Shalwar Qameez

Shalwar Qameez (also spelled Shalwar Kameez or Salwar Qameez) is a traditional dress worn by both women and men in Southern Asia. Salvars or shalvars are loose pajama-like trousers. The legs are wide at the top, and narrow at the bottom. The kameez is a long shirt or tunic. The side seams (known as the chaak) are left open below the waist-line, which gives the wearer greater freedom of movement. It is the most common dress for men in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Gallery

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  Pakistani girl and boy with flowers, showing off typical shalwar kameez

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  A woman in Selçuk, Turkey wearing traditional Turkish trousers similar to a salwar.

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  Men wearing shalwar kameez at Kabul Airport in Afghanistan.