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Dress Adornment
Dress Adornment of Tibetan is mainly traditional Tibet attire , its characteristic is long sleeve and wide waist . Women wear long robe with long sleeve in winter , and long robe without sleeve , inside is colorful and multi-pattern underlinen , and with an apron in the front waist . Tibetan people like "Hada" , a pure white silk and cloth with twenty to thirty centimeters wide and one or two meters long , which is regarded as a precious gift . People present Hada to others to symbolize respecting when happy occasion , someone is visiting , visit a respected or bid farewell to somebody .
The Tibetans wear various kinds of costumes made of silk, sheep's skin, wool and cotton. Costumes for men are bold and loose, and for women, elegant and graceful. A man's robe is usually longer than his height, so that when he wears it, he has to lift the gown and tie it with a waist band, leaving the lower hems of the gown 30 to 40 centimeters above his feet. Women wear jewelry, mostly gold and silver. The sleeves of their shirts are usually longer than their arms and are used as a feature in Tibetan dances.
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