Pakistani clothing refers to the

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that is typically worn by people in the country of

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and by

Pakistanis Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

. Pakistani clothes express the

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, the

demographics of Pakistan Pakistan had a population of 241,499,431 according to the final results of the 2023 census. This figure includes the country's four provinces e.g. Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and the Islamabad Capital Territory. Azad Kashm ...

, and cultures from

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

Sindh Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; , ), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. This arid region o ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...

Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative units of Pakistan, administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has b ...

, and

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regions of the country. The clothing in each

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and

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of Pakistan reflect weather conditions, way of living, the textiles and embroidery used and its distinctive style which gives it a unique identity among all cultures.

Pakistani national dress

The

Shalwar kameez Shalwar kameez (also salwar kameez and less commonly shalwar qameez) is a traditional combination dress worn by men and women in South Asia, and Central Asia. '' Shalwars'' are trousers which are atypically wide at the waist and narrow to a ...

Achkan An achkan (, ), also known as ''baghal bandi'', is a knee length jacket worn by men in the Indian subcontinent. It is a similar garment to the angarkha. History The achkan evolved from the , a dress which was worn by people in higher social c ...

Sherwani A sherwani is a long-sleeved outer coat worn by men in South Asia. Like the Western frock coat, it is fitted, with some waist suppression; it falls to below the knees and is buttoned down the front. It can be collarless, have a shirt-style col ...

and

Kurta A ''kurta'' is a loose collarless shirt or tunic worn in many regions of South Asia, (subscription required) Quote: "A loose shirt or tunic worn by men and women." Quote: "Kurta: a loose shirt without a collar, worn by women and men from South ...

shalwar Kameez Shalwar kameez (also salwar kameez and less commonly shalwar qameez) is a traditional combination dress worn by men and women in South Asia, and Central Asia. '' Shalwars'' are trousers which are atypically wide at the waist and narrow to a ...

are the national dresses of Pakistan and is worn by men and women in all five provinces of

, and

in the country and in

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. Shalwar refers to loose trousers and kameez refers to shirts. Since 1982, all officials working in the secretariat are required to wear the national dress. Each province has its own variant of salwar kameez such as Sindhi Salwar Khamis, Punjabi shalwar kameez, Pashtun shalwar kameez, and Balochi shalwar kameez. Pakistanis wear clothes ranging from exquisite colours and designs to various types of fabric such as

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, chiffon,

cotton Cotton (), first recorded in ancient India, is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure ...

, etc. File:A Loyal Afghan WDL11457.png, Traditional Khet partug. (Traditional loose shalwar worn in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (1842) File:Hindu girl karachi.jpg, Girl from

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Sind Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind or Scinde) is a province of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest provin ...

, in narrow Sindhi Soossi suthan and cholo. . File:Balochi traditional dress.jpg, Balochi traditional dress File:Quetta.1867.JPG, Balochi male shalwar kameez, Quetta.1867 File:Pakistani dress.JPG, Pakistani dress

Men's clothing

Men wear shalwar kameez, kurta, Pakistani

Waistcoat A waistcoat ( UK and Commonwealth, or ; colloquially called a weskit) or vest ( US and Canada) is a sleeveless upper-body garment. It is usually worn over a dress shirt and necktie and below a coat as a part of most men's formal wea ...

achkan An achkan (, ), also known as ''baghal bandi'', is a knee length jacket worn by men in the Indian subcontinent. It is a similar garment to the angarkha. History The achkan evolved from the , a dress which was worn by people in higher social c ...

and

sherwani A sherwani is a long-sleeved outer coat worn by men in South Asia. Like the Western frock coat, it is fitted, with some waist suppression; it falls to below the knees and is buttoned down the front. It can be collarless, have a shirt-style col ...

churidar Churidars, also churidar pyjamas, are tightly fitting trousers worn by both men and women in the Indian subcontinent. Churidars are a variant of the common shalwar pants. Shalwars are cut wide at the top and narrow at the ankle. Churidars narrow ...

