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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 Punjabi suthan is a direct variation of the svasthana which can either be loose to above the ankles and tight around the ankles, or loose to the knees and tight to the ankles. The suthan is a male and female garment but its use is particularly important in the Punjabi suthan suit whereby it is worn by women with a kurti or kurta.
An older variety of shalwar kameez of the Punjab region is the Punjabi suthan [93] and kurta suit. The Punjabi suthan is a local variation of the ancient svasthana tight fitting trousers which have been used in the Punjab region since the ancient period [94] [95] and were worn with the tunic called varbana [96] which was tight fitting.
The material traditionally used for the Bahawalpuri shalwar and suthan is known as sufi which is a mixture of cotton warp mixed with silk weft and gold threads running down the material. [5] The other name for these types of mixed cloth is shuja khani. [6] The Bahawalpuri shalwar is worn with the Bahawalpur style kameez, the Punjabi kurta or ...
Modern Suthan (Chareno): By the 1930s, [7] the suthan, similar to the Shalwar became the traditional lower garment worn by women in Sindh. [49] The Sindhi suthan, also called Chareno, is similar to the Punjabi suthan of the Punjab region , [ 50 ] is heavily pleated, voluminous on the thighs, slightly narrowed on the knees, gathered in at the ...
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In the plains of the Hazara region, the dress is of the type worn in the Punjab region: [2] the long Punjabi kurta which has side slits is traditionally worn. The kurta is called khilka or perni. [28] However, a knee length version is also worn in the lower area. The khilka/perni is worn with a loose Punjabi suthan which is tight at the ankles.
The pleats of the suthan either gather in circles resembling bangles, or fall vertically to the ankles. As the distinction between the loose Punjabi suthan and the baggy salwar rests on the ankle band, some view the loose Punjabi suthan as another version of the salwar, [89] with the definition of suthan being reserved for the tight Punjabi suthan.