ABSTRACT
The salwaar-kameez or Punjabi suit has traditionally been worn by women of North India and Pakistan and their diaspora overseas. These women were Hindu, Muslim and Sikh, originally sharing a regional territory and a common cultural base. While many women of all religions do also wear the sari in these areas, and some historically have worn only the sari, it is the suit that is seen as a distinctively Northern form of dress. It consists of three separate parts: kameez (shirt), salwaar (trousers) and chuni or dupatta (scarf or stole).
