Pakistani clothing refers to the

ethnic An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, ...

clothing Clothing (also known as clothes, apparel, and attire) are items worn on the body. Typically, clothing is made of fabrics or textiles, but over time it has included garments made from animal skin and other thin sheets of materials and natural ...

that is typically worn by people in the country of

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

and by the people of Pakistani origin. Pakistani clothes express the culture of Pakistan, the demographics of Pakistan, and cultures from the

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...

(

Pashtun Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...

Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory, and constituting the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region which has been the subject of a dispute bet ...

, and

Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...

regions of the country. Dress in each regional culture reflect weather conditions, way of living, and distinctive style which gives it a unique identity among all cultures.

Pakistani national dress

The

Shalwar kameez Shalwar kameez (also salwar kameez and less commonly shalwar qameez) is a traditional combination dress worn by women, and in some regions by men, in South Asia, and Central Asia. ''Shalwars'' are trousers which are atypically wide at the wa ...

Achkan Achkan ( ur, اچکن, hi, अचकन) also known as ''Baghal bandi'' is a knee length jacket worn by men in the Indian subcontinent much like the Angarkha. History Achkan evolved from Chapkan, a dress which earlier formed the costume of the ...

Sherwani Sherwani is a long-sleeved outer coat worn by men in South Asia. Like the Western frock coat it is fitted, with some waist suppression; it falls to below the knees and is buttoned down the front. It can be collarless, have a shirt-style collar, ...

, Kurta

shalwar Kameez Shalwar kameez (also salwar kameez and less commonly shalwar qameez) is a traditional combination dress worn by women, and in some regions by men, in South Asia, and Central Asia. ''Shalwars'' are trousers which are atypically wide at the wa ...

, and

Sari A sari (sometimes also saree or shari)The name of the garment in various regional languages include: * as, শাৰী, xārī, translit-std=ISO * bn, শাড়ি, śāṛi, translit-std=ISO * gu, સાડી, sāḍī, translit-std= ...

are the national dress of Pakistan and is worn by men and women in all five provinces of

, and

in the country and in

Azad Kashmir Azad Jammu and Kashmir (; ), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir, is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee: * * * and constituting the western portion of the larger Ka ...

. Shalwar refers to loose trousers and kameez refers to shirts. Since 1982, all officials working in the secretariat are required to wear the national dress.Each province has its own variant of salwar kameez such as Sindhi shalwar kameez, Punjabi shalwar kameez, Pashtun shalwar kameez, and Balochi shalwar kameez. Pakistanis wear clothes ranging from exquisite colours and designs to various types of fabric such as

silk Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. The best-known silk is obtained from the coc ...

, chiffon,

cotton Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus ''Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...

, etc. File:A Loyal Afghan WDL11457.png, Traditional Khet partug. (Traditional loose shalwar worn in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (1842) File:Hindu girl karachi.jpg, Girl from

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

Sind Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

, in narrow Sindhi suthan and cholo. c. 1870. File:Balochi traditional dress.jpg, Balochi traditional dress File:Quetta.1867.JPG, Balochi male shalwar kameez.Quetta.1867 File:Pakistani dress.JPG, Pakistani dress

Men's clothing

Men wear shalwar kameez, kurta, Pakistani Waistcoat,

achkan Achkan ( ur, اچکن, hi, अचकन) also known as ''Baghal bandi'' is a knee length jacket worn by men in the Indian subcontinent much like the Angarkha. History Achkan evolved from Chapkan, a dress which earlier formed the costume of the ...

and

sherwani Sherwani is a long-sleeved outer coat worn by men in South Asia. Like the Western frock coat it is fitted, with some waist suppression; it falls to below the knees and is buttoned down the front. It can be collarless, have a shirt-style collar, ...

, churidar, or

pajama Pajamas (American English, US) or pyjamas (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth) (), sometimes colloquially shortened to PJs, jammies, jam-jams, or in South Asia night suits, are several related types of clothing worn as night ...

. Other items of clothing include the jama and the angarkha. Headgear includes turbans, the Jinnah Cap, also called Karakul,

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, also called Rumi Topi, and

Taqiyah (cap) The Taqiyah ( ar, طاقية, ALA-LC: ''ṭāqīyah'' Turkish: "takke", Urdu, Hindi "topi", , ALA-LC: "ṭopī", bn, টুপি, ''ṭupi'', Somali: "Koofi")) or araqchin () is a short, rounded skullcap. It is often worn for religious purp ...

