Traditional+Clothing+Of+Afghani+People

Origin Of the clothing: Many of the Afghani clothing share a past history with other countries such as Pakistan and many other Asian countries. It can go back farther than the time of the Pharos, around the 17th century. In there case, fashion never goes out of style, cause they are still rocking the same outfits as they did back then. That’s really kicking it “Old School”. Burqa or Chadri    Traditional Afghani garment worn by women. It is a cloak that they wear that covers the whole entire body, except the eyes which would be blocked by a net or grill.    It is made with light materials so it won’t be heavy and air can pass through.    The Burqa or Chadri was originally created by the Afghani ruler to prevent anyone seeing his wives faces in public. Later it was used for people with high status in society. Also the Qur’an requires them to dress appropriately in public. Now it is worn by all, even the lower class.     Women that do not wear the Chadri have no guarantee of safety from attackers. “Talk about Fashion Suicide”     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burqa Pashtun Dress A dress that is mad by light linens that is made to be roomy. It comes in Different styles of Colors.    A style called Kandahar Doozi are patterns that are stitched in lined and different shapes to make it pretty.    Many people that love to make it really dressy, they embroider their Dresses with gold threads and beads. The more you add to the Pashtun dress, the more expensive it will be. “I guess that you can say that fashions comes with a price.” Purdah (Veil )    There are two sides to the Purdah. Those who agree and those that disagree with wearing the Purdah.    Some think that the Purdah as something that is degrading towards women. To make them ignorant about the outside world. Also to keep a level of ordinance in which the boys will thrive, while girls stay submissive. They also feel that they have no say into their own future.    On the other hand, the other set of people feel that the veil is important because they believe that beauty would get in the way if intelligent. Covering themselves would make them seem less of a sex object and more as an equal in the social world between men and women. Also it is a sign of respects for herself and that men will fall for her personality and not her beauty. Kurta    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurta    A traditional Afghani shirt that is worn by men and boys and women (Kurti). It touches up to there knees. The sleeves can be made close are lose, it all depends on the person that made it. It can either be made with a button opening or not. Also it can be made with a collar. Traditionally it is not made that way.    The Kurta can be worn with Salwar, a pants that can to worn by both sexes. It comes in one size and can be adjustable. This clothing style became big during the 60’s and 70’s during.   Lungee/ Punjabi (Turban) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Wingdings 2'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'">   It is a long piece of cloth that is worn as a hat. It can be up to five meters or sorter. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Wingdings 2'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'">   It can be large or small, depending on the Afghani's religion. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Wingdings 2'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'">   Other people like those in South Africa wear it to keep the durst out of their faces. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Wingdings 2'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'">   The turban is mostly associated with the Sikh religion. Men in the faith wear the turban because they were not allowed to cut their hair. The turban gave them the ability to handle it with ease.