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School girls wearing Patiala salwar suits. Another common type of Punjabi shalwar kameez is the Patiala salwar which has many folds and originates in the city of Patiala. Another style of the Punjabi suit is the use of the shalwar which hails from the Pothohar region of Punjab, Pakistan and is known as the Pothohari shalwar. [65]
Pakistani clothing refers to the ethnic clothing that is typically worn by people in the country of Pakistan and by Pakistanis. Pakistani clothes express the culture of Pakistan , the demographics of Pakistan , and cultures from Punjab , Sindh , Balochistan , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Gilgit-Baltistan , and Kashmir regions of the country.
The most common female dress is the shalwar kameez with a shawl called dupatta. The shawl is draped over the shoulders and sometimes over the head, usually for prayer. Most women wear very baggy trousers however more westernised girls have made it less baggy and tight. [130]
The Punjabi Kameez is a traditional outfit worn by both men and women in the Punjab region of South Asia, which includes parts of India and Pakistan. It consists of a long tunic or shirt, typically with long sleeves and a loose fit, paired with loose-fitting pants called salwar.
[27] [28] [29] Shalwars are trousers which are atypically wide at the waist but which narrow to a cuffed bottom. They are held up by a drawstring or elastic belt, which causes them to become pleated around the waist. [30] The trousers can be wide and baggy, or they can be cut quite narrow, on the bias. The kameez is a long shirt or tunic. [31]
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 men's shalwar kameez consists of a very baggy shalwar troser [11] which uses large lengths of cloth. [12] The kameez is also loose, [13] which traditionally is long with long sleeves. [14] Chakan doz is a hand-embroidered hat of the nobles, this type of hat is made of fabric on which needlework is done. [15]
Rumbur Valley, Chitral, NWFP, Pakistan Kalash girl in Rumbur. The girl is dressed in a dark gown and carries jewellery: a ring, a necklace and a headdress (kupa) covered with shells (kauri or cowri). On top of the headdress there is a tassle (probably red) and a second one, smaller, is visible above her forehead.