Peshawari chappal __NOTOC__ The Peshawari chappal ( ps, پېښوري څپلی, Urdu: پیشاوری چپل) is a traditional type of footwear of Pashtuns, worn especially by Pashtuns in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region. The shoe takes its name from the city of Pesh ...

and Khussa are popular foot wear. Other items include traditional shawls made of

Pashmina Pashmina (, ) refers to, depending on the source, a term for cashmere wool of the Changthangi cashmere goat,Janet Rizvi: ''Pashmina: The Kashmir Shawl and Beyond''. Marg Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-8185026909. for fine Indian cashmere woolRobert R ...

or other warm materials especially in the Northern regions of the country, mainly, Khyber Pakhtunkhwans usually wear the Pakol hat, Every province has a different and unique cultural dress.

Ethnic & Regional clothing

Balochistan

In Balochistan, traditionally a long jama (robe) like a smock-frock is worn down to the heels, loose shalwar, a long chadar or scarf, a pagri of cotton cloth, and mostly shoes that narrow at the toe. The material is thick cloth with a very wide shalwar to protect against the hot winds of the dry Sulaiman Range and

Kharan Desert The Kharan Desert ( ur, صحرائے خاران) is a sandy and mountainous desert situated in Balochistan province in south-western Pakistan.The desert covers an area of about 36,000 square kilometers, making it one of the largest deserts in P ...

. File:Elders of Kirani Quetta.1.jpg, Elders of Kirani Quetta in turbans and hats File:Pakistani Baloch.JPG, Pakistani Baloch File:Baluchistan01.jpg, Traditional Balochi suits

Sindh

with a kameez called cholo. Other traditional clothing includes the Sindhi cap and Ajrak of beautiful designs which are made locally. Men also traditionally wear the dhoti and the long angerkho. File:Ajrak.jpg, Sindhi Ajrak File:Saraiki Topi (Sindhi Cap).jpg, Sindhi cap File:Man in Sindhi angerkho top (1845).jpg, Man in Sindhi long angerkho(1845)

Punjab

Punjabi men wear the straight cut Punjabi

shalwar kameez Shalwar kameez (also salwar kameez and less commonly shalwar qameez) is a traditional combination dress worn by women, and in some regions by men, in South Asia, and Central Asia. ''Shalwars'' are trousers which are atypically wide at the wa ...

, kurta, or shalwar. Dhoti, lungi, or tehmat are often worn in rural areas. Other Punjabi shalwar styles include the Pothohari shalwar,Mohinder Singh Randhawa. (1960) Punjab: Itihas, Kala, Sahit, te Sabiachar aad.Bhasha Vibhag, Punjab, Patiala Multani shalwar, Dhoti shalwar, and the Bahawalpuri shalwar which is very wide and baggy with many folds. Turban of a thin cloth is also worn especially in rural areas of Punjab where it is called pagri. Footwear include the khussa and

, which is also widely worn. File:Punjabi Nachey-6.JPG, Punjabi kurta and tehmat File:Street scene of Lahore, 1890s 2.jpg, Punjabi clothing of Lahore, 1890s File:Saraiki Turban.JPG, Saraiki Turban File:Bhangra Dance punjab.jpg, Bhangra Dance performers in Punjab wearing Kurta and Tehmat. File:Saraiki Kurta.jpg, Saraiki Kurta File:Prince Suba Sadiq Abbasi.JPG, Prince Suba Sadiq Abbasi, Bahawalpur in Bahawalpuri shalwar File:Malik Ata at Attock mela 1982.jpg, Men in Attock in shalwar kameez

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Pashtun dress As a chiefly rural and tribal population, the Pashtun dress of Afghanistan and Pakistan are typically made from light linens, and are loose fitting for ease of movement. The Pashtun clothes are differently made for males and females. Pashtun me ...

differ according to region but usually people wear traditional Peshawari chappal as footwear and a Pakol or turban as headwear. The traditional male Pashtun dress includes the Khet partug, Peshawari shalwar, and the Patke tunban. Males usually wear kufi, Peshawari cap,

turban A turban (from Persian دولبند‌, ''dulband''; via Middle French ''turbant'') is a type of headwear based on cloth winding. Featuring many variations, it is worn as customary headwear by people of various cultures. Communities with promine ...

