Mayuri Fashions

Types of Salwar by DESIGN / CHOICE

Printed salwar kameez:
These salwars are for daily wear.
Its not necessary that both salwar and kameez have to be printed. Mostly its the kameez, which is printed, and the salwar is in contrast color.
Fits very well with the budget of college-teens and working women.

Casual Salwar
Casual salwar kameez is available in designs ranging from ethnic/traditional to modern prints, in a wide range of colors and choice of fabrics. It could be embroided or embellished with stones or anywork of your choice that suits sophistication. Mostly in Cotton fabric to beat Indian summer.

Party wear salwar kameez:
Mostly done in fabrics like silk, satin, crepe and georgette, gorgeously decorated using micro mirrors, silk, silver zari. Many could afford more intricate brocade sometimes done on fabrics studded with real pearl, gold and semi-precious stones. Dressing for the festive occasion and you decide to give the 'oomph' factor and stand-alone, eye-arresting feel, you spend on it.

Designer salwar kameez:
Fashion savvy people always keep themselves updated on the latest designer salwar kameezs. These are done by professionals and most of the times by the manufacturer himself keeping
in mind the "IN-THING". Mostly preferred by SEG-A people who dress up classy and elegant.

Kurthi-pants
With westernization the salwar kameez adapted to fashion changes in the West in terms of cut, length and hemlines. The kurta did sneak up quite a few inches above the knee. And instead of the salwar, pants and jeans were worn, making it ideal for office and formal wear.



Types of salwars by STITCHING.

Salwar Kurta/Punjabi Suit:
Salwars are loose pajama-like trousers. The legs are wide at the top, and narrow at the bottom. The kameez or the kurta is a knee-length flowing skirt worn over a salwar . The side seams are left open below the navel, which gives the wearer greater freedom of movement.

Churidars:
A churidar is similar to the salwar but is tighter fitting at the hips, thighs and ankles more like leggings.The pleats hence developed resemble 'churis' or bangles, hence the name churidar.

Patiala:
The kameez of patiala salwar kameez is like traditional salwar, long upto knee and comfortable to wear due to proper fitting.
Normally the salwar of patiala salwar kameez is having a number of pleates of different styles. The fall of pleates goes back and looks like baggy with pleates.
If you want to know the historical background of then here goes the story.Patiala is a place in Punjab at North India. In ancient times, Maharaja (King) of Paliala was very famous. His dress was a pleated and baggy type salwar with long loose kameez with full sleeves. He used to wear this dress as a king and for comfort also. In the new modern era, the women community copied his dress and named Patiala.

Anarkali:
Once again a classic example of how fashion repeats.Anarkali, the name comes from the Mughal period. Anarkali was an court dancer in Emperor Akbar era
The top of the Anarkali churidar suit is normally highly embellished with traditional hand embroidery of Zari, mirror, Stone and sequins. The Top is till slightly below the knee and has got a skirt like flair called as Ghera starting from the waist till below the knee. The Top of the anarkali churidar suit has a belt shape made of similar hand embroidery starting from the top of the waist just below the bust area.The Anarkali Churidar Suit was worn by Film actress Madhubala in the Famous feature film Mughl–e-azam where she palyed the role of Anarkali. The Anarkali Churidar Suit has come back in fashion and is the latest craze in Indian and pakistani fashion.

Parallel/Trouser salwar suits
Parallel salwar look like normal pants.Parallel salwar kameez has wide room at upper and wide bottom like pant. These pants can also have front slits at bottom. Parallel salwar kameez is also
comfortable Indian-Western fushion.

Sharara Salwar
Sharara salwar is wide legs pant, look like full skirts with draw string waist. The pants are fitted till the knee, with a big flare from the knee onwards or a kind of loose, trailing pajama worn by women. In short, a sharara is a loose flowing gown divided in between.

Pakistani Salwar:
In Pakistani salwar kameez, the kameez is long down to the knees, unlike the traditional Indian salwar kameez where the kameez can be of various lengths.
Salwar is a pair of thin cotton trousers, baggy but tapered at the ankles. It has a drawstring waist acting as a belt; this string is called Nara or Izaar band in Pakistani language

Types of Fabric
* Pure Silk
* Jacquard Silk
* Tussar Silk
* Habutai Silk
* Crepe Silk
* Silk Georgette
* Satin Silk
* Chiffon Silk