, or pajama. Other items of clothing include the

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angarkha Angarkha is an outer robe with long sleeves which was worn by men in South Asia. By the 19th-century it had become the generally accepted attire of an educated man in public. It had evolved from the Persian cape ''balaba'' or ''chapkan'' as a ...

. Headgear includes turbans, the Jinnah Cap, also called Karakul, Fez, also called Rumi Topi, and

Taqiyah (cap) The Taqiyah (, ALA-LC: ''ṭāqīyah''Turkish language, Turkish: "takke", Urdu, Hindi "topi", , ALA-LC: "ṭopī", , ''ṭupi'', Somali language, Somali: "Koofi")), also known as tagiyah or araqchin (; ), is a short, rounded Wiktionary:skull ...

. Peshawari chappal and Khussa are popular foot wear. Other items include traditional

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s made of

Pashmina Pashmina (, ) refers to, depending on the source, the cashmere wool of the Changthangi cashmere goat,Janet Rizvi: ''Pashmina: The Kashmir Shawl and Beyond''. Marg Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-8185026909. fine Kashmiri cashmere wool,Robert R. Fran ...

or other warm materials especially in the Northern regions of the country, mainly, Khyber Pakhtunkhwans usually wear the

Pakol The Pakol or Pakul (, , , Pashto: پکول) is a soft, flat, rolled-up, round-topped men's cap, usually worn in eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is typically made of wool and found in a variety of earthy colours, such as brown, black, grey, ...

hat, Every province has a different and unique cultural dress.

Ethnic & Regional clothing

Balochistan

In Balochistan, traditionally a long jama (robe) like a smock-frock is worn down to the heels, loose shalwar, a long chadar or scarf, a pagri of cotton cloth, and mostly shoes that narrow at the toe. The material is thick cloth with a very wide shalwar to protect against the hot winds of the dry

Sulaiman Range The Sulaiman Mountains, also known as Kōh-e Sulaymān, Kasē Ghrūna Da Suleiman Ghruna (Pashto: د كسې غرونه ، د سلیمان غرونه; "Mountains of Qaes/Kasi and Solomon") ( Balochi:; "Mountains of Solomon") are a north–south ex ...

and

Kharan Desert The Kharan Desert () is a sandy and mountainous desert situated in Balochistan province in south-western Pakistan. This desert was the site of Pakistan's second nuclear test, Chagai-II, which was carried out on 30 May 1998. The land is not ...

. File:Elders of Kirani Quetta.1.jpg, Elders of Kirani Quetta in turbans and hats File:Pakistani Baloch.JPG, Pakistani Baloch File:Baluchistan01.jpg, Traditional Balochi suits

Sindh

Sindhi style Salwar Khamis are common everyday dress nowadays, Sindhi Salwar/Suthan is wider at waist and gets narrower below knees till ankles where it is loosely fitted, second style of salwar is Kancha which has very wide (Pancha) ankle-cuffs, used to be worn back in time, the third style of Shalwar has very less pleats or no pleats at all but is loose like pajamo. Sindhi Khamis is usually shorter, before the adoption of Khamis, Sindhi men used to wear Short angrakho called Angelo, later Sindhi Pehran/Pehriyan (a collarless

tunic) tied at one side or in center resembling Sindhi Angelo was common, both Angelo and Pehriyan were sometimes embroidered with Sindhi embroideries and mirrorwork, Sindhi men also wear embroidered vests under the Khamis called "Ganji", while the different waistcoats (Koti, Sadri, Gidi, Kaba) were worn over tunics. Some men in rural areas wear Sindhi

lungi The lungi is a clothing similar to the sarong that originated in the Indian subcontinent. The lungi, which usually multicoloured, is a men's skirt usually tied around the lower waist below the navel. It can be worn as casual wear and night wear. ...