, or Pakol as traditional

headgear Headgear, headwear, or headdress is the name given to any element of clothing which is worn on one's head, including hats, helmets, turbans and many other types. Headgear is worn for many purposes, including protection against the elements, de ...

. File:Clothing worn by most Pashtun males.jpg, Clothing worn by most Pashtun males in

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

and

File:Barre Pitaji with a turban.jpg,

Amir Chand Bombwal Amir Chand Bombwal (8 August 1893 – 10 February 1972) was born in Punjab. He was a journalist, a freedom fighter in the Indian independence movement, a Khudai Khidmatgar and a political leader of the Indian National Congress Party from Peshawar ...

Peshwar Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...

editor wearing a Peshawari Turban File:Pakul.jpg, Man wearing pakol

Gilgit-Baltistan

File:Gilgit Baltistan Traditional Hat.jpg, A Gilgiti man wearing the cultural "Khoi" cap of Gilgit-Baltistan

Azad Kashmir

The clothing of

includes various styles of the shalwar kameez. It is called Pheran.

Women's clothing

Shalwar kameez

Pakistani women Women in Pakistan make up 48.76% of the population according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, 2017 census of Pakistan. Women in Pakistan have played an important role throughout Pakistan's history and they are allowed to vote in elections since ...

wear the

which is worn in different styles, colours, and designs which can be decorated with different styles and designs of

embroidery Embroidery is the craft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as pearls, beads, quills, and sequins. In modern days, embroidery is usually seen on c ...

. The kameez can be of varying sleeve length, shirt length, and necklines. The drawers can be the straight-cut shalwar,

patiala salwar A Patiala salwar (also called a pattian walee salwar) (also pronounced as ''shalwar'' in Urdu) is a type of female trousers which has its roots in Patiala City in the Northern region of Punjab state in India. The King of Patiala in earlier ti ...

, churidar, cigarette pajama, tulip trouser, samosa pajama, or simple trouser

Dupatta

The Dupatta is treated just as an accessory in current urban fashion. Most women who carry it nowadays wear it just as a decorative accessory; it's usually worn wrapped around the neck or hanging down the shoulder. upattais also used by some women when entering a mosque, dargah, where they cover their head with a dupatta while entering such places. It is widely worn by women in weddings and other parties out of choice and fashion. On such occasions, mostly it is wrapped around the waist, neck, or just draped on a shoulder. It is used with different embroidery designs of Kamdani and

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Burqa

In Pakistan, upper and middle-class women in towns wear burqas over their normal clothes in public. The burqa is the most visible dress in Pakistan. It is typically a tent-like garment worn over the ordinary clothes and is made of white cotton. Many upper-class women wear a two-piece burqa which is usually black in colour but sometimes navy blue or dark red. It consists of a long cloak and a separate headpiece with a drop-down face veil. Some educated urban women no longer wear the burqa. The burqa is also not worn by rural peasant women who work in the fields. In rural areas only elite women wear burqas. Purdah is still common in the rural elite and urban middle class, but not among rural farmers.

Bridal dresses

Pakistani bridal dresses are known as Nikah, walima, or shadi dress. The outfit is called gharara. Shadi dress is divided by 3 pieces: a lehenga/gharara, kurti, and dupatta. They are particularly of very specific colors such as red, golden, or pink and purple.

Other traditional dresses

Pakistani women have a variety of traditional dresses in addition to the shalwar kameez but they mostly wear them on special occasions such as on weddings, engagements, mehndi, and other traditional ceremonies. The dresses include the

ghagra choli Ghagra choli (also known as lehenga choli and locally as chaniya choli) is a type of ethnic clothing for women from the Indian Subcontinent, notably in the Indian states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Pu ...

and

sari A sari (sometimes also saree or shari)The name of the garment in various regional languages include: * as, শাৰী, xārī, translit-std=ISO * bn, শাড়ি, śāṛi, translit-std=ISO * gu, સાડી, sāḍī, translit-std= ...

s which are very popular and every design and colour seems unique from the other e.g. lehenga style sari. The

lehenga The ''lehenga'', ''lehnga'' or ''langa'' (also known as a ''ghagra'' or ''gagra'', ''chaniya'', ''pavadai'', or ''lacha'') is a form of ankle-length skirt from the Indian subcontinent. Different patterns and styles of traditional embroidery are used ...

is another popular dress that resembles a skirt but is a traditional dress. The

gharara A gharara (Urdu: , Hindi: ग़रारा, Bengali: ঘারারা) is a traditional Lucknowi outfit, traditionally worn by Muslim women of the Hindi-Urdu Belt region of India. It consists of a kurti (a short, mid-thigh length tunic), a ...

and sharara are two similar dresses that are often worn on ceremonial occasions.

