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In the ancient Punjab region, people wore cotton clothing. The tops for both sexes reached to the knees. A scarf was worn over the tops which would be draped over the left shoulder and under the right. A large sheet would be further draped over one shoulder which would hang loose towards the knees. Both sexes wore a dhoti around the waist.[1] Modern Punjabi dress has retained this outfit but over its long history has added other forms of dress.
The Punjab region had a flourishing industry in cotton during the 19th and early 20th centuries, when various kinds of coarse cotton cloths including lungi, khes, datahi, chadders, coasting, shirting, curtains, susi, tehmats, durris, towels, dusters, patkas etc. were manufactured in Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Peshawar, Lahore, Multan, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jhang, Shahpur, Jalandhar, Delhi, Gurgaon, Rohtak, Karnal, Rewari, Panipat etc.[2] This cotton industry added to the richness of Punjabi clothing which exhibits Punjab's rich and vibrant culture in its dresses.[3][4] Various types of dresses are worn based on different Punjabi festivals, local events and ceremonies.
Along with different traditional dresses special types of ornaments are also very common.[5]
The use of the suthan in the Punjab region also called suthana in Punjabi is a survival of the ancient svasthana.[6] Svasthana referred to a lower garment which can be described as a type of trousers. The svasthana was in use amongst the rulers in the Mauryan times(322–185 BCE),[7] amongst the ruling classes in North India during the Kushan Empire between the 1st and 3rd centuries C.E,[8] during the Gupta Empire between 4th and 6th centuries C.E.[9] and during King Harsha's[10] rule during the 7th century C.E.
The Punjabi suthan is a direct variation of the svasthana which can either be loose to above the ankles and tight around the ankles, or loose to the knees and tight to the ankles. The suthan is a male and female garment but its use is particularly important in the Punjabi suthan suit whereby it is worn by women with a kurti or kurta. It is also a part of the Punjabi ghagra outfit. Other variations include the choga (robe) and suthan combination.
The Nawab Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi V Bahadur (1883–1907) of Bahawalpur State in suthan
Ancient svasthana and varbana outfit worn during Gupta Empire, the basis of the Punjabi suthan suit
Men in British Punjab army in tight and loose Punjabi suthans 1895
Man in tight Punjabi suthan. 1896
1893. Men in Punjabi tight from knees suthan
Men of the British Punjab army in Punjabi churidar suthans 1895 Punjab Hills
The kurta with its side slits in the Punjabi kurta can be traced to the 11th century C.E.[11] female kurtaka worn in parts of north India. The kurtaka was a short shirt, with sleeves extending from the shoulders, to the middle of the body, and had slashes on the left and the right sides.[12] This is the same as the modern Punjabi kurta which has side slits and is worn by women in the Punjab region[13] as do men. The kurta also draws inspiration from the jama and the Punjabi angarkha. The kurta can be worn with a salwar, suthan, tehmat, lungi, dhoti, Punjabi ghagra and jeans.
Kurta - Mens
Man in Dhoti Kurta
Man in blue kurta
kurta
The Multani kurta is crocheted using designs of Multan (Punjab, Pakistan).[14] Local Ajrak prints are also used.
Saraiki Ajrak
A Phulkari kurta is emroidered using the Phulkari embroidery of the Punjab region.[15]
Patiala Phulkari
Bandhani tye-dyeing is popular in the Cholistan desert[16] area of the Punjab region. Bandhani patterns are used on kurtas.
Rohi (Cholistan) woman's bandhani dress (Punjab, Pakistan)
The traditional Punjabi kurta of the Punjab region is wide and falls to the knees[17] and is cut straight.[18] The modern version of the regional kurta is the Mukatsari kurta which originates from Muktsar in Punjab. This modern Punjabi kurta is famous for its slim fitting cuts and smart fit designs. It is very popular among young politicians.[19]
The Punjabi suit is the traditional dress of women in the Punjab region. It is made up of a kurta or kameez and a straight cut salwar. In some parts of the Punjab region, men also wear the Punjabi suit.
