The typical and traditional shalwars have now totally gone out of fashion. Since 2009-10 I guess. (I had to strictly tell my mom to stop getting them sewn if she wanted to be inline with the trend)
So, do you think the shalwars will ever be back in? I am honestly loving the pants/azaars!!! Theyre awesome, pretty and classier. Churidaars are in too nowadays but not practical like the pants. I never really liked the capris and patialas, they came and went but these azaar and similar are great.
What do you think- will they remain in fashion? Will anything change? Know anyone who still likes the normal shalwars?
When I first went to Pakistan, in 1979, and wore a shalwar qamiz for the first time, I thought, "My God, this is the most comfortable outfit on the planet! How can I go out in public in this?? It's like going out in your jammies, it is so comfy!"
Personally, I think the traditional shalwar is very graceful. I think trousers and churidaar are not nearly as comfortable, graceful or flattering. And moreover, since most desi women get no real walking exercise, they have very scrawny calves and so churidaar don't look that good on most. Whereas, s-q make everybody look good -- fat people look skinny and skinny people look like they've got some meat on them...
surprised by the answers. I'm guessing overseas pakistanis wear less of the traditional shalwar now (except at home) cuz everyone follows latest trends. In the small Pakistani community here, everyone wears the latest pant and I wore a shalwar once and felt out of the place.
I've always worn pants before this trend started and hated shalwaars bcuz of the narrow bottom wider top look, as it make ones fat. So no, no shalwars for me...
I can't wait for salwars to come back in style i miss wearing them and would feel dumb if i was the only one in the room in salwar and a shorter kameez you know?
Don't like shalwars after they went out of style. I wear, plazzaos, culottes, leggings and churidar. At home too I try to wear culottes. I hope shalwars don't come back at elats for formal wear. Here too in our pakistani community, people wear the latest fashion.
