Salwar Kamiz
The Salwar Kamiz or Shalwar Kamiz ( Hindi सलवार क़मीज़ salvār qamīz , also: शलवार क़मीज śalvār qamīz , Panjabi ਸਲਵਾਰ ਕਮੀਜ਼ salvār kamīz , Urdu شلوار قمیض šalwār qamīz , also in the spelling Salwar Kameez or Shalwar Kameez , English Punjabi Suit ) is a traditional dress of some peoples of South Asia ( Afghanistan , India , Pakistan , Bangladesh etc.). The term Kamiz comes from Arabic, Salwar from Persian. A salwar kamiz consists of three parts: salwar, kamiz and dupatta .
A kamiz is a longer shirt that is worn loosely over trousers ( salwar ) and is usually slit down from the hips to allow more freedom of movement. For women, the dupatta , a long, wide scarf that is placed over one shoulder, around the neck or over the head, is part of the ensemble .
The shirt for men is also called a kurta .
There are differences in style, colors, patterns and length. These are not just regional.
Women mostly wear more colorful and richly decorated clothes. The length of the kamiz varies from hip to calf length, with or without sleeves. The salwar can be cut wide or narrow, but usually it is cut very wide at the waistband and is held by a cord, the nala. There is now also the elastic band variant. In the hip-length version, the shirt is called a kurti .