The Punjabi suit is cut differently to the styles worn in Balochistan and Afghanistan[20] and is known as a "Punjabi suit"[21][22] with the kameez being cut straight and flat with side slits[23] (which is a local development as earlier forms of kameez did not have side slits).[24] The salwar is wide at the top but fits closely to the legs and is gathered at the ankles.[25] The Punjabi salwar is also cut straight and gathered at the ankles with a loose band reinforced with coarse material. In rural Punjab, the salwar is still called the suthan.[26] The Punjabi suit is popular in other regions of the subcontinent,[27][28] such as Mumbai and Sindh.[29] It is also popular in Afghanistan,[30] where it is called the Punjabi.[31]
Men's Punjabi salwar suit
Punjabi suit
Girls in Punjabi suits
Women in Punjabi suits
Dance, Attari-Wagah, women wearing Punjabi suits
Saraiki Tehreek
The Punjabi version of the dhoti is known as Tehmat/Tamba or laccha. Whereas the tehmat is of one colour and has no border, the laacha has a border and is variegated so that it has more than one colour.[32]
Bhangra Dance performers in Punjab wearing Kurta and Tehmat.
In modern usage, a short kurta is referred to as the kurti. However, traditionally, the kurti refers to upper garments which sit above the waist without side slits, and are believed to have descended from the tunic of the Shunga period (2nd century B.C.).[33]
In the Punjab region, the kurti is a short cotton coat.[34] Another style of Punjabi kurti is a short version of the anga (robe).[35] The kurti can be worn by men but women wear it along with the Punjabi ghagra or suthan.
Women's Punjabi kurti
Another style of the Punjabi suit is the use of the salwar which hails from the Pothohar region of Punjab, Pakistan and is known as the Pothohari salwar.[1] The Pothohari salwar retains the wideness of the older Punjabi suthan and also has some folds. The kameez is also wide. The head scarf is traditionally large,[36] similar to the chador or Phulkari that was used throughout the plains of the Punjab region.[1]
The chola is a long outfit which is similar to a gown. It is worn by women and men and can reach the ankles,[37] or fall just below the knees. The traditional chola is closed by loops[38] and is tied on either shoulder and tends not to have side slits. The chola is the traditional alternative to other upper garments of the local region.[39] The modern chola opens at the front below the neck, is closed with buttons and may have side slits, and is worn like a kurta.[40] In Himachal Pradesh, the woolen waist band is called a dora.[41]
Nightwatchman 1878. man in Punjabi chola and Punjabi ghutanna pajama
Men wearing modern chola
Group of men in cholas
Saraiki Singer Patka & Cholistani Saraiki chola
A choga is a long sleeved, skirted cloak that opens to the down front and is fastened above the waist.[42]
Multani men in choga 1851
The Punjabi suthan[43] and kurta/kurti suit is an outfit with a very long history. The Punjabi suthan is a local variation of the ancient svasthana tight fitting trousers which have been used in the Punjab region since the ancient period[10][44] and was worn with the tunic called varbana[45] which was tight fitting.
The Punjabi suthan is arranged in plaits and uses large amounts of material (traditionally coloured cotton with vertical silk lines, called sussi)[46] of up to 20 yards hanging in innumerable folds.[47] The suthan ends at the ankles with a tight band[48][49] which distinguishes the suthan from a salwar.[1] Some versions of the Punjabi suthan tighten from the knees down to the ankles (a remnant of the svasthana). If a tight band is not used, the ends of the suthan fit closely around the ankles. The head scarf can be a wide chador, phulkari or modern dupatta/chunni.
Women in Punjabi suthan 1890
19th Century Punjabi suthan suit worn by the lady on the right
Punjabi woman in Punjabi suthan and short kurta 1874
Woman on right in loose Punjabi suthan suit
A Punjabi woman in Kurti and suthan visiting the Attar, the pharmacist. 1852
Punjab Hills 1895. Kulu woman in Punjabi churidar suthan. Himachal Pradesh.
The Punjabi ghagra was the traditional apparel for women before the advent of the Punjabi suit.It is still worn in parts of the Punjab region and the outfit comprises the head scarf, kurta/kurti, suthan/salwar and the ghagra.
The ghagra has its origin in the candataka, which had become a popular garment in the Gupta period.[50] The candataka was a men's half trousers[51] which eventually developed into the ghagra. The intermediate formation has been described as a shirt like dress for men and women from the neck to the thighs.[52][53] Candataka continued as a popular female dress in the seventh century.[54]
Statutes of women in kurta
Saraiki Tradition women wearing ghagra Punjab, Pakistan
Punjabi kurta and lehenga
Bridal lehenga with Gota Embroidery
The Punjabi Jutti is the Punjabi version of the shoe. Local styles include designs from Patiala,[55] the Pothohari shoe with sharp pointed toes, and the Derawali shoe with silk embroidery and round tipped.[56]
Jutti shoes
Fazilka jutti
Punjabi jutti for men with extended curved tip, or nokh
The Patiala salwar was developed in Patiala and is very popular with women.