Farshi Pajama Farshi Pajama (also Paijama) (Urdu: , Hindi: , Bengali: ) is a woman's dress that was worn between early 20th centuries in Muslim courts of Oudh by royalty and ladies from privileged classes of Uttar Pradesh (formerly United Provinces of Agra and ...

is an old traditional dress which is worn occasionally. Laacha is worn in Punjab, the lower part of which resembles the dhoti.

Regional clothing

Balochistan

The typical dress of a Baloch woman consists of a long frock and shalwar with a headscarf. Balochi women wear heavy embroidered shalwar kameez and dupatta with the embroidery utilising Shisha work.Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan, Volume 21, Issues 1-16
/ref> The Balochi Duch from Makran District is one of the many forms of Balochi dresses and is famous all across Balochistan. Since it is purely hand embroidered, Balochi Duch is expensive and it takes months to complete a single Balochi suit. File:Pakistani Baloch Lady.JPG, Pakistani Baloch Lady File:Traditional Balouchi Dresses.JPG, Traditional Balochi dresses File:Quetta Poor child ..JPG, Children in Quetta wearing local embroidery designs File:Malookan.JPG, Malookan, Pakistani Baloch embroidery artist

Sindh

In addition to wearing the suthan and cholo, Sindhi women wear the lehenga and

choli A choli (Hindi: चोली, Urdu: چولی, gu, ચોળી, mr, चोळी, Nepali: चोलो ''cholo'') (known in South India as ''ravike'' (Kannada: ರವಿಕೆ, Telugu: రవికె, Tamil: ரவிக்கை)) is a blou ...

known as the gaji which is a pullover shirt worn in the mountain areas of

. The gaji is composed of small, square panels, embroidered on silk and sequins. The neck line of the gaji is cut high, and round on one side, with a slit opening extending the other. Unmarried girls wear the opening to the back and married women, to the front.Peter J. Claus, Sarah Diamond, Margaret Ann Mills (2003) South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lank

/ref> Sindhi clothing displays embroidery using mirrors. File:Portrait of a Hindu girl from Sindh, showing method of wearing ear and nose rings, wristlets and anklets (c. 1870s).jpg, Portrait of a girl from Sindh, (1870s) File:Sindhi lehenga, choli and Sindhi traditional pantaloon shalwar.jpg, Sindhi lehenga, choli, and Sindhi traditional pantaloon shalwar File:Sindhi beauty.jpg, Sindhi girl File:Ralli.3.JPG, Ralli material of Sindh File:Ralli.2.JPG, Ralli

Punjab

Punjabi women wear the straight cut Punjabi shalwar kameez, which is most frequently worn. Punjabi women, in villages, also wear the Pothohari shalwar, the Patiala shalwar, the laacha (tehmat), kurti, ghagra,

, and

phulkari Phulkari ( pa, ਫੁਲਕਾਰੀ) refers to the folk embroidery of the Punjab. Although Phulkari means floral work, the designs include not only flowers but also cover motifs and geometrical shapes. The main characteristics of Phulkari embr ...

. File:Phulkari from Punjab, India, 20th century, khadi, silk, plain weave, embroidery, Honolulu Museum of Art.JPG, Phulkari File:Saraiki Tradition Ghagra women wearing dreas.JPG, Saraiki Tradition women wearing ghagra File:Pakistani cultural dress.jpg, Cultural dress File:Bed Sheets - Bahawalpur Museum.jpg, Bahawalpur kameez File:Pakistani Punjabis at a wedding.jpg, Pakistani Punjabis at a wedding File:Saraiki children wearing cloths & saraiki Fashion ofr children.JPG, Saraiki fashion File:Rohi's Women Dress - Bahawalpur Museum.jpg, Rohi woman's dress File:Gota Embroidery.jpg, Lehenga with

Gota Embroidery Gota patti or gota work is a type of Indian embroidery that originated in Rajasthan, India. It uses the applique technique. Small pieces of zari ribbon are applied onto the fabric with the edges sewn down to create elaborate patterns. Gota embroi ...

