Salwar Kameez

Salwar Kameez

The most common design of a salwar kameez you find is long, going below the knees. It is straight and has two slits on either side. The salwar is flared with a horizontal band at the end. The duppata or scarf is rectangle in shape and worn in front with the sides falling at the back from over the shoulders. This is the basic description of what a salwar kameez usually is. However, with different spheres of time there have been many modifications in this design according to the changing trends

Silks are considered to be the best fibre that suits the Indian climate. Satins or heavy brocade work is suitable for the winter in India. The zardozi, hand embroidery or lace works often reminds us of the golden era of our imperial India.

Cool cottons make its round each summer with tie and dye prints. There are mulmul specials with or without the odhni. Contrasting styles have also been in fashion with the salwar-kurta-odhni all in a different colours. Designers are inspired to create special collections for bridal wear, Independence Day and also for Diwali festivals. Formal chiffons, organza, taffeta and exclusive silks with work is seen with embellishments, matching accessories like bags and shoes for the bridal season. There are soft shades; bold prints and Indo-western look for parties.

With each traditional wear has been going through changes and then disappearing Salwar kameez retains its feminine charm with newer appeal with designs each season.

During a large earlier part of the 1900s, say between the 1920s to the 1960s the women usually wore a short kameez that was somewhere between the hip and the knee. They were generally made from cotton or khadi (jute). Actually the fit resembled that of a long shirt. The difference being that it would be straight with a slit on either side. The salwar then was widely flared with a narrow horizontal band at the end.

Post 1970s the salwar kameez styles seemed to have expanded to uncountable numbers. In fact very rarely would one come across people wearing common designs and patterns. The variations were in the fabrics being used, the kind of work being done, as well as the cuts. Apart from the straight-cut kameez, there the frock styles of varying lengths – short, knee length, as well as those that flow down to the ankle.

In fact, Indian ladies felt that this garment was more comfortable and convenient to wear than the saree. Actually this garment primarily hailed from the northern regions of India where the climate was too cold to wear saree.The salwar-kameez is also considered as the national garment of Pakistan.

In fact, a lot of designers in India now days imbibe the Pakistani styles with their Indian original patterns to bring about their entrancing ensembles and create something new.

Today, this garment is much in demand almost everywhere in the world, and Indian designers have managed to set-up booming Indian garment business across the seas. The reason being it's an integral part of our long loved tradition.

Tradition always had an impact on Indian fashion. First came the Indian sari, which has always been a fashion statement, then came the ‘Indian salwaar kameez' or Indian salwar khameez.The salwar-kameez is now a days a raging fashion and style statement among the college teens as well because of its simplicity and cultural adherence.

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