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In India, the formal
dressing for girls is not a trouser and a shirt or a business
suit but is salwar kameez. From simple college wear to exclusive
party and wedding wear, salwar kameez is a choice of most of the
young and aged ladies.
It actually provides an option of quick and smart dressing over
saree which needs a lot of time to be worn. Salwar kameez is
accompanied by a dupatta, which is a simple unstitched cloth
(however, hemmed at the edges), matching with the salwar. This
is worn around the neck.
In fact, apart from the varied patterns and cuts of the tops, it
is the wide variety of duppatas that add on to making the salwar
kameez and interesting and versatile garment. |
The beads, sequences, trimming,
embroidery, prints, etc., invite all the more innovation and bring about
attractiveness to what could be plain and simple. Salwars are pleated at
the waist and held up by a drawstring or an elastic belt. The pants can
be wide and baggy, or they can be quite narrow and made of fabric cut on
the bias. In the latter case, they are known as churidar.
The kameez is usually cut straight and flat; older kameez use
traditional cuts, as shown in the illustration; modern kamiz are more
likely to have European-inspired set-in sleeves. The tailor's taste and
skill are usually displayed not in the overall cut, but in the shape of
the neckline and the decoration of the kameez.
Modern versions of the feminine salwar-kameez can be much less modest
than traditional versions. The kameez may be cut with a plunging
neckline, sewn in diaphanous fabrics, or styled in sleeveless or
cap-sleeve designs.
The kameez side seams may be split high up to the waistline and, it may
be worn with the salwar slung low on the hips. When women wear
semi-transparent kameez (mostly as a party dress), they wear a choli or
a cropped camisole underneath it.
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