File:Collectie NMvWereldculturen, TM-3500-9, Wit geborduurd vrouwenhemd. Josephine Powell Collection, voor 1965.jpg, Josephine Powell Collection, voor 1965. Phulkari kurta

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

In urban areas women typically wear the shalwar kameez.

women commonly wear shalwar kameez and in some regions, particularly in Tribal areas, women wear firaq partug which is also worn in neighbouring

. In Kalash region, women wear embroidered long shirts. File:Kalash women traditional clothing.jpg, Kalash women traditional clothing File:Kelash valley.jpg, Kalash valley File:Kalash girl.jpg, Kalash girl File:Afghan girls in Khost.jpg, Afghan girls in Khost File:Wedding dress (jumlo), Indus Kohistan, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan, view 1, mid 20th century, cotton, metal and glass beads, plastic buttons - Textile Museum of Canada - DSC00930.JPG, Wedding dress (jumlo), Indus Kohistan, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan, view 1, mid 20th century, cotton, metal and glass beads, plastic buttons - Textile Museum of Canada - DSC00930 File:Frontier Folk of the Afghan Border—and Beyond WDL11798.pdf, Child of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 1920 approx.

Wedding dresses

In Pakistan, the traditional wedding ceremony is celebrated by wearing different clothes in each wedding event. Usually, the style and designs of wedding attire vary across different regions from north to the south among different ethnic communities. However, in major urban cities such as

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

, Faisalabad, and

Rawalpindi Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's ...

, on the occasion of the Rasm-e-Heena (Mendhi), men wear an embroidered kurta or Kameez in glittering colours with simple shalwar, and a colorful shawl which they put on their shoulders and sometimes round the neck. At some weddings, the dress code is decided before the ceremony and all the men wear the same color. Up to the wedding day, the bride may wear a yellow or orange kameez, with a simple shalwar, Patiala shalwar, yellow dupatta, and yellow paranda — more commonly in the

Punjab region Punjab (; Punjabi Language, Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also Romanization, romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the I ...

of Pakistan. However, in other regions customs vary. For example, in the north-west, particularly in the tribal areas, it is customary for a bride to wear Firaq Partug. During baraat and walima functions, the

groom A bridegroom (often shortened to groom) is a man who is about to be married or who is newlywed. When marrying, the bridegroom's future spouse (if female) is usually referred to as the bride. A bridegroom is typically attended by a best man an ...

usually wears kurta shalwar or kurta churidar with special

and khussa. However, in some regions, including

, among

Baloch Baloch, also spelled Baloch, Beluch and in other ways, may refer to: * Baloch people, an ethnic group of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan * Baluch, a small itinerant community of Afghanistan * Balouch, Azad Kashmir, a town in Pakistan * Baloch (s ...

and

Pashtuns Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...

(in the north of the province), and

province, mostly among

and Kohistanis, grooms customarily wear simple, more often white, colour shalwar Kameez and a traditional Baloch Bugti Chappal (in Baloch dominated regions) or

Peshawari Chappal __NOTOC__ The Peshawari chappal ( ps, پېښوري څپلی, Urdu: پیشاوری چپل) is a traditional type of footwear of Pashtuns, worn especially by Pashtuns in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region. The shoe takes its name from the city of Pesh ...

and a traditional headwear such as the Pashtun style ''Patke'' or a Baloch style turban. In Punjab and Karachi, during the event of baraat, grooms may wear traditional sehra on their heads, and brides may normally wear a lehenga or

preferably in red, maroon, and pink colors with heavy jewelry. File:Wedding in punjab.jpg, Wedding in Punjab File:Embroidered dress, view 2, Kohistan, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan, early 20th century, cotton, silk, glass, plastic, silver, brass - Fernbank Museum of Natural History - DSC00131.JPG, Embroidered dress, view 2, Kohistan, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan, early 20th century, cotton, silk, glass, plastic, silver, brass - Fernbank Museum of Natural History - DSC00131 File:Little pakistani girl in traditional formal ghagra dress.JPG, Little Pakistani girl in traditional formal ''ghagra'' dress File:Pakistani Bazaar - geograph.org.uk - 470442.jpg, Pakistani Bazaar File:A bride in punjab.jpg, A bride in Punjab

Pakistani clothing companies and brands

The following is a list of notable Pakistani clothing companies and brands. *

Khaadi Khaadi (Urdu: کھادی, romanized: Khādī; pronounced ʰaːd̪iː is a Pakistani fashion and lifestyle brand, founded in December 1998.It is headquartered in Karachi. As of 2015, it operates 46 stores in 17 cities across Pakistan, and 1 ...

