Dresses of Pakistan
Men’s Dresses
Salwar Kameez/shalwar kameez/halwar qamiz
It is a traditional dress for both women and men in Pakistan. Salwars or shalwars looks like a trousers, the difference is, its wider at the top and narrow at the bottom. kameez is simply a long shirt. side (alsoo called chaak) remains open below the waist-line, which provides great comfirt for movement.
For a women salwar kameez, they usually wear a long scarf or shawl called a dupatta around the head or neck, which is neccessory in Islam.
kurta or kurti, is a traditional item to wear which is commonly used in Pakistan and it can be wear with dhoti, salwar, pants, churidar pants and jeans as well.
Sleeves are not cuffed and fall straight to wrist and don’t narrow. To give comfirt in movement, side remains open for 6-12 inches above the hem, also front and back pieces remains rectangular.
it usually open on the centered chest and tied with the buttons at top.
It is the national dress of Pakistan for men, and men wear it normally in their wedding party. its coat fits with the body and its usually embroided in different ways, buttons in front of coat on chest helps to fit closer to the body.
It is a Men dress and they wear Waistcoat with Kameez salwar, its always full vertical opening in the front and fastens with buttons.
Men wear three piece suit normally in Pakistan at their Valima reception and normally colors they used are dark navy blue or jet black and with jet black shoes. In high socity mens wear it in their business meetings etc..
It is a traditional dress for women in Pakistan. Salwars or shalwars looks like a trousers, the difference is, its wider at the top and narrow at the bottom and its pleated at the waist and tied up with (izar band or kamar band) or with elastic belt. kameez is simply a long shirt. side (alsoo called chaak) remains open below the waist-line, which provides great comfirt for movement.
For a women salwar kameez, they usually wear a long scarf or shawl called a dupatta around the head or neck, which is neccessory in Islam.
sari/saree/shari is not commonly used in Pakistan but still its used in wedding or some formal parties and some elder womens still use it as daily wear.
It is a strip of unstitched cloth of four to nine metres in length that is draped over the body in various styles. Usually women wear it over a petticoat with blouse an upper garmet.
Sharara is very popular among the new-age generation. The charm of this outfit gives a mesmerizing look to the wearer. This astounding dress which is fitted till the knee and big flare from the knee onwards, providing a full skirt like look symbolizes dignity and pride.
Sharara is a traditional dress of Indian women and a wedding dress of Pakistani brides. This beautiful outfit gained the recognition in India since the invasion of the Mughal Empire. Sharara is originally a muslim garment but it has reached popularity among Indian women as well.
This garment embodies one of the richest patterns of art.Sharara comes in rich fabric such as Crepe, Satin, Chiffon, Georgette and Silk.
The bride traditionally wears a red gharara or shalwar kameez which is heavily embroidered; other bright colors may also be seen. The dress is always accompanied with heavy gold jewellery. The groom may wear a traditional dress such as sherwani with a sehra or turban though some may prefer to wear a western inspired suit.
A kurta or kurti, for a shorter version of the kurta) is a traditional item of clothing worn in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India,Sri Lanka and Pakistan. It is a loose shirt falling either just above or somewhere below the knees of the wearer, and is worn by both men and women. It can be worn with a dhoti, loose salwar pants, churidar pants, as well as jeans, a tight-fitting variant of the salwar. Kurtas are worn both as casual everyday wear and as formal dress.
Western women often wear inexpensive imported kurtas as blouses, usually over jeans. These kurtas are typically much shorter than the traditional garments and made with a lighter materials, like those used in sewing kameez. Imported kurtas were fashionable in the 1960s and 1970s, as an element of hippie fashion, fell from favor briefly, and are now again fashionable. South Asian women may also wear this Western adaptation of South Asian fashion.
Formal kurtas are usually custom-made by South Asian tailors, who work with the fabric their customers bring them. South Asians overseas, and Westerners, can buy them at South Asian clothing stores or order them from web retailers.
A traditional kurta is composed of rectangular fabric pieces with perhaps a few gusset inserts, and is cut so as to leave no wasted fabric. The cut is usually simple, although decorative treatments can be elaborate.
