The term
Pakistani clothes refers to the ethnic clothing that is typically worn by
individuals in the country of Pakistan and by the People of Pakistani descent.
Pakistani clothes express the Culture of Pakistan, the Demographics of Pakistan
and regional Cultures which include Punjabi Culture, Sindhi Culture, Balochi
Culture, Pashtun Culture and Kashmiri Culture. Dresses in each regional culture
reflect weather conditions, way of living and distinctive style which gives it
a unique identity among all cultures.
Pakistani
dressing has similarities with Indian dressing because of pre-partition culture
which was shared by these nations for thousand years but the religious factor
was always there which makes a difference. Pakistani dressing and culture is a
part of Islamic Culture which is reflected in the dresses of Pakistani men and
women.With the passage of time Pakistanis are adapting modern dresses and
cultural clothing, especially in big cities.
Pakistani National Dress
The Shalwar Kameez is the national
dress of Pakistan and is worn by men and women in all four provinces Punjab,
Sindh, Baluchistan, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa and FATA in the country and in Azad
Kashmir. Each province has its own style of wearing the Shalwar
Qameez.Pakistanis wairclothes range from exquisite colors and designs to the
type of fabric (silk, chiffon, cotton, etc.).
Women's Clothing
Shalwar Kameez
The most
favorite dressing among Pakistani women is Shalwar Kameez which is worn in
different styles, colors and designs especially the front part of Kameez is
decorated with different styles and designs of embroidery. It is worn with
different sleeve length, shirt length, necklines and different types of
Shalwars like Patiala Shalwar, Churidar Pajama and simple trouser. Kurta is
also worn by women in latest designs. Dupatta is an essential part of Shalwar
Kameez and considered a symbol of woman's respect.It is used with different
embroidery designs of Kamdani[3] and Gota.
[edit]Other
Traditional Dresses
Pakistani
women have variety of traditional dresses other than Shalwar Kameez but they
mostly wear them in special occasions like Wedding, Engagement, Mehndi and
other traditional ceremonies. Among these dresses Sari very popular and its
each design and color seems unique from the other e.g. Lehenga Style Sari.
Lehenga is another popular dress which resembles with skirt but a typical
traditional dress. Gharara and Sharara are two resembling dresses which are
often used in ceremonies. Farshi Pajama is an old traditional dress which is
worn occasionally. Laacha is worn in Eastern part of the country, its a dress
which resembles with Dhoti from its lower part.
[edit]Regional
Clothing
In regional
clothing, Balochi women wear heavy embroided Shalwar Kameez and Dupatta
according to the weather conditions. They wear Kameez full of heavy Embroided
Shisha work. Sindhi costumes have different styles of embroidery and some women
use Ajrak as Dupatta. these women also wear bangles in their traditional way.
Punjabi women prefer lite embroidery on simple Shalwar Kameez or Kurta.
Traditional Lacha and Bangles are also used. Paranda is the special
traditional, colorful and unique Punjabi item which is used to tie the hair.
Pathan women wear embroided Kameez with a farak with a heavy Dupatta. They also
wear specific type of Burqa while going out of home.
[edit]Religious
Clothing
By women's
religious clothing we mean the dressing in which they try to cover all their
body parts except face and hands while going outside from their home.Mostly
women cover their heads with Dupatta or Chadar in outdoors but religious women
prefer to wear Scarf, Burqa or Hijab and wear lose, long and full sleeve
shirts.
[edit]New
Trends
With the
passage of time Pakistani women has started to adapt new styles some of which
are the combination of Pakistani and Western clothing. Like women wear
Embroided Kurta with Jeans and Trousers. Tight half sleeve and sleeveless
shirts with Capri trousers have also been adopted.and upcoming new hairstyles 2013
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