Some tips on Salwar Kameez

Shalwar Kameez or Salwar Kameez:
Started as an alternative dress form in Kashmir and Punjab, it has grown in popularity all over India and in all the muslim countries of the world, especially with younger women. With Celebrities like Goldie hawn, Sally field, Hillary Clinton, Jeniffer Lopez and the Late Princess Diana adorning the Salwar(Shalwar) kameez at high profile events, this garment is the clearly the current flavour in the West. Salwars are pajama-like trousers gathered at the waist and ankles, worn underneath a long, loose tunic known as a kameez.

 

Some tips on Salwar Kameez:
The kameez should be a little longer in height. It makes you look taller. If your height is around 5 feet 3 inches then your kameez height should be around 47 - 48 inches.

If you have broad shoulders then avoid wearing puffed sleeves.

If you have fat arms and therefore cannot wear sleeveless then go in for sleeves of about 5 inches length. This will hide the flab on your arms and your hands will look thinner.

Salwar or shalwar can be worn in many styles. Styles keep changing with Trends. Recently big bottoms were in fashion and now short Kurtas Are back in vogue.

Chudidar looks good on long kameezs or Kurtas.

Avoid wearing them on short Kurtas. Chinese collar (closed neck) makes you look tall, but avoid it if you have broad shoulders.

Wear a shalwar around your naval area, as it will pull in your stomach.

If you have the tie strings on your side, it reduces the look of the paunch.

Tucks might be out of fashion but they give a very good cut to the Kameez.

Avoid Organza or any stiff cloth if you want to look slimmer.

Dark colours like maroon, red, blue or brown look very good on dark women.

Soft pastels and mid - tones make you look great if you have a fair complexion. Other choices could be Peach, lilac, pinks, aqua, soft greens and medium range blues etc. are all good choices. Avoid too - dark colors; they might make you look pale.
Avoid very pale or pastel colors if you are very fair.

If pink undertones to your skin, your evening colors: deep navy and sapphire blue with silver accents. And deep pine / hunter green with pale gold accents. Your morning colors would be crème gold with gold and copper accents.

If pale undertones to your skin, your evening colors: deep magenta (not shocking pink) with tonal accents, burgundy with matte gold accents. Your morning colors would be pearl with silver accents.
Emerald green, ruby red, bright orange, rust, turquoise and navy blue, the basic black and white for the wheatish complexion.

If gold undertones to your skin, the morning and evening colors: rich ochre / mustard with antique gold accents, deep saffron orange with copper accents, deep royal / ink blue with tonal or silver accents.

Washing and ironing of salwar kameez should be done with care. Expensive salwar kameez should not be washed at home.The most important part of this dress is the occasion of wearing it. Different types of salwar kameez are made for different occasions. A embroidered salwar kameez can be worn at dandiya playing during Navratri, Sangeet ceremony and wedding ceremonies.Satin, georgette, silk salwar kameez are essentially party wear.