A long shirt or a tunic is called Kameez. Latin camisia "shirt", tunic", inherited this word Kameez. The Kameez is normally straight and cut flat. Kameez of Pakistani Salwar Kameez normally very loose and having decoration on neck and sleeves. Kameez of Pakistani Salwar Kameez as compared to Indian Kameez is different. It has wide chest, parallel wide waist and wore wide or loose circumference bottom. Kameez length of Pakistani Salwar Kameez is normally below knee and loose from sleeves. The back neck line normally is very high to hide the back of body due to some religious purposes.
Salwar is normally loose pyjama-like trousers. The upper portion of the salwar is wide spread. And the bottom portion of the salwar is narrow. salwar has wide spread waist band or known as belt with gathered pleates. Gather pleates gives more space and extra comfort and good for winter season. salwar of Pakistani Salwar Kameez is normaly loose salwar at hip area like a baggy pant.
Waist band has tunnel for drawstring to hold the salwar at waist. Sometimes, Pakistani Salwar has 1" cuts from inside of the salwar to wear with shoes. The modification in the Pakistani Salwar is known as Churidar Salwar by cutting the excess area all around the salwar.
Pakistani women usually wear a long scraf or dupatta with the salwar kameez. Dupatta or scarf is known as Chunni also. For Muslim womencommunity, the dupatta is a stringent alternative to the burka. For Indian women, specially from North India, they love to wear Salwar Kameez with dupatta. Hindu women covers their heads with dupatta in the presence of elders or visiting the holy places. Dupatta is an accessory for Salwar Kameez and looks great with Pakistani Salwar Kameez.
