Showing posts with label shalwar kameez. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shalwar kameez. Show all posts

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Salwar Kameez: With Modern Approach

salwar kameezUsually a salwar kameez is made up of different types of fabrics including silk, cotton, linen etc, but the most common type of fabric that is primarily used to prepare salwar kameez is cotton. Most of the salwar kameez are well decorated by beautiful embroidery work using different pattern fabrics.

Salwar Kameez is a type of clothing which is wears by both men and women but the only difference is that men mostly wear plain salwar kameez while women wear decorated one. The other difference is that women also use shawl or dupatta with salwar kameez to cover their head and neck to show respect to their elders.

With the change in time, salwar kameez also gets more modern looks. Now a day’s salwar kameez become more fancy and stylish. Modern salwar kameez generally include stylish necklines, transparent fabrics, and daring cuts. These changes make salwar kameez a more fashionable outfit for all type of occasion such as wedding etc. Now a day’s women usually wear kameez over jeans, skits and camisoles for a different look.
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Monday, May 4, 2009

Salwar Kameez: Traditional Women Clothing

salwar kameez

Shalwar or salwar kameez is one of the traditional women clothing of South Asia. This dress is primarily worn by women in countries such as India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka whereas in other countries of South Asia such as Pakistan and Afghanistan, salwar kameez is worn by both women and men.

Salwars are loose trousers like pajamas whereas kameez are like loose shirt worn above it. Traditional look of salwar has broader legs from the top and narrow at the bottom. Side seams also known as the chaak are left open lower the waist-line.

Like every thing changes with time, modern salwar kameez also got some changes in design. Now day’s salwar kameez are more fitted as compare to their traditional version. Salwars are knotted around the waist with the help of elastic band and kameez are generally worn over it.

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