashion-journal style. As Wikipedia is not a blog nor a instruction manual, I rather would like this section to be completely removed.
Also, the mass of pictures isn't necessary for understanding the concept of a Choli. As it's not even necessary to point out every single detail that may be considered "fashion" somewhere or by someone, it would be enough and much more suitable for an encyclopedia to give an overview about forms and "culture" of modern-day Choli wearing, together with about one or two pictures (perhaps, for the more "curious", a link to Commons underneath).
What I consider not only as inappropriate, but partially even "offending", are sentences like these:
*"Sleeves ending just above the elbows are most flattering for women with plump arms."
This is a very obvious example for subjective style. No one can decide what's "flattering", also "plump arms" is simply demeaning. Wikipedia isn't here to tell people what they should wear, like or do.
*"Little sleeves ending an inch or two below the shoulder are suitable for young girls and women with slender arms."
Again, who decides that? It's just an opinion.
*"Mostly suitable to be worn along with transparent saris[13] and give a glamourous diva look."
Mh, maybe I like them more together with a cape because it gives a Superman look ... 
Well, I think I pointed out clearly why you can't leave that in here as it is.
Tubifex (talk) 18:43, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article needs a serious clean-up 

message: The article for blouse defines a blouse as "a loose-fitting upper garment... It is typically gathered at the waist (by a waistband or belt) so that it hangs loosely over the wearer's body." https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blouse&oldid=560775380
The definition currently given for choli is "a midriff-baring blouse [sic] shell garment ... cut to fit tightly to the body... The choli is usually cropped, allowing exposure of the midriff and the navel" https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Choli&oldid=565534652
These two definitions do not agree.  A choli is tight-fitting. A blouse hangs loosely. The loose fit of a blouse is a key feature; the verb "[to blouse]" means to hang in loose foldshttp://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/blouse. A less important difference is that choli usually doesn't reach the waist and a blouse is usually tucked in at the waist (which is what causes it to blouse out).
Because it is tight-fitting, a choli should not be called a "blouse". Therefore I have edited the article to remove the word "blouse" from the first sentence.
But what generic garment words should be used? As a speaker of American English, I would consider this garment to fall in the general category of generic shirt, but I understand this term is more specific in British English (and maybe Indian English, too?). For now I have used the word "upper garment".  96.237.177.60 (talk) 14:33, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  a Choli is not a "blouse"  

message: Somethings wrong here. Almost the first thing the lead says is that a choli bares the midriff yet only 1 of the pictures on this page shows that, all the other pictured garments cover the midriff. Either the pictures do not properly represent choli as it is defined or the definition is wrong. I don't know which it is so I won't change anything but someone with knowledge of this garment should either add some photos (and perhaps clarify the current ones) or change the description in the lead.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.20.55.225 (talk) 10:51, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  midriff