Salwar Kameez

Salwar Kameez, also spelled shalwar kameez or shalwar qameez - is a traditional dress worn by both women and men in India. Salvars or shalvars are loose pajama-like trousers. The legs are wide at the top, and narrow at the bottom. The kameez is a long shirt or tunic. The side seams (known as the chaak) are left open below the waist-line, which gives the wearer greater freedom of movement.




The Salwar Kameez is most popular dress which is gaining in popularity fast with the younger generation. The Salwar Kameez too has had many design changes. The new designers have come up with great variations of the Shalwar Kameez. Salwar kurta evolved as a comfortable and respectable garment for women in Kashmir and Punjab, but is now immensely popular in all regions of India. Salwars are Pyjama - like Trousers drawn tightly in at the waist and the Ankles. Over the salwars, women wear a long and loose dress known as a Kameez.