* Bareeze *

HSY Studio Hassan Sheheryar Yasin, often referred to by his initials, HSY, (born 26 October 1976) is a Pakistani fashion designer and television host. Born to a Arain family who were active in politics. His father, Mian Hamid Yasin, was a chief whip in ...

ChenOne Chenab Group () is a Pakistani conglomerate based in Faisalabad, Pakistan.Gul Ahmed {{Infobox company , name = Gul Ahmed , logo = Gul Ahmed Logo.png , image = Ideas, Dolmen Mall, Tariq Road, Karachi.jpg , image_caption = A Gul Ahmed store in Dolmen Mall, Karachi , type = Public , traded_ ...

* Junaid Jamshed * Nishat Linen * Sapphire Retail * Maria B *

Sana Safinaz Sana Safinaz is a Pakistani clothing and accessories retailer based in Karachi, Pakistan. It sells ready-to-wear, unstitched and haute couture. It was founded by Sana Hashwani and Safinaz Muneer in Karachi, Pakistan. Creative director Mohsin ...

* Zainab Chottani *

Sapphire Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminium oxide () with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, vanadium, or magnesium. The name sapphire is derived via the Latin "sapphir ...

Pakistani fashion

Pakistani

fashion Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion in ...

has flourished well in the changing environment of the fashion world. Since Pakistan came into being, its fashion has been historically evolved from different phases and made its unique identity. At this time, Pakistani fashion is a combination of traditional and modern dresses and it has become the cultural identification of Pakistan. Despite all modern trends, the regional and traditional dresses have developed their own significance as a symbol of native tradition. This regional fashion is not static but evolving into more modern and pure forms. Pakistan Fashion Design Council, based in

, organizes ''Fashion Week'' and Fashion Pakistan, based in

, organizes fashion shows in that city. Credit goes to Ayesha Tammy Haq, a British-trained lawyer and chief executive of Fashion Pakistan, who came up with the idea for Pakistan’s first fashion week, held in November 2009.

Pakistani fashion industry

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Pakistani fashion industry is introducing Pakistani traditional dresses all over the world as cultural representatives and is becoming a reason to introduce international trends in Pakistan.

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have the biggest roles in promoting fashion in Pakistan. There are a lot of

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s which are working only for the fashion industry.

Pakistani fashion designers

* Maheen Khan *

Sadaf Malaterre Sadaf Malaterre (born 3 April 1969) is a Pakistani fashion designer who has been running her eponymous label in Karachi, Pakistan Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, w ...

Mehmood Bhatti Mehmood Bhatti is a Pakistani-French fashion designer. Biography Mehmood was born in Lahore, Pakistan, and graduated from Government College University. Bhatti immigrated to France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), ...

Deepak Perwani Deepak Perwani (born 1973) ( sd, ديپڪ پرواني) is a Pakistani fashion designer and actor. He is a member of the Hindu Sindhi community in Pakistan. Filmography * ''Mere Paas Paas ''Mere Paas Paas'' (also spelled ''Meray Paas Paa ...

Kamiar Rokni Kamiar 'Kami’ Rokni () is a Pakistani fashion designer and media personality. He is the founder of his eponymous label The House of Kamiar Rokni. Early life Kamiar was born in Bahawalpur on October 15, 1976, of Pakistani and Persian desce ...

* Hassan Sheheryar Yasin * Amir Adnan * Junaid Jamshed * Zainab Chottani

Pakistani fashion Brands

* Nishat Linen *

* Chen One *

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* Zainab Chottani

Pakistani fashion models

The following is a list of Pakistani models.

=Male models

= *

Ahmed Butt Ahmed Butt is a Pakistani model and a film actor. Early life and career Ahmed Butt was born at Lahore, Pakistan on 18 November, 1975. Ever since they got married in 2004, their turbulent relationship has been in the news with many separation ...

