Indian Accessories

Shalwar qamiz, the traditional wear of Pakistan was first introduced by the forefathers of Pakistanis. As in any other costume this suit also evolved to a hot looking Pakistani shalwar with trendy modern styles and designs. The latest

suits include intricate embroideries with stones, moti or pearls, zari and sequins works. The modern wedding dresses are available in beautiful attractive designs with multi-color embroidery and buta works. The latest Pakistani designers have introduced shalwar suits on different fabrics like Banarasi, katan, silk, georgette and organza with beautifully embroidered motifs of aabla, sequins, aari, zardozi and the likes.

The popularity of trendy Pakistani shalwar suits is not only among Pakistani women, it has caught the attention of the whole world. It is a perfect blend of traditional and modernized wear that fits very well with the body texture. Fully aware of the present younger generations’ needs and the ever-changing tastes of the potential buyer the manufacturers have always introduced new variations in their products. The present designers are prepared to help you with any changes to the outfit that will make you more comfortable and attractive. Today all varieties of trendy Pakistani shalwar qamiz are readily available in the market. Let us have a look at some of them.

Viscose Shalwar Qamiz: Different types of fabrics are used to make shalwar suits and viscose is one such fabric for making exquisite suits. Viscose is a mixed fabric that is very commonly used for making shalwars now days.

Crepe Shalwars: Crepe shalwars suits, very popular as a formal wear, are available as both printed and embroidered in various vibrant colors. Crepe shalwars always have an elegant sophisticated perfect looks.

Kundan Shalwar Qamiz: Kundan, fine unique traditional embroidery, is used to embellish shalwar suits that are available in very popular colors and fabrics. Kundan embroidery gives a fascinating look to the wearer and the shalwar with this embroidery work are fit to wear on any special occasion.

Winter Shalwar Suits: Women prefer to wear shalwar suits made of fabrics like georgette, silk, lizi-bizi and crepe in different bright colors such as maroon, red, magenta, green, blue, black etc that make the body warm.

Summer Suits: Various cool fabrics like cotton, net, chiffon, organza and georgette both printed and embroidered are specially used in the making of summer wear shalwars in peach, pink, white or other very light shades.

Booti work Shalwar: Shalwar qamiz with booti works done on them look extremely fabulous and these are available in fabrics like crepe, georgette and chiffon of bright green, red etc.

Pakistani shalwar suits have gained world wide popularity since they give a graceful look to all body sizes. There is no shortage of any type of Pakistani shalwars as several vendors are engaged in this business. Due to the stiff competition among these traders to enhance the sale these shalwars are sold at very reasonable rates without any compromise on the quality.

The traditional Indian wear Salwar kameez, consisting of a pajama-like bottom salwar, a long shirt-like top kameez

and a scarf or shawl-like cloth dupatta, come in different fabrics, designs and colors. There is a wide variety of salwar suits; each one is suitable to wear on a specific occasion.

Indian wedding salwar kameez must be exquisitely designed and complete since wedding is considered to be a very important function in India. Fine costly materials like silk, velvet, chiffon and organza are mainly used to make wedding salvars. These suits have fascinating designs having hand-embroidery with zardozi, dabka, sequins, beads, tilla, mirrors, sparkling stones and diamantes works. Some North Indian Hindu and Punjabi brides wear salwar kamrrz as their bridal costume. These bridal suits are tailored in very expensive materials adorned with rich embroidery in gold or silver threads and semi-precious stones. The most common colors found in wedding costumes are red, maroon, magenta, orange and green.

The casual wear salwar is very comfortable to wear in the long Indian hot summers. You get casual wear salwars in a lot of designs including ethnic, traditional and modern prints and in almost all fabrics. No matter what the size of the wearer is, all women, irrespective of age or size can wear this costume with full confidence, knowing very well that they look smart in this casual wear suit.

Indian formal salwar kameez has a unique elegant look, having heavy embroidery with zardozi, dabka, sequins, tilla, beads and diamantes works. These salwar is an ideal attire for functions like birthdays, anniversaries, weddings and other similar functions, In India party wear salwar are available in fabulous designs, styles and fabrics such as silk, satin, crepe and georgette with ornate embroidery in as many as eighty panels and embellished with mirror works.

Semi-formal salwar suits are specially made for occasions like birthdays, anniversaries and going for shopping, outing, picnic etc…Fine materials like chiffon, georgette, cotton and silk are used in the making of various sorts of semi-formal salwar suits. The semi-formal salwars to wear for outings and picnics need to be exquisite, elegant and perfect.

Affordable designer salwar kameez have the looks and charms of any expensive salwar kameez. So they are fit to wear on any important occasion like weddings, parties and even to go for shopping or picnics. Since these salwar suits, with eye-catching designs and sophisticated looks, are available at comparatively low prices they are the most sold out salwar kameez in the market. Designer suits are available in vibrant colors with beautiful embroidery works and embellishments.

