Shalwar types

Raatkirani · February 22, 2006, 9:48pm

My head is starting to spin at the variety of shalwars this season. Since many of you ladies are so aware of these things, I thought we should start a list of the various types with their descriptions and pictures, if possible.

Patiala shalwar
Afghani shalwar
Dhoti shalwar
Double-gher shalwar
Butterfly shalwar

Feel free to continue the list

Now can someone please educate me to the differences between a patiala, afghani, butterfly and dhoti shalwar? They all seem so similar to me…

yanzala · February 22, 2006, 11:31pm

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what is double gher shawar??

Barfee · February 22, 2006, 11:53pm

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i can tell u wat a butterfly shalwar looks liek:cb:

yanzala · February 23, 2006, 3:35am

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patiyala shalwar adn afghani shalwar look kinda similar right?

S02 · February 23, 2006, 4:01am

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Aren’t they all the same?

Barfee · February 23, 2006, 12:52pm

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k let me help u guys out :p

Barfee · February 23, 2006, 12:54pm

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http://www.paklinks.com/gs/showpost.php?p=3910684&postcount=1
This is butterfly

http://images.exoticindiaart.com/textiles/sn31.jpg
This is patialla

http://www.paklinks.com/gs/showpost.php?p=3915530&postcount=36
this is afghani shalwar

Afshi · February 23, 2006, 1:16pm

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i agree with barfee...

amelie · February 23, 2006, 1:33pm

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I thought afghani had the pleats in the paincha and up the shilwar, Patyalla has TONS more pleats and more fabric.

yanzala · February 23, 2006, 6:35pm

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when i went to pak, they showed me those afghani shalwar and told me those are patiyala shalwar

Afshi · February 23, 2006, 6:47pm

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well neither shalwar type is originated in pakistan..so i dont they wuold have no idea on what exactly the difference is....

Muslim_Queen · February 23, 2006, 7:08pm

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Actually if I recall correctly from my shopping in pakistan a few weeks back, the shalvar you’re stating as Afghani is patialla and vice versa.

Afshi · February 23, 2006, 8:02pm

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nope...barfee and I are right...do you ever see sikh women wear that afghani shalwars (that I mentioned...)?? no! cuz they wear the PATIALA shalwar, which comes from india...
and afghani village pple wear the afghani shalwar....

its so simple to understand and see what shalwar is what.....

yanzala · February 25, 2006, 3:58am

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there is so much to choose from now in pak, that i got so confuse:confused: adn end up buy those regular shalwarz:cb:

yanzala · February 25, 2006, 3:59am

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i agree with u cuz i have seen a music vdo on tv which was shoot in patiyala (india) and the girl was wearing that sort of shalwar

Raspberrie · February 25, 2006, 12:09pm

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that explains it all to me…

my mom got me shalwaars from pakistan (patiala ones) i kept wondering why they looked so strange… they were afghani

yanzala · February 25, 2006, 8:01pm

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sonia123 · February 25, 2006, 9:12pm

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dunno what they look like
pictures please ???

yanzala · February 25, 2006, 10:45pm

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there is a pic of it int he first post i guess

sooraj-mukhi · February 26, 2006, 11:18pm

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Okay question- what is the current painchaa size in a standard shalwar? There are so many variations now that i have no clue what to order as the painchaa size for a normal shalwar!!