Aijaz Aslam Aijaz Aslam (born 3 October 1972) ( ur, اعجاز اسلم), is a Pakistani television actor, model, producer and entrepreneur. He is best known for playing the lead in drama serials '' Kashkol'', which was telecasted on NTM in 1993 and 2003's ...

Fawad Afzal Khan Fawad Afzal Khan ( ur, ) (born 29 November 1981) is a Pakistani actor, producer, screenwriter, model and singer having received several awards including a Filmfare Award, two Lux Style Awards and six Hum Awards. Khan began his acting caree ...

* Fahad Mustafa *

Azfar Rehman Azfar Rehman is a Pakistani model, TV host and actor. He has acted in ''Dugdugi'', ''Ladies Park'', ''Sitamgar'', '' Baityaan'', ''Mehar Bano aur Shah Bano'', ''Noor Pur Ki Rani'', ''Mohabbat Rooth Jaye Toh'' and '' Phir Chand Pe Dastak''. He ...

* Mikaal Zulfiqar *

Feroze Khan Feroze Khan ( ur, فیروز خان; born 11 July 1990) is a Pakistani actor, model and video jockey. who works in Urdu television. He made his acting debut with '' Bikhra Mera Naseeb'' as Harib and later on played various roles. Khan got his ...

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=Female models

= *

Meesha Shafi Meesha Shafi ( ur, ) is a Pakistani-born Canadian singer, actress and model.Maya Ali Maryam Tanveer, known by her stage name Maya Ali ( ur, ; born ), is a Pakistani actress. She made her debut with a brief role in telenovela ''Durr-e-Shehwar'' and later received praise for portraying the titular characters in ''Aik Nayee Cin ...

Amina Haq Aaminah Haq ( ur, ), also variously spelled as Aamina Haq and Amna Haq) is a Pakistani model and actress. Haq has modelled for magazines including ''She'', ''Libas'', ''Visage'', ''Women's Own'', ''Fashion Collection'' and '' Newsline''. She a ...

Ayesha Omar Ayesha Omar (born 12 October 1981) is a Pakistani actress and YouTuber. Considered as a style icon in her home country, Omar is one of the most popular and highest-paid actresses of Pakistan. In 2012, she released her first singles "Chalte C ...

Ayyan Ali Ayyan Ali ( ur, ) is a Pakistani model and singer. She started modeling in 2010 and won the title of ''Best Female Emerging Model''. She was nominated four times for the Lux Style Awards. In 2013, she clarified that she only wanted to be pub ...

* Iman Ali *

Sabeeka Imam Sabeeka Imam is a British-Pakistani actress and model. She has established a career in modeling and ramp the walk for several designers. Imam appeared in a comedy-drama film ''Queen'' in 2014. She went on to play the romantic interest of the lead ...

Juggan Kazim Syeda Mehrbano Kazim ( ur, ), known by the stage name Juggun "Jay" Kazim ( ur, ), is a Pakistani Canadian actress, television host, and YouTube personality. She has worked in numerous Pakistani and Canadian films. She is the brand ambassador ...

Iffat Rahim Iffat Rahim, also known as Iffat Omar (in Punjabi and ur, ), née Rahim, is a Pakistani former model who achieved success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is known for her role as Aapa Ji (Rukhsana) in the Pakistani drama series ''Mohab ...

* Mariyah Moten *

Mehreen Raheel Mehreen Raheel (Urdu/ pa, ) is a Pakistani model, actor, managing director of her family company R vision and host who appears in Pakistani films and serials. She is best known for portraying the main leads in Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan, Das ...

* Nargis Fakhri * Noor *

Reema Khan Reema Khan ( ur, ) born Sameena Khan ( ur, ), known mononymously as Reema, is a Pakistani television host and former stage dancer, Lollywood film actress, director and producer. Khan was one of the leading film actresses in Pakistan during 1 ...

* Rabia Butt *

Rubya Chaudhry Rubya Chaudhry (born December 21) is a Pakistani actress and fashion model. In 2006 she made her on-screen debut in the Pakistani cult classic slasher film, Zibahkhana. Since then she has appeared in several Pakistani television shows and movies, ...

Saba Qamar Saba Qamar Zaman (born 5 April 1984), known professionally as Saba Qamar, is a Pakistani actress who works predominantly in Urdu films and television. She has won several accolades including Lux Style Awards and Hum Awards. Qamar is one of Pak ...