(only muslims) called "Godd", whereas hindus wore

Dhoti The dhoti is an ankle-length breechcloth, wrapped around the waist and the legs, in resemblance to the shape of trousers. The dhoti is a garment of ethnic wear for men in the Indian subcontinent. The dhoti is fashioned out of a rectangular p ...

or Treto while others wore tight fitting

pajamas Pajamas (American English) or pyjamas ( Commonwealth English), sometimes colloquially shortened to PJs, jammies, jim-jams, or in South Asia, night suits, are several related types of clothing worn as nightwear or while lounging. Pajamas are ...

and a long

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, the rich men wore Sherwanis with gold buttons. With clothes Sindhi men wore Sindhi Patko, Pagg or Phento (turbans), youngsters wore Sindhi cap, men carried Ajrak or any other locally made shawls/handkerchief were carried on shoulders. File:Hyderabad, Sindh (8091058973).jpg, Two Sindhi muslim men in Sindhi Salwar/Suthan and Pehriyan with Sindhi Patko (turban) and Loi (winter shawls) File:Portret van twee onbekende mannen van een Sindhi-stam Two Sindees. Soonnee Mussulmans. Sind (titel op object), RP-F-2001-7-1122F-41.jpg, Two Sindhi men in Sindhi Kancha, Patko and Ajrak. File:Man in Sindhi angerkho top (1845).jpg, A Sindhi hindu banker in long Jama and Dhoti. File:PK Karachi asv2020-02 img11 Clifton Beach.jpg, Sindhi man in modern style Sindhi Khamis and Kancha in Karachi. File:A newly built, flood-resistant house in Pakistan's Sindh province.jpg, Two Sindhi muslim men wearing Sindhi Salwar Khamis and Godd with Sindhi rumals (handkerchiefs) File:Snidhi Topi 01.jpg, Sindhi ajrak and Sindhi topi. File:Sindhi Cap Ajrak.jpg, Sindhi topi (cap)

Punjab

Punjabi men wear the straight cut Punjabi

shalwar kameez Shalwar kameez (also salwar kameez and less commonly shalwar qameez) is a traditional combination dress worn by men and women in South Asia, and Central Asia. '' Shalwars'' are trousers which are atypically wide at the waist and narrow to a ...

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, or shalwar.

, or tehmat are often worn in rural areas. Other Punjabi shalwar styles include the Pothohari shalwar,Mohinder Singh Randhawa. (1960) Punjab: Itihas, Kala, Sahit, te Sabiachar aad.Bhasha Vibhag, Punjab, Patiala Multani shalwar, Dhoti shalwar, and the Bahawalpuri shalwar which is very wide and baggy with many folds. Turban of a thin cloth is also worn especially in rural areas of Punjab where it is called

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. Footwear include the khussa and Peshawari chappal, which is also widely worn. File:Punjabi Nachey-6.JPG, Punjabi kurta and tehmat File:Street scene of Lahore, 1890s 2.jpg, Punjabi clothing of Lahore, 1890s File:Saraiki Turban.JPG, Saraiki Turban File:Bhangra Dance punjab.jpg, Bhangra Dance performers in Punjab wearing Kurta and Tehmat. File:Saraiki Kurta.jpg, Saraiki Kurta File:Prince Suba Sadiq Abbasi.JPG, Prince Suba Sadiq Abbasi, Bahawalpur in Bahawalpuri shalwar File:Malik Ata at Attock mela 1982.jpg, Men in Attock in shalwar kameez

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Pashtun dress differ according to region but usually people wear traditional Peshawari chappal as footwear and a Pakol or turban as headwear. The traditional male Pashtun dress includes the Khet partug, Peshawari shalwar, and the Patke tunban. Males usually wear kufi, Peshawari cap,

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, or Pakol as traditional

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and

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editor wearing a Peshawari Turban File:Pakul.jpg, Man wearing pakol

Gilgit-Baltistan

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Azad Kashmir

The clothing of

includes various styles of the shalwar kameez. It is called Pheran.

