Different Types Of Salwar Kameez

The salwar kameez can be further categorized into:

1. Patiala Salwar Kameez - Patiala Salwar Kameez as the name suggests comes from Patiala in the State of Punjab in Northern India. The King of Patiala in earlier times had its Royal dress as Salwar Kameez or Salwar Qameez. The salwar kameez has lowers as salwar and long knee length top known as kameez. Now the dress is not getting worn by men but has classically transformed itself with new cuts and styling into women salwar kameez.

2. Churidar Salwar Kameez – Churidar Salwar Kameez is known for its sleek look. Churidar Salwar Kameez is preferred by lots of female as it looks elegant and gives shape to the body. This salwar kameez has body hugging salwar which is tightly gripped to the body like a stocking. Its comfortable to wear and is very narrow around the ankle area.

3. Cotton Salwar Kameez - The cotton salwar kameez comes in various fabrics like South cotton, blend of cotton and silk and pure cotton due to high production of cotton which is comfortable fabric in the Indian and Pakistani region as it's comfortable to wear in summers.

4. Designer Salwar Kameez - Designer Salwar kameez are made by fashion designers and normally have lots of hand embroidery work which is done in pearls, stones, beads and sequins. Although every designer has its own approach while designing a salwar kameez the basics still remains the same. The designer is known to give various cuts and styles around the neck, sleeves, kameez and churidar of a salwar kameez which can change the complete look of the salwar kameez.

5. Printed Salwar Kameez - These are called Printed salwar kameez as they are machine printed or digitally printed on all kinds of fabrics like Georgette, crepe, cotton, chiffon and other materials. The Printed Salwar Kameez has a wide range of designs from flowers to polka-dot to abstract to other prints. The latest in fashion are the digital prints on the printed salwar kameez which include variety of colors.

6. Punjabi Salwar Kameez - Punjabi salwar kameez, the name comes from Punjab an Indian state in the north western region of India. These salwar kameez are also known as Punjabi salwar kameez. Punjabi women are fond of bright colors and wear bright colored Salwar kameez and dupatta. The Punjabi suit consists of an upper known as Kameez, Dupatta which is a piece of cloth worn around the neck and lower known as salwar. The Salwar is comfortably loose around the waist till the ankle making it a very comfortable dress. The bright printed colors or heavy embroidery of stones, sequins and beads is must on a Punjabi suit.

7. Silk Salwar Kameez - The Silk Salwar Kameez is never out of fashion as its the fabric for special occasions like weddings, ceremonies, party or even get together. The silk salwar kameez gives a very rich look to the dress due to its shine. The silk used in salwar kameez has started coming in various combinations besides pure silk like Chiffon silk, pure silk, satin silk, paper silk, crepe silk and tussar silk.

8. Wedding Salwar Kameez - Wedding Salwar Kameez are heavy salwar kameez which means they have lot of hand embroidery all over salwar kameez including the kameez, salwar and the sleeves. The work is mainly of beads, sequin and stones. The work is similar to jaal work or is completely filled up. One wedding salwar kameez may take many days of a hand embroidery person to make as the work is so delicate and intrinsic. The wedding salwar kameez gets the name not only due to the hand work involved in it, but also due to its heavy work it can get worn in wedding and other functions.

9. Bridal Salwar Kameez - The bridal salwar kameez is for bride to wear on her wedding day or prior to the wedding day on a ceremony. This salwar kameez is normally in pink or red color due to the auspicious occasion. The salwar kameez is heavily done up with hand embroidery work with stones and other material.