School girls wearing Patiala Salwar
Saraiki shalwar suits are Punjabi outfits which include the Bahawalpuri shalwar suit and the Multani shalwar suit.
The Bahawalpuri shalwar[57] originates from the Bahawalpur region of Punjab, Pakistan. The Bahawalpuri shalwar is very wide and baggy[58] with many voluminous folds.[59] The material traditionally used for the Bahawalpuri shalwar and suthan is known as sufi which is a mixture of cotton warp mixed with silk weft and gold threads running down the material.[60] The other name for these types of mixed cloth is shuja khani.[61] The Bahawalpuri shalwar is worn with the Bahawalpur style kameez, the Punjabi kurta or chola.[62]
Nawab Muhammad Of Bahawalpur (1868-1900) wearing a loose Bahawalpuri shalwar.[1]
Prince Suba Sadiq Abbasi, Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur kameez
Nawab Sadiq Khan Fifth (died 1966)[2] in the Bahawalpuri shalwar
The Multani shalwar, also known as the 'ghaire wali' or 'Saraiki ghaire wali' shalwar as it is very wide around the waist, originates from the Multan area of the Punjab region. The style is similar to the Sindhi kancha shalwar as both are derivatives of the pantaloon shalwar worn in Iraq[65] and adopted in these locations during the 7th century A.D.[66][67][68] The Multani shalwar is very wide, baggy,[69] full and has folds like the Punjabi suthan.[70] The upper garments include the Punjabi kameez and the chola of the Punjab region.[71]
Saraiki fashion
Multani/Saraiki shalwar
Cholistani Saraiki chola
Block printing on cotton and other materials is popular in Multan which utilises local Ajrak prints. The other type of prints are known as chit Multani[72] or Multani chint.[73] Cholistan, Bahawalpur and Multan are known for its tie-dying material which is popular in this region.[74]
The emroidery styles of the Punjab region include the styles of Multani embroidery which features kalabatun[75] patterns using thin wires. This type of embroidery is also common in the rest of the Punjab region. Kalabatan surkh involves using gold wires on orange coloured and red silk. Kalabatan safed involves using silver wires on white material. There are two kinds of gold embroidery, one of a solid and rich kind called kar-chob and the other called tila-kar or kar-chikan utilising gold thread. The former is used for carpets and saddle cloths whereas the latter is used for dresses. The Punjab region also uses mukesh embroidery: mukesh bati-hui, twisted tinsel, mukesh gokru, flattened gold wire for embroidery of a heavy kind, and waved mukesh, made by crimping mukesh batihui with iron tongs.[76]
Ludhiana and Amritsar are known for embroidery using white, silver and gold threads on clothes such as chogas and waistcoats (phatuhi).[1] Kangra is known for the patterns embroidered on its handkerchiefs known as Kangra rumal. The designs include representations of religious stories.[1] These rumals are also embroidered in Chamba.
Cholistan tye-dying
Chamba Rumal with Scenes of Gopis Adoring Krishna
Head Cloth (Phulkari)
Chamba Rumal with Scenes of Sita and Hanuman
Chamba Rumal with Krishna and Radha
The Phulkari is the traditional Punjabi embroidery used to embroider shawls and head scarfs in the Punjab region.
The two styles of chaup and subar are worn by brides. The chaup is embroidered on both sides of the cloth. Only the borders and the four edges of the cloth are embroidered in fine embroidery.[1] The subar has a central motif and four motifs on the corners.[77]
The til (sesame) patra has decorative embroidery which is spread out as if spreading sesame seeds.[1] The term til patra means 'the sprinkling of seeds'.[78]
The neelak phulkari is made of a black or red background with yellow or bright red embroidery. The colour of the phulkari is mixed with metals.[1]
Originating in Rawalpindi, the ghoonghat bagh is heavily embroidered around the centre on the edge to be worn over the head. The embroidered centre is then pulled over the face so as to form an embroidered veil.[1]
The chhaamas phulkari hails from Rohtak, Gurgaon, Hissar and Delhi. The chaamas phulkari incorporates mirrors which are sewn into the cloth with yellow, grey or blue thread.[1]
The phulkari of south and southwestern Punjab region, has wide edges upon which designs of animals and birds are embroidered. As is the case of the chaup, the edges are embroidered on both sides of the cloth.[1] South and southwestern Punjab region includes the south Punjab, India, south and south west of Punjab, Pakistan.