Women's clothing

Shalwar kameez

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wear the

which is worn in different styles, colours, and designs which can be decorated with different styles and designs of

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. The kameez can be of varying sleeve length, shirt length, and necklines. The drawers can be the straight-cut shalwar, patiala salwar,

, cigarette pajama, tulip trouser, samosa pajama, or simple trouser

Dupatta

The Dupatta is treated just as an accessory in current urban fashion. Most women who carry it nowadays wear it just as a decorative accessory; it's usually worn wrapped around the neck or hanging down the shoulder. upattais also used by some women when entering a mosque, dargah, where they cover their head with a dupatta while entering such places. It is widely worn by women in weddings and other parties out of choice and fashion. On such occasions, mostly it is wrapped around the waist, neck, or just draped on a shoulder. It is used with different embroidery designs of Kamdani and Gota.

Burqa

In Pakistan, upper and middle-class women in towns wear burqas over their normal clothes in public. The burqa is the most visible dress in Pakistan. It is a garment worn over the ordinary clothes and is made of white cotton. Many upper-class women wear a two-piece burqa which is usually black in colour but sometimes navy blue or dark red. It consists of a long cloak and a separate headpiece with a drop-down face veil. Some educated urban women no longer wear the burqa, while some of them wear

Hijab Hijab (, ) refers to head coverings worn by Women in Islam, Muslim women. Similar to the mitpaḥat/tichel or Snood (headgear), snood worn by religious married Jewish women, certain Christian head covering, headcoverings worn by some Christian w ...

as an alternative. The burqa is also not worn by rural peasant women who work in the fields. In rural areas only elite women wear burqas.

Purdah Pardah or purdah (from Hindi-Urdu , , meaning "curtain") is a religious and social practice of sex segregation prevalent among some Muslim, Zoroastrian and Hindu communities. The purdah garment is the same as a burqa, or yashmak, i.e a veil ...

is still common in the rural elite and urban middle class, but not among rural farmers.

Bridal dresses

Pakistani brides traditionally opt for lehengas, anarkalis, or shararas and ghararas. Most wear lehengas, popularly either with short lehenga cholis or a longer shalwar top. Lehengas are long skirts usually paired with a short blouse known as a choli, but can be paired with a long shalwar kameez. Anarkalis are also an option, imitating gowns. Shararas consist of a blouse or shalwar, with loose pants. Ghararas, are similar, except the pants are tight at the thighs and flare from the knee. All these options are normally intricately embroidered, and are moderately popular with Indian brides too.

Other traditional dresses

On special occasions such as Eid more heavily embroidered iterations of the shalwar kameez are worn by Pakistani women. Farshi Pajama is an old traditional dress which is worn occasionally. Laacha is worn in Punjab, the lower part of which resembles the

dhoti The dhoti is an ankle-length breechcloth, wrapped around the waist and the legs, in resemblance to the shape of trousers. The dhoti is a garment of ethnic wear for men in the Indian subcontinent. The dhoti is fashioned out of a rectangular p ...

Regional clothing

Balochistan

The typical dress of a Baloch woman consists of a long frock and shalwar with a headscarf. Balochi women wear heavy embroidered shalwar kameez and dupatta with the embroidery utilising Shisha work.Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan, Volume 21, Issues 1-16
/ref> The Balochi Duch from Makran District is one of the many forms of Balochi dresses and is famous all across Balochistan. Since it is purely hand embroidered, Balochi Duch is expensive and it takes months to complete a single Balochi suit. File:Pakistani Baloch Lady.JPG, Pakistani Baloch Lady File:Traditional Balouchi Dresses.JPG, Traditional Balochi dresses File:Quetta Poor child ..JPG, Children in Quetta wearing local embroidery designs File:Malookan.JPG, Malookan, Pakistani Baloch embroidery artist