One of the traditional costumes of South Asia Salwar kameez is favored by a large number of women in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangla Desh. Salwar kameez is also known as Punjabi suit since it is a very popular outfit in Indian

and Pakistani Punjabis. Salwar is termed as salwar in Hindi and Punjabi, shalwaar in Gujarati and shalwar in Urdu, the Pakistani language while kameez is known as Qamiz in Pakistan. The salwar suit includes a bottom wear called salwar, a top kameez and a dupatta.

Salwar is a pajama like trousers that is loose and wider at the waist and thighs and becoming narrower at the bottom. Usually salwar has pleats at the waist and held up at the waist with the help of a drawstring or an elastic belt or a woven cord known as “Naala” or “Nssda”. Salwars are available in various designs. The normal salwars are wide like baggies, but some of the ultra modern women like to have only tight fitting salwars termed as pyjamis/churidar or churidar pyjamis. Patiala and Malwa region of Indian Punjab produce a loose variety of salwars known as Patiala shahi salwars with pleats at the front and the back. Patiala’s waist cord ‘Naala’/’Naada’ is also as famous as its Shahi salwars.

Kameez is like a long shirt or tunic with side seams, known as ‘chaak’, that are left open below the waist line giving free movement to the wearer. Traditional kameez looks flat with straight cuts and side cuts while modern kameez is provided with latest set-in-sleeves. Traditional kameez is either loose or normal whereas fashionable ladies opt for tight-fitting, figure-hugging kameez. A kameez requires tailoring skills to be stitched beautifully, specifically the neckline that might be either simple or decorated with embroideries, beads, mirrors, stones etc…

Dupatta is a long scarf or shawl-like cloth of light material worn by women around their heads or necks along with salwar suits. Often North Indian and Punjabi married women cover their head with the dupatta before elderly relatives like father-in-law and while at religious places or ceremonies.

Some ultra-modern kameez are tight fitting with deep cut plunging necks and short length. They might be sleeveless or styled in cup-sleeve designs and made in diaphanous materials. Some latest kameez are seen with the side seams start splitting from the waistline and salwars are tied very low on the hips. Some ultra fashion-aware women wear semi-transparent kameez mostly while going to parties, but they wear a choli or a cropped camisole as undergarment.

Salwar kameez is stitched in various fabrics, such as cotton, chiffon, silk, Banarasi fabrics, polycot and synthetics and some imported materials. Cotton suits are ideal for summer wear and daily use and are affordable while chiffon is finer and costlier than cotton. Luxurious and expensive silk suits adorned with various materials are worn on very special occasions. Usually fine light materials are used for stitching salwar kameez.

It seems that almost every season starts with modifications in the existing styles and fashions and introduction of some new ones. The demand for Indian Salwar Kameez, now days, is very high especially among girls and young working ladies.

Girls love to wear Indian Salwars, no matter whether it is short kurtas, salwar, trouser pants, churidars, partials or something similar to these. You will get a feeling of comfort in this wear particularly during sweltering summers when every one goes for light garments.

The latest trend wearing a printed salwar and a plain kurta is an instant hit with the college girls and the office going women. Almost all girls find a fancy in this latest salwar suit. People love this costume for its easy-to-wear feature and the comforts it provides in all seasons, especially in severe summer. More, a properly stitched Indian salwar gives an elegant look to the wearer. Even the West is deeply impressed with the fashionable Indian Salwar Kameez. Now you can easily access these Indian salwars by placing your order online, whether you are in or outside India.

The following are a few latest designs in Indian salwar kameez:

Richly embellished Indian salwar suits are very suitable to wear at the times of weddings, festivals, parties and other special occasions. Popular embroideries like dabka, zardozi, kundan etc are done on these salwar to give them a sophisticated look.

Silk salwar kameez has a majestic look and fit for any special occasion. These salwar suits are coming in various vibrant colors such as red, green, pink, violet and magenta. Heavy embroideries done on them add the beauty of the salwar set. Silk salwar suits are available in unique cuts and styles.

Churidar salwars, available in different tones, are gaining popularity among young women and college girls these days. They look attractive and elegant when short kurtis, anarkalis and long kameez worn as tops.

Embroidered salwars are loved by most of the Indian women as heavy bottoms/salwars give the costume a very heavy look. To have a heavy look, rich embellishments are done on salwars, parallels and churidars

Lucknow salwars are very famous for their crisp fabric, diverse color range and the fabulous fall of the cloth. These salwars are getting recognition from the young girls very fast. For the college girls and young working women, the combination of a good shade salwar and an elegant kurta seems very attractive as these casual wear is comfortable as well as very appealing. Indian salwar kameez in its different designs and styles have always been the first preference among women.