The senchi phulkari is popular in and around Ferozepur. The senchi phulkai incorporates designs of birds, jewellery such as bracelets, earrings, rings and necklaces.[1]
Phulkari from Patiala
'Phulkari' (bridal shawl), Punjab, early 20th century, cotton, silk and embroidery, Honolulu Academy of Arts
Phulkari from Punjab, India, 20th century, khadi, silk, plain weave, embroidery, Honolulu Museum of Art
Bridal shawl (phulkari) from Punjab, khadi (hand-spun, hand-woven cotton), silk, plain weave, embroidery, Honolulu Museum of Art
Luanchari is a full-dress made of two parts stitched together: the upper part is the choli and the lower is the lehanga.[79] It is traditional garment worn by Gaddis of Himachal Pradesh.[79]
Pahari painting depicting women in Luanchari. ca.1760
Himachal woman in Luanchari
The Punjabi ghuttana was popular with women and men in the Punjab region, a type of pajamma which is shorter than the full length pajamma, and is tight and ends at the calf.[80] Its variation is still worn in Jammu.
Men and boys wearing a knee length variation of the Punjabi ghuttana[3] and Dogri kurta. The full suthan is tight from the knees to the ankles
The use of the churidar is traditionally associated with the northern regions of the sub-continent. Although there is no consensus as to its origins, the churidar pajamma was adopted by the former princely families.[82] In he Punjab region however, its use was amongst the general population.
For people of the Punjab region, the churidar pajamma which forms part of the traditional attire of men and women in Punjab[83] is a combination of the tight suthan of the Punjab region, the churidar suthan of the Punjab's hill area, and the traditional Dogri suthan which ends in loose bangles (and is more of a loose pajamma as the suthan has to have a tight band at the ankles). Accordingly, the churidar pajamma is believed to be derived from the suthan. The Churidar is popular all over the sub-continent and was developed in the Punjab region, and is associated with the Punjab.[84][85] The churidar pajama can be of any colour but traditionally is of sussi (cotton) material, in blue with vertical stripes.[86]
The churidar pajama is also known as the (full length) ghuttana.[87] When soldiers from Lucknow travelled to the British Punjab province, they saw the long ghuttana pajama and adopted its use in Lucknow during the 19th century.
Ancient form of salwar Kameez worn during Gupta Empire.
Cotton churidar worn with silk side-opening kurta and mojari shoes
Portrait of Kashmiri children wearing churidar pyjamas circa 1890
Cotton churidar with cotton kurta and Khadi Nehru jacket
19th century Indian women wearing transparent skirts over churidar pants
Vita in Bangladesh wearing Churdidar
Jodh Singh Ramgarhia. 19th century.
The jama was worn by men in the Punjab region during the Mughal period. The phrase "jora jama" refers to the clothes given by the maternal uncle to the groom,[88] which points to the jama being part of Punjabi clothing (although grooms do not wear the jama now). A local style of shawl called the jamawar which was striped was used as a gown.[89][90]
The commander of the Imperial Guard of Delhi
Ghulam Murtaza Khan The Delhi Darbar of Akbar II
Raja Ravi Varma, Maharaja Fateh Singh
Akbar and Tansen visit Haridas
Mughal Army artillerymen during the reign of Akbar.
Officer of the Mughal Army, c.1585 (colour litho)
The anga (robe) also known as an angarkha[91][92] and peshwaj)[93] is similar to a loose coat and wadded with cotton.[94] The anga can be worn by men and women. When worn by men, it falls to below the knees, is a loose tunic[95] and is fastened either to the right of the left.[96] An angarkha typically does not have front buttons.[97] Grooms traditionally wore the angarkha which has now been superseded by the achkan. The anga worn by women is a long robe.
Ranjit Singh Equestrian in Saffron Robe
A watercolor portrait of Ranjit Singh who wore the angarkha during his reign.[4]
The Chamba angarkhi of Himachal Pradesh is sewen tight at the torso, but below the waist it has an open fall like the modern skirt. The angarkhi is tied at the waist with a sash.[99]
Men traditionally wear the turban. In the past, large turbans were worn such as the type in Bahawalpur which could be up to 40 feet long.[1] Now the turbans are shorter of various designs.
Malik Ata Muhammad Khan, Nawab of Kot Fateh Khan in Attock District, Punjab,Pakistan wearing a turban made from 6.4 metres (7.0 yards) of cloth
A dastar
Patiala Shahi Turban
An Akali Singh wearing many Aad Chands in Amritsar and holding prayer beads
Saraiki Turban (West Punjab)
The saluka is a tight fitting waistcoat which was worn in Sindh and the Punjab region.[100] It is also worn in Uttar Pradesh.
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