The sleeves of a traditional kurta fall straight to the wrist; they do not narrow, as do many Western-cut sleeves. Sleeves are not cuffed, just hemmed and decorated.
The front and back pieces of a simple kurta are also rectangular. The side seams are left open for 6-12 inches above the hem, which gives the wearer some ease of movement.
The kurta usually opens in the front; some styles, however, button at the shoulder seam. The front opening is often a hemmed slit in the fabric, tied or buttoned at the top; some kurtas, however, have plackets rather than slits. The opening may be centered on the chest, or positioned off center.
A traditional kurta does not have a collar. Modern variants may feature stand-up collars of the type known to tailors and seamstresses as “mandarin” collers. These are the same sort of collars seen on achkans, sherwanis, and Nehru jackets.
Kurtas worn in the summer months are usually made of thin silk or cotton fabrics; winter season kurtas are made of thicker fabric such as wool (as in Kashmiri kurtas) or Khadi silk, a thick, coarse, handspun and handwoven silk that may be mixed with other fibers.
Kurtas are typically fastened with tasseled ties, cloth balls and loops, or buttons. Ready-made kurtas often avoid the use of horn buttons, in deference to Hindu sentiments; such buttons are frequently made from cow or buffalo hooves or horns. Buttons are often wood or plastic. Kurtas worn on formal occasions might feature decorative metal buttons, which are not sewn to the fabric, but, like cufflinks, are fastened into the cloth when needed. Such buttons can be decorated with jewels, enameling, and other traditional jewelers’ techniques.
Churidars, or more properly churidar pyjamas, are tightly fitting trousers worn by both men and women in South Asia and Central Asia. They are a variant of the common salwar pants. Salwars are cut wide at the top and narrow at the ankle. Churidars narrow more quickly, so that contours of the leg are revealed. They are usually cut on the bias (at a 45 degree angle to the grain of the fabric) which makes them naturally stretchy. Stretch is important when pants are closefitting. They are also cut longer than the leg and finish with a tightly fitting buttoned cuff at the ankle. The excess length falls into folds and appears like a set of bangles resting on the ankle (hence ‘churidar’; ‘churi’: bangle, ‘dar’: like). When the wearer is sitting, the extra material is the “ease” that makes it possible to bend the legs and sit comfortably. The word “churidar” is from Hindi and made its way into English only in the 20th century. Earlier, tight fitting churidar-like pants worn in in India were referred to by the British as Moghul breeches, long-drawers, or mosquito drawers.
The churidar is usually worn with a kameez (a form-fitted overshirt) by women or a kurta (a loose overshirt) by men, or they can form part of a bodice and skirt ensemble, as seen in the illustration of 19th century Indian women wearing churidar with a bodice and a transparent overskirt. Traditionally attired Kathak dancers, from northern India, still wear churidar with a wide skirt and a tight bodice; when the dancers twirl, the leg contours can be discerned — as can be seen in many Bollywood movies featuring Kathak dancing.
Punjabi “Chunni” is a long scarf that is essential to many South Asian women’s suits. Some “dupatta suits” include the salwar kameez, the trouser suit, and the kurta. The dupatta is also worn over the Hindu outfit of lehenga or ghaghra- choli. The dupatta has long been a symbol of modesty in South Asian dress. It is traditionally worn across both shoulders. However, the dupatta can also be worn like a cape around the entire torso. The material for the dupatta varies according to the suit: cotton, georgette, silk, chiffon, and more. The other names for dupatta are chunri, chunni and orna [mainly in Bangladesh](sometimes shortened to ‘unni’ by many Gujaratis).
There are various modes of wearing the unsewn dupatta. When not draped over the head in the traditional style, it is usually worn with the middle portion of the dupatta resting on the chest like a garland with both ends thrown over each respective shoulder. When the dupatta resting is worn along with the salwar-kameez it is casually allowed to flow down the front and back.
The use of the dupatta has definitely undergone a metamorphosis over time. In current fashions, the dupatta is frequently draped over one shoulder, and even over just the arms. Another recent trend is the short dupatta often seen with kurtas and Indo-Western clothing. Essentially, the dupatta is often treated as an accessory in current urban fashion. Nevertheless, the dupatta remains an integral part of Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani clothing.
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