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Khada dupatta (upright stole) is the traditional wedding dress of hyderabadi Muslim brides in the Indian subcontinent. It is an elaborate wedding ensemble comprising a kurta (tunic), chooridaar (extra-long slim pants that gather at the ankles), and a 6-yard dupatta (stole or veil ).
The Punjabi ghagra (Punjabi: ਘੱਗਰਾ) is a four-piece outfit [1] known as tewar or 'ti-or' which was traditionally worn by Punjabi women throughout the Punjab region with the outfit comprising a head scarf (), kurta or kurti, [2] ghagra (long skirt) and either a suthan (baggy trousers with a tight band around the ankles) or the Punjabi salwar (trousers). [3]
The kurta with its side slits in the Punjabi kurta can be traced to the 11th century C.E. [16] The straight-cut traditional kurta is known as a panjabi in Bangladesh , West Bengal and Assam . [ 17 ] [ 18 ] The traditional Punjabi kurta of the Punjab region is wide and falls to the knees [ 19 ] and is cut straight.
Punjabi women wore the suthan with a kurta, kurti, kameez [112] or jhaga. The kurti could be straight cut ending at the waist or be a mini version of the anga, [ 74 ] which is a gown flowing to below the knees and even to the ankles (akin to the anarkali ) also known as an angarkha [ 113 ] [ 114 ] and peshwaj [ 115 ] which is similar to a loose ...
There is no single way of wearing the dupatta, and as time evolves and fashion modernizes, the style of the dupatta has also evolved. A dupatta is traditionally worn over the left shoulder in India, and tucked in to a skirt on the opposite side. However, the dupatta can be free hanging over the shoulder, or, across the neck and behind both ...
The combination garment is sometimes called salwar kurta, salwar suit, or Punjabi suit. [36] [37] The shalwar-kameez is a widely-worn, [38] [39] and national dress, [40] of Pakistan. When women wear the shalwar-kameez in some regions, they usually wear a long scarf or shawl called a dupatta around the head or neck. [41]
The kurta is a remnant of the 11th-century female kurtaka which was a shirt extending to the middle of the body with side slits [105] worn in parts of north India [106] which has remained a traditional garment for women in Punjab, [107] albeit longer than the kurtaka. The suthan was traditionally worn with a long kurta but can also be worn with ...
Sindhi women and men wear the Shalwar Qameez or the Kurta with Pyjama. Women also wear Sari or ghagra. However, before the adoption of the Shalwar kameez, kurta, the Sari as well as other articles of clothing, Sindhis had their own traditional costumes. The group of Sindhi girls in traditional Sindhi clothes from central Sindh.