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The combination garment is sometimes called salwar kurta, salwar suit, or Punjabi suit. [33] [34] The shalwar-kameez is a widely-worn, [35] [36] and national dress, [37] 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. [38]
Malay children wearing traditional dresses during Hari Raya.. Pakaian (Jawi: ڤاکاين) is the term for clothing in Malaysia's national language.It is referring to things to wear such as shirts, pants, shoes etc. [1] Since Malaysia is a multicultural nation: Malay, Chinese, Indian and hundreds of other indigenous groups of Malay Peninsula and Borneo, each has its own traditional and ...
The Punjabi suit is popular in other regions of the Indian subcontinent, [67] [68] [69] such as Mumbai and Sindh. [70] The popularity of Punjabi suits in India was extentuated during the 1960s through Hindi cinema. [71] Punjabi suits are also popular among young women in Bangladesh [72] and are especially popular amongst school girls in India. [73]
Punjabis were brought to Malaysia in the mid-19th century, when both the Indian subcontinent and Malaya were under British colonial rule. The earliest Punjabi arrivals included political prisoners from British India, as well as those recruited by the British to serve in the paramilitary and police forces in both Peninsular and East Malaysia, owing to their characterisation as a martial race.
In Punjab, there is a similar but older dress similar to the salwar known as suthan. [13] The Punjabi suthan suit which is made up of the head scarf, kurta/kurti and Punjabi suthan. [14] There are also the Jammu dress and the churidar. The term salwar kameez also includes the Kashmiri Phiran/suthan outfit.
Today's bathing suits range from modest to risqué, but that wasn't always the case. As early as 4th century B.C. mosaics can be found of female athletes adorned in outfits that come quite close ...
Traditional Punjabi kurta of the Punjab region is wide and falls to the knees [48] and is cut straight. [49] The modern version of the regional kurta is the Muktsari kurta which originates from Muktsar in Punjab. This modern Punjabi kurta is famous for its slim-fitting cuts and smart fit designs. It is very popular among young politicians. [50]
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]