What is a salwar kameez?
Q: What is a salwar kameez?
A: Salwar kameez is a traditional dress worn by both women and men in Southern Asia.
Q: How are salvars or shalvars designed?
A: Salvars or shalvars are loose pajama-like trousers. The legs are wide at the top and narrow at the bottom.
Q: What is a kameez?
A: Kameez is a long shirt or tunic worn with salwar or shalwar.
Q: What is the chaak in salwar kameez?
A: The chaak is the side seams of the kameez that are left open below the waist-line.
Q: Why are the side seams left open in salwar kameez?
A: The side seams (chaak) are left open in salwar kameez to give the wearer greater freedom of movement.
Q: Which countries is salwar kameez the most common dress for men?
A: Salwar kameez is most commonly worn by men in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Q: Can women wear salwar kameez as well?
A: Yes, women also wear salwar kameez in Southern Asia.