Sindh

Sindhi women just like Sindhi men commonly wear Sindhi Salwar with wide and long Cholo (tunic) nowadays, with Sindhi embroideries and mirrorwork, along with large Sindhi veil (Rao, Gandhi, Poti), back In time the traditional dresses of Sindhi women varied from region to region, from tribe to tribe as much as that the clothes become mark of identification of one's tribe, but most common code of dresses were Sindhi Cholo/Choli of various styles and embroidered ( Gaj/Aggoti), trousers salwars/suthan or pajamo was usually made of Soossi,

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fabric and over salwars a wide Bandhani (tie and dye) cloth Paro/Ghaghro/ Pashgeer/Jablo (skirt), or of

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or Sossi fabric skirt.Peter J. Claus, Sarah Diamond, Margaret Ann Mills (2003) South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lank

/ref> while some Sindhi women wore long Thawb, thobe like dresses called Jubo in Sindhi, and other Sindhi women wore frocks called (Ghagho, Abho or Fairak) in Sindhi. File:Portrait of a Hindu girl from Sindh, showing method of wearing ear and nose rings, wristlets and anklets (c. 1870s).jpg, Portrait of a girl from Sindh wearing Sindhi Choli (tunic), Sossi Shalwars under Satin Paro (skirt) with long wide veil, and traditional Sindhi "Tauran wari Jutti"(1870s). File:Sindhi lehenga, choli and Sindhi traditional pantaloon shalwar.jpg, Sindhi Lehenga, Choli, and Sindhi traditional pantaloon shalwar File:Sindhi Gaj Shirts.jpg, Sindhi Cholo (tunic) with Gaj fronts worn by many Sammat Muslim women in Lar, Kohistan and Thar region of Sindh. File:Sindhi Culture4.png, Sindhi girls dressed in Sindhi clothes File:Sewings.jpg, Sindhi Jubo (thobes). File:Sindhi Culture7.png, Sindhi Ghagho. File:Thari woman cooking.jpg, Sindhi dress of Thar. File:Sindhi shoes.jpg, Sindhi Mojri (women shoes).

Punjab

Punjabi women wear the straight cut Punjabi shalwar kameez, which is most frequently worn. Punjabi women, in villages, also wear the Pothohari shalwar, the Patiala shalwar, the laacha (tehmat), kurti, ghagra,

lehenga The ''lehenga'', ''lehanga'' ''or लेहंगा'' (also known as a ghagra, chaniyo, Paro, ''paavada'', or ''lacha'') is a form of ankle-length skirt from the Indian subcontinent. Different patterns and styles of traditional embroidery are ...

, and

phulkari Phulkari (; ) refers to the folk embroidery of the Punjab region and Gulkari of Sindh in South Asia. Although ''phulkari'' means 'floral work', the designs include not only flowers but also cover motifs and geometrical shapes. The main charac ...

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Gota Embroidery Gota patti or gota work is a type of embroidery originating in Rajasthan, India. It uses the applique technique, and patterns are created by sewing pieces of zari ribbon onto fabric. Gota embroidery is used extensively in South Asian wedding an ...

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

In urban areas women typically wear the shalwar kameez.

Pashtun Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghans until 1964 after the ...

women commonly wear shalwar kameez and in some regions, particularly in Tribal areas, women wear

firaq partug Firaq partug is the traditional clothing of Pashtuns who reside in Afghanistan and Pakistan especially parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. The origins of this clothing can be traced back to the Scythians, and it has evolved with regional ...

which is also worn in neighbouring

. In Kalash region, women wear embroidered long shirts. File:Kalash women traditional clothing.jpg, Kalash women traditional clothing File:Kelash valley.jpg, Kalash valley File:Kalash girl.jpg, Kalash girl File:Wedding dress (jumlo), Indus Kohistan, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan, view 1, mid 20th century, cotton, metal and glass beads, plastic buttons - Textile Museum of Canada - DSC00930.JPG, Wedding dress (jumlo), Indus Kohistan, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan, view 1, mid 20th century, cotton, metal and glass beads, plastic buttons - Textile Museum of Canada - DSC00930 File:Frontier Folk of the Afghan Border—and Beyond WDL11798.pdf, Child of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 1920 approx.

