The beautiful and serene Mizoram, situated on the Northeastern corner of India, is the home of the Mongoloid relatives, living for years in the Equality-championed hill societies.

The costumes of Mizoram bear conspicuous resemblance with that of the other hill-states of the Northeast. The fundamental patterns speak volumes for the prevalence of the ethnic heritage, typical of the costumes of the North East.

The hot favorite costume of a Mizoram woman is Puan . The vibrant color and the outstanding designs are the reasons behind this marvelous costume.

Puanchei , the gorgeous attire of Mizo girls is a must during weddings and festivals such as `Chapchar Kut` and `Pawl Kut`.

Ngotekherh is a cotton and hand-woven festive-attire apt for kuts, i.e. festivals, namely `Chapchar Kut`, `Mim Kut` and `Pawl Kut`. The shades in the cloth are black and white. The black portion of the textile is constructed from some kind of synthetic fur.

Kawrchei is akin to Ngotekherh , as it is the costume for revelry and merry-making. It is a fabulous blouse for Mizo girls. They too are hand-woven and cotton material. This are usually worn along with `Puanchei` and while performing the various dances of the Mizos In earlier times, these were all hand woven but nowadays these are mostly machine made. They are made from cotton and the colors are made by a thing called `Ting`. Along with this, a blouse, which is of the same pattern, is usually worn.

The Lusei men believe in simplicity, when it comes to deciding their traditional costume. They drape themselves in an almost .

7 feet long and 5 wide cloth-piece. It reaches the left shoulder to the back and then passes under the right arm, to cover the chest, with the remaining end concealing the left shoulder.

In cold season, some additional attires are worn, one on top of the other, along with a white coat, comes down from the throat enveloping till the thighs. White and red bands, invested with designs adorn the sleeves of these coats.

During the hot months, people tie these clothes around the waist to feel comfortable. Moreover, at times to avoid the blazing sun, a Lusei man contrives a piece of cloth as a turban or Pagri . The entire costume of the Lusei men is made of cotton , cultivated in the region itself. Usually, the costumes come in white colour, but sometimes men want to wear other shades, for example, blue colour bestowed with stripes.

There is hardly any difference existing in the costumes of the ordinary Lusei and the head of the community. Only during festive occasions, the costume is different.

The traditional costume of the Lusei women is the dark blue cotton petticoat, worn round the waist and tightly held by a girdle or belt of brass wire. This is uniform, worn by all women, stretches itself upto the knees. This petticoat is topped off by short white jacket and a cloth, wrapped in the same way as the men`s.

However, the resplendent item in the Lusei girl`s costume is the headgear, worn during dances. This headdress is composed of a coronal, built from brass and colored cane, endowed with porcupine quills, and upper edges of these quills are added green wing-feathers of the common parrot, carrying at their tips tussocks of wing covers of green beetles.

In the Lusei society, where men and women are considered equal, women indulge in smoking like men, through a hookah-type pipe ,which is 9 inches in height.

The warrior`s costume in Lusei society entail a cloth passed round the waist, a knapsack, fortified with a bear or tiger hide over one shoulder, a gun in one hand an weapon called dao on the other. A valorous Lusei, who had been conferred upon the honorable title of the Thanhchhuah, wears a particular cloth to signify his status, while the one who has wiped off people in war have special headdress, known as "chhawndawl" and "arke-ziak".

The Hmars tribes are weaving-experts , deft in creating multiple patterns . Among them, one must mention the Thangsuo Puon, meaning famous cloth in Hmars vocabulary. This the prized possession of the victorious and the destroyer of optimum number of foes in war. Those valiant Hmar warriors wear them, and even their wives, sometimes relish in the pride of their husband`s might, by wearing them.

Puon Laisen is a red cloth with two black stripes at the middle. The cloth is gifted with several designs like Sakat Zang Zie, Disul, etc.

The handwoven Hmaram , also called Kawkpui zikzial are very much in vogue among the children and girls. They are put in on the occasions such as `Chawn Day`, `Chhawnghnawh Day` and `Chapchar Kut`.

Zakuolaisen this is a blouse piece with crimson stripes used mainly by the unmarried girls.

The little but praiseworthy costumes of Paiteis are captivating. Thangou Puon, ranks as the most significant costume of Paiteis community. Only, a brave warrior who has slaughtered rivals in inter-tribal tussle or in war is allowed to claim ownership of this costume. Again, the producer of maximum quantity of crop can wear the Thangou Puon.

Paite is project themselves in the Puon Dum, their national cloth to attend commiseration, formal meetings and observance of National Dayand so on. It matches with the gravity of the situation etc. It appears with black lines along with white, yellow, red or green stripes.

Puon Pie, a quilt woven cloth, is a must for every girl, while coming down to settle in her husband`s abode, post marriage.

The costume of the Riang group of Mizoram is similar to that of the other tribes. The use of colours, designs, cuttings and finally the style of dressing, associated with costumes, casts light on the artistic prowess of the people of Mizoram.