Kameez salwar is the traditional dress of many eastern countries, and the national costume of Pakistan, consisting of a long shirt called a kameez, and a loose pair of trousers called salwar.
The salwar kameez can be worn by both men and women, although embroidered kameez salwar is more likely to be worn by a woman.
Both the salwar and the kameez may have patterns on with the embroidered kameez salwar, and a woman may ass an embroidered shawl or scarf known as a dupatta.
Embroidered kameez salwar, and all other kinds of kameez and salwar, are very popular in the north of India, where traditional versions of the female embroidered kameez salwar are being remade as party dresses, with split kameez or low cut salwar.
Embroidered kameez salwar represent the modern and working woman, an image which is reflected in the many South Asian women who wear embroidered kameez salwar in public life. |