The Charm of Traditional Indian Salwar Kameez

Salwar Kameez, a personification of north Indian ethnicity, has contemporarily become one of the most preferred attire all over the nation .Although, Salwar Kameez had actually originated in North India, presently it is accepted in all other states; may be in different forms and style. A North Indian person of India normally wears Salwar Kameez. It is a long –established dress for the Punjabi ladies of North Indian. Indian attire is a representation of self-respect and simplicity and it is very comfortable, yet allowing ultimate comfort to the person who is wearing.

Salwar Kameez is made up of three significant parts that unifies together to give a lovely Indian attire. The dress is a combination of three parts. The upper part of the dress is known as Kameez which is a long piece of cloth up to the knee; well tailored according to the body shape of the wearer. The lower part of the dress is known as Salwar and Chunni or Dupatta is a part another of Salwar Kameez, which is veiling cloth of the entire dress.

This Indian Salwar Kameez has different fittings, various neck styles, sleeves length, underneath circumstances and different types of cuts. The Kameez portion is almost covered from neck to the knee. The back neck line depth is like 2-3 inches and in front neck line the depth is 6-7 inches. It is kept wide or broad at the neck like 6-7 inches to put the head into. Nowadays various neck styles are available in the market like round neck which seems like semi circle in the front and a round shape at the back of the Kameez depending upon the design given. The U-neck shape looks like the alphabet ‘U’ from the front and the back design as per the design given by the customer. The V-neck resembles the alphabetic ‘V’ front and the back design is given by the persons. The pointed U-neck is pointed with a very small v at the front of ‘u’ neck. The spilt round neck is round with a front opening of 2 inches. The boat neck designs look like a boat with a low from front and the back neck is around 4-5 inches with wide broad shoulders like 9-10 inches. The square neck is like mathematical square in the front and the back depends as per the design given. The Mandarian collar is front open along with a high collars.

The Salwar is the lower portion of the dress which is normally wide from the top. The Salwar portion has 4-5 inches belt to the rest part of the Salwar which is then pleated. The upper of the Salwar has a channel to draw a string through it to keep the Salwar knotted above the belly. For extra comfort there is a large span of cloth in the thigh area. There is a double bottom size, as the circumference of the ankle to make the feet to put inside for wearing.

To promote various designs in the traditional Shalwar Kameez, Churidar Salwar or Churidar Kameez and Patiala Salwar has also become very popular.