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How are you all steemians? I hope you all steemians will be safe and sound by the grace of Allah Almighty and I'm fine too Alhamdulillah. Today I'm excited to share my participation in the week 4th of steem learning challenge and special thanks to @kouba01 who organized this interesting topic. I will share folks and costumes that we wear in our traditional weddings and events.

1. Fashion Fusion
   Create a cross-cultural costume concept by mixing traditional elements from two or more cultures. You can illustrate it, wear it, or describe it visually. Explain your creative choices.

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I would like to share about the cultural values of the traditional costumes which we wear in the traditional weddings and other events such as Lehanga choli, Sharara, saree and simple dress like Shalwar Kameez. I will explain about each dress one by one. So let's start.

Saree 🥻

The sari is commonly related to the Indian culture but it also has a significant place in my country Pakistan and it also wears in my city sheikhpura. It is long piece of fabric it is about six to eight or nine yards long, and it is dresses around the body.The sari is in pair with a blouses and different women style it according to their style and choice.

The saree holds a significant tradition. Wearing a saree in the wedding and other events shows the heritage and customs related to the different origins. The fabric and colour choices and the carrying styles of the saree can transfer personal and familial values.Some colours are reserved for some special and specific functions and events such as the saree of the red colour wears on the wedding events in my country Pakistan. Some like to wear in black, blue and pink and many other different colours. There are many fabrics in which sarees can be designed asy has silk, cotton and chiffon.

Shalwar kameez 👕👖

The Shalwar kameez is the most unique and famous style in my city sheikhpura. It has worn by both the men and the women. The trouser with this outfit is loose and called as the Shalwar and the shirt with this outfit is called as the Kameez. The women wear the dupatta with this outfit and in different styles they stich their such dresses.

The different people wear this outfit on both types of the occasions such as casual and formal events.Different types of fabric are used to stitch the Shalwar kameez such as cotton, silk, chiffon, lawn, and women also wear with embroidery.In our traditional culture the Shalwar kameez shows the comfort and the identity of my province Punjab. This simple outfit is worns all across Punjab an dut represents the unity. The style and the designs of the Shalwar kameez vary depending on the different origins. It is not only worn in the wedding events but also wear in the daily wear with simple designing.

Lehanga choli

The Lehanga choli is the most common outfit which wear in the mehndi events of a wedding. On this event the girls wear Lehanga choli and apply Heena on their hands. The Lehanga is the long skirt and the choli is the shirt which is called as the blouse. Tha Lehangas can be made with the fabrics such as silk, chiffon and the Georgette.

On the first day of the weddings of someone the girls who attend the wedding wear the Lehanga choli and the bridal wear the Lehanga choli of the red colour with full embroidery.

Sharara

Another famous traditional outfit is the Sharara and It has gained popularity in my City sheikhpura. This outfits wears especially in the wedding events. The trouser of the outfit is at the bottom is wide legged and in the flared style and it is paired with either a short or long shirt.

This outfit is made with some luxurious fabrics and with beautiful embroidery.Traditionally it has worn by the bride family and also the groom family can be worn. And It wears on the mayun event. Mostly yellow colours wears in the event of teg mayun.

Maxi

The traditional weddings often reflects the heritage and the identity of a specific origin. In many south Asian cultures the bride wear maxi on the walima event which is the third event of the wedding in my region sheikhpura.

The bridals wear with the blue, pink and other different light colours on their receptions and with the beautiful jewellery which which represents the wealth of the family and status and the blessing with the bestow the couple.

History

The Sharara has originated from the middle east to the Indian subcontinent where it was adapted and it reflects the culture values.The sari has originated in the Indian culture where the almost every woman wears sari even in their everyday Life.

The Kameez Shalwar has a history in the central and south Asia. It has evolved various cultures. It has adapted by various cultures.

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"Lehanga for elegance, saree for charm, Kameez for restful, the Sharara spin and the maxi swings."

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