Sari in Nepal) and petticoat called "parkar" or "ul-pavadai". In the modern Indian subcontinent, the sari is considered a cultural icon. The word "sari" described in Sanskrit शाटी which means 'strip of cloth' and शाडी or साडी in Pali, and which evolved to in modern Indian languages. The word 'Sattika' is mentioned as describing women's attire in ancient India in Sanskrit literature and Buddhist literature called Jatakas. This could be equivalent to modern day 'Sari'. The term for female bodice, the "choli" evolved from ancient "Stanapatta". Rajatarangini (meaning the 'river of kings'), a tenth-century literary work by Kalhana, states that the
Midriff moves there is a flash of skin, but nothing startling. Fashion designer Carolina Herrera told, ""the midriff doesn't have to be completely bare; a veil of chiffon over the midriff can look intriguing."". The bare midriff, with flat, toned abs, became the trend in Hollywood in the 2010s. In the Spring-Summer 2015 Haute Couture show by Chanel in Paris, midriff-baring tops were a main focus. Beginning in the late 1940s, school dress codes in the United States started to ban bare midriffs. Even today, many American secondary schools have dress codes dating back to the 1970s against attire that leaves