***I have always loved a good shalwar kameez or anarkali dress, but only wear them for eid, trips to pakistan or family visits. Until recently. I took a trip to Pakistan and it was all I wore.
(I wear them a lot more now since coming back.)
I bought plenty of beautiful dresses and a lot of them are ankle length,
Now why is it with an ankle length dress you’re expected to wear trousers underneath? And why are the trousers so big and bulky? Some of them are like leggings near the ankle but around the top an middle they are absolutely huge.
It creates an unattractive silhouette ,as opposed to a smooth and elegant one.
I mean you can see the elastic waistband through the dress.
And they are usually not tightly fitted either…
Surely that doesn’t make sense?***
Re: I have a question about Our traditional clothing.
Wearing trousers underneath dresses never made sense to me either!
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Me neither..
They're not really 'needed' but I guess people feel they're being more modest.. or if it's always been the norm to wear trousers underneath they feel strange not to..
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You could always wear them with regular (western) leggings. I've seen people do this and think it looks MUCH better as these give a smooth silhouette.
I know someone that does this for all of their long Pakistani outfits. She basically buys nice leggings in a colour that goes with the outfit and has a slight bit of embroidery/kaam added to the bottom of them so that it matches the outfit.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks so, leggings are great, I think Ill try the no trouser option too. :)
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People wear them so that they don't flash people by accident. I have even seen many brides wear a chooridar pajama under their lehnga. With ankle length dresses, people do hold them up when they are walking at times, which could mean flashing a bit of leg.