Wedding dresses

In Pakistan, the traditional wedding ceremony is celebrated by wearing different clothes in each wedding event. Usually, the style and designs of wedding attire vary across different regions from north to the south among different ethnic communities. However, in major urban cities such as

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, and

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, on the occasion of the

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(Mendhi), men wear an embroidered Kameez in glittering colours with simple shalwar. Up to the wedding day, the bride may wear a yellow or orange kameez, with a simple shalwar, Patiala shalwar, yellow dupatta, and yellow paranda — more commonly in the

Punjab region Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

of Pakistan. However, in other regions customs vary. For example, in the north-west, particularly in the tribal areas, it is customary for a bride to wear Firaq Partug. During

Baraat Baraat (, ) () or Varayatra () is a groom's wedding procession in the Indian subcontinent. In North India, it is customary for the groom, bridegroom to travel to the wedding venue (often the bride's house) on a mare (or vintage car nowadays and ...

and Walima functions, the

groom A bridegroom (often shortened to groom) is a man who is about to be married or who is newlywed. When marrying, the bridegroom's future spouse is usually referred to as the bride. A bridegroom is typically attended by a best man and Groomsman, ...

usually wears kurta shalwar or kurta

with special

and khussa. However, in some regions, including

, among Baloch and

Pashtuns Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghan (ethnon ...

(in the north of the province), and

province, mostly among

and

Kohistanis Indus Kohistanis are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group speaking the Indus Kohistani language. They mainly reside in Indus Kohistan, Hazara Division in northern Pakistan. History Kohistan is home to several ethnic groups Inhabiting the re ...

, grooms customarily wear simple, more often white, colour shalwar Kameez and a traditional Baloch Bugti Chappal (in Baloch dominated regions) or Peshawari Chappal in

and a traditional headwear such as the Pashtun style ''Patke'' or a Baloch style turban. In Sindh the wedding clothing are usually cotton white or half white Salwar Khamis for men with white/ajrak/ lungee Patko (turban), and embroidered Ajrak or Lungee (shawls) over shoulders, other extra red or pink embroidered chadar over shoulders, traditional "Morh" ( Sehra), stick in one hand, "gano" wristband on other and a sword or dagger as well, the shoes are traditional Sindhi Jutti or Sandals. The Sindhi bride wear red color heavy embroidered Lehenga Choli/Cholo as wedding dress, with two veils and a lot of jewelries and ornaments. In Punjab and Karachi, during the event of baraat, grooms may wear traditional sehra on their heads, and

bride A bride is a woman who is about to be married or who is a newlywed. When marrying, if the bride's future spouse is a man, he is usually referred to as the ''bridegroom'' or just ''groom''. In Western culture, a bride may be attended by a maid, ...

s may normally wear a

. File:Wedding in punjab.jpg, Wedding in Punjab File:Embroidered dress, view 2, Kohistan, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan, early 20th century, cotton, silk, glass, plastic, silver, brass - Fernbank Museum of Natural History - DSC00131.JPG, Embroidered dress, view 2, Kohistan, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan, early 20th century, cotton, silk, glass, plastic, silver, brass - Fernbank Museum of Natural History - DSC00131 File:Little pakistani girl in traditional formal ghagra dress.JPG, Little Pakistani girl in traditional formal ''ghagra'' dress File:Pakistani Bazaar - geograph.org.uk - 470442.jpg, Pakistani Bazaar File:A bride in punjab.jpg, A bride in Punjab File:Wedding blouse (cholo), Lohana community, Hyderabad, Sindh, Parkistan, view 1, early to mid 20th century, cotton, silk, glass mirrors, metal sequins - Textile Museum of Canada - DSC00987.JPG, Sindhi embroidered wedding Cholo from Hyderabad.

Pakistani clothing companies and brands

The following is a list of notable Pakistani clothing companies and brands. * Khaadi *

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Maria B Maria B, stylized as Maria.B., is a Pakistani clothing and accessories brand based in Lahore. It was founded by Maria Butt. It is based in Lahore, Pakistan. It has outlets all over the country. History Maria B was founded by in 1999 in Lahore by ...

