Simran Agarwal · The Public Domain Review · 2025
The Emperor’s New Clothes: Fashion, Politics, and Identity in Mughal South Asia
The Mughal emperors in India faced a sartorial quandary: continue wearing their traditional Central Asian attire, or adopt the lighter cotton clothing of this warmer clime?
Why we picked it
Agarwal treats imperial clothing as political language, revealing how Mughal rulers used dress to negotiate climate, theology, cultural belonging, and authority.
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