Sadia Imam Sadia Imam is a television actress in Pakistan. Early life Sadia Imam was born in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. She is a Pakistani television presenter, actress and model. She has appeared in commercials, dramas, and music videos. Career Sadi ...

Sana (Lollywood) SANAhttps://www.instagram.com/sana_fakhar/, (; born 16 June 1979), often credited on the film screen as Sana Nawaz, is a Pakistani film actress and model. Sana was introduced to the Lollywood film industry by director Syed Noor in his film San ...

* Sunita Marshall *

Tooba Siddiqui Tooba Siddiqui, () is a Pakistani actress and model. Siddiqui started her career by starring in a Music Video "My Love" for pop singer Yasir Akhtar. She began modeling for the Pakistani fashion industry in the early 2000s. She has appeared in ...

Vaneeza Ahmad ''Vaneeza Ahmad'' ( Punjabi, ur, ; born 24 June 1971) is a Pakistani model and actress, and occasional singer. As a model she has seen success as the face of brands in Pakistan, and is the first Pakistani model to model for Donna Karan and C ...

* Veena Malik * Yasmeen Ghauri *

Zara Sheikh Zara Sheikh (Punjabi, ur, ) is a Pakistani model and actress. Sheikh has acted in films such as ''Tere Pyar Mein'' (2000), ''Salakhain'' (2004) and '' Laaj'' (2003). She won the Nigar Award for Best Actress for her performance in film ''Tere ...

* Zainab Qayyum

Pakistani fashion stylists

Pakistani stylists also have a major contribution in giving the celebrities a new look. Their work is also appreciated within and outside of Pakistan. Here is a list of Pakistani Fashion stylists *

Tariq Amin Tariq Amin is a Pakistani hairdresser, celebrity wardrobe stylist, hair stylist and media personality. He has salons in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. Amin graduated with a business degree from the College of Boca Raton, Florida in 1983. His wor ...

Pakistani fashion events

Extensive fashion activities are shown in Pakistani Fashion Events held in different parts of the country as well as abroad in which versatile approaches towards new trends always amuse the spectators. *

Lahore Fashion Week Lahore Fashion Week is the second largest fashion week event in Pakistan (after the Karachi Fashion Week) which is held annually in the city of Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi ...

Karachi Fashion Week Karachi Fashion Week is a fashion week held in Karachi, Pakistan. It is the country's largest fashion display event. It has been hosted annually and coincides with the international and local spring and summer peak buying season. Karachi Fashion ...

*Peshawar Fashion Week *

Miss Pakistan World Miss Pakistan World is a beauty pageant for women of Pakistani descent from around the world. The event is held annually in Canada. History The pageant was originally launched in 2002 by Sonia Ahmed under the name of Miss Canada Pakistan. ...

Pakistani fashion awards

Hum Awards Hum Awards are annual Pakistani accolades bestowed by the Hum Network Limited in recognition of excellence in programming of television, fashion and music industry of Pakistan. Winners are awarded the Hum Award of Merit. The awards were first p ...

Lux Style Awards The Lux Style Awards is an award ceremony held annually in Pakistan since 2002. The awards celebrate "style" in the Pakistani entertainment industry, and it is the oldest event dedicated to cinema, television, fashion, music and film industry ...

Pakistani fashion schools

Here is a list of Pakistani fashion institutes. * Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design * National College of Arts *

Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture () ( sd, انڊس ويلي اسڪول آف آرٽ اينڊ آرڪيٽيڪچر) is a not-for-profit degree awarding institution in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The university was established in 1989, ther ...

National Textile University The National Textile University (NTU) ( ur, ) is a public university located in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a premier institute of textile education in Pakistan. Overview The campus is spread over . The university is in the outskirts ...

Punjab Tianjin University of Technology The Punjab Tianjin University of Technology (PTUT) is a public university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world' ...

Pakistani fashion media

Here is a list of Pakistani fashion media. *

Fashion Central ''Fashion Central'' is an online fashion magazine based in Lahore, Pakistan covering events in Pakistani Fashion Industry. The name Fashion Central comes from the idea of providing a central portal for all fashion-related affairs in Pakistan. ...

Style 360 Hum Network Limited or Hum TV Network Limited ( ur, ہم نیٹ ورک) is a Pakistani media company based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was established in February 2004 by Sultana Siddiqui. It is a current member of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Unio ...

* Fashion TV Pakistan

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