* Sana Safinaz * Junaid Jamshed * Nishat Linen * Gul Ahmed * Bareeze * HSY Studio * ChenOne *

Zainab Chottani Zainab Chottani is a Pakistan based fashion designer who started as a bridal wear designer but has since then included prêt and haute couture in her forte. Career Chottani started in bridal fashion under the name of Zainab Sajid in 1999. She work ...

Pakistani fashion

Pakistani

fashion Fashion is a term used interchangeably to describe the creation of clothing, footwear, Fashion accessory, accessories, cosmetics, and jewellery of different cultural aesthetics and their mix and match into Clothing, outfits that depict distinct ...

has flourished well in the changing environment of the fashion world. Since Pakistan came into being, its fashion has been historically evolved from different phases and made its unique identity. At this time, Pakistani fashion is a combination of traditional and modern styles and it has become the cultural identification of Pakistan. Despite all modern trends, the regional and traditional dresses have developed their own significance as a symbol of native tradition. This regional fashion is not static but evolving. Pakistan Fashion Design Council, based in

, organizes ''Fashion Week'' and Fashion Pakistan, based in

, organizes fashion shows in that city. Credit goes to Ayesha Tammy Haq, a British-trained lawyer and chief executive of Fashion Pakistan, who came up with the idea for Pakistan’s first fashion week, held in November 2009.

Pakistani fashion industry

Pakistani fashion industry is introducing Pakistani traditional dresses all over the world as cultural representatives and is becoming a reason to introduce international trends in Pakistan. Pakistani media,

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, and

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have the biggest roles in promoting fashion in Pakistan. There are a lot of TV Channels,

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s, Portals, and

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s which are working only for the fashion industry.

Pakistani fashion designers

* Junaid Jamshed * Maheen Khan *

Sadaf Malaterre Sadaf Malaterre (born 3 April 1969) is a Pakistani fashion designer who has been running her eponymous label in Karachi, Pakistan Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is th ...

Pakistani fashion brands

* Khaadi *

* Sana Safinaz * Nishat Linen * Gul Ahmed * ChenOne *

Pakistani fashion models

The following is a list of Pakistani models.

=Male models

= *Ahmed Butt *Aijaz Aslam *Fawad Afzal Khan *Fahad Mustafa *Azfar Rehman *Mikaal Zulfiqar *Feroze Khan *Usama Khan

=Female models

= * Meesha Shafi * Maya Ali * Amina Haq * Ayesha Omar * Ayyan Ali * Iman Ali * Sabeeka Imam * Juggan Kazim * Iffat Rahim * Mariyah Moten * Mehreen Raheel * Nargis Fakhri * Noor (actress), Noor * Reema Khan * Rabia Butt * Rubya Chaudhry * Saba Qamar * Sadia Imam * Sana (Lollywood) * Sunita Marshall * Tooba Siddiqui * Vaneeza Ahmad * Veena Malik * Yasmeen Ghauri * Zara Sheikh * Zainab Qayyum

Pakistani fashion stylists

Pakistani stylists also have a major contribution in giving the celebrities a new look. Their work is also appreciated within and outside of Pakistan. Here is a list of Pakistani Fashion stylists *Tariq Amin

Pakistani fashion events

Extensive fashion activities are shown in Pakistani fashion events held in different parts of the country as well as abroad. *Lahore Fashion Week *Karachi Fashion Week *Miss Pakistan World

Pakistani fashion awards

* Hum Awards * Lux Style Awards

Pakistani fashion schools

Here is a list of Pakistani fashion institutes. *Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design *National College of Arts *Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture *National Textile University *Punjab Tianjin University of Technology

Pakistani fashion media

Here is a list of Pakistani fashion media. *Style 360 *Fashion TV#Pakistan, Fashion TV Pakistan

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