A wedding is celebrated in all parts and cultures of the world with fun and festivity. Wedding traditions and customs are different for different cultures, religions, countries, ethnic groups and social classes. A bride is usually donned with customary outfits followed by subsequent generations on her wedding day. As Pakistan was a part of India before 1947 the bridal costumes of various religions in these two countries are almost the same. As a multi-cultural, multi-religious and multi-lingual nation, different parts of India follow different styles of wedding dresses in accordance with their traditions.
Sari, the national dress of Indian women, is worn by most of the Hindu brides as their wedding costume. South Indian brides generally wear very expensive Kanjeevaram silk saris with elaborate zari works while their North Indian counter parts go for too costly Banarasi silk or some other richly embroidered and stone-studded expensive saris. Usually bridal saris come in popular traditional colors like maroon, magenta, pink and red.
In some parts of North India brides wear “Ghagra Choli as their wedding attire. Ghagra choli is available in three pieces, a long skirt, a short top choli/blouse and a long scarf known as “dupatta” to drape over the shoulders. In Punjab and Haryana this outfit is known as “Lehenga Choli”. The bridal ghagra choli is usually found in the popular traditional colors of maroon, burgundy, pink, red or wine red. In addition to the lehenga choli, Punjabi brides prefer to wear salwar-kameez, popularly called Punjabi Suits. You can see the dominance of red shades in the Punjabi bridal dresses. These bridal dresses are made up of costly silk or some superior variety of fabrics.
Lehanga or ghagra cholis are very much favored by Pakistani brides whereas Pakistani Punjabi brides’ choice goes with Punjabi suit. But some of the conservative Muslim brides in Pakistani Punjab do wear ‘burkahs’ or purdah instead of dupatta. Kurti is another costume worn by some Pakistani brides. Kurti, worn by women in North India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, is a traditional piece of attire, similar to male kurta. Traditional Pakistani brides hide their face with a veil while North Indian brides cover their head with dupatta or an end of the sari and the South Indians leave their head and face uncovered.
Both Indian and Pakistani bridal costumes are adorned with magnificent embroidery works at neckline and front hems. Some bridal dresses have even rich embroidery works done with gold or silver threads. These dresses are sometimes embellished with embroidery using colored beads and glittering stones or mirrors. Above all, certain well-to-do families in India and Pakistan use expensive jewelry in the making of bridal costumes.

A South Indian woman’s passion with silk saris cannot be described in mere words. In this modern world where drastic changes have taken place in every walk of life, a South Indian bride still sticks to wear a traditional silk sari on her wedding day. With the passage of each year, you can see definite changes in the sari designs as well. There exists literally a war among the South Indian retailers in bringing out innovations in silk saris to attract women. It is very interesting to know about the latest silk saris with remarkable innovations introduced quite recently.
The sari-shirt combo is one of the latest varieties of silk sari recently launched in Tamil Nadu, South India. This sari-shirt combination, known as Jodi Pattu, has a designed sari and a matching shirt piece intended for the lady’s husband. The sari and the shirt are woven in pure handloom silk. The pallu has a beautiful embroidery work that is found on the shirt piece too.
The concept of the color changing sari is that when the lady wearing the sari comes out of her house you can see a change in the color of the sari. This color change happens when the sari is exposed to sunlight. The retailer of such saris claims that it is the first time that color changing saris have been developed in the world,
Another innovation, known as The Durbar Krishna sari, carries a famous picture of Lord Krishna in the pallu embellished with swarowski crystals. This picture of Lord Krishna is believed to shower good luck to the wearer.
A marvelous innovative concept is the zip-n-wear sari, a sari designed with four different matching pallus. All the pallus have attached zips with which the wearer can detach one pallu very easily and attach another one within seconds. Never heard or seen before. This reversible sari with four attractive pallus and two different body colors could be worn in four different ways. No doubt, this creative and stylish design must have attracted every one.
The latest innovations include a silk sari with a pocket that can hold a mobile phone or other small articles just like a pant pocket.
A new type of sari recently introduced called the Landscape Sari is made up of pure silk and the pallu has the design of a beautiful landscape from a rural area woven into it. The Denim sari, woven in pure silk has the look of denim, but retains the soft feel the unique quality of silk. Vastrakala pattu, a new variety, contains North Indian art works done in the traditional South Indian Kanjeevaram silk saris.
Look, there is no limit for man’s creative powers; he has created wonders even in a simple 5 meter stretch of silk cloth using his innovative skills.

Antique Jewelry articles, one of the several types of Indian jewelry, are classic adornment worn by ancient Indians. As their age increases their value also increases correspondingly. These antique ornaments never lose their charm and fashion, instead retaining their unique attractiveness, elegance and outstanding value and worth with the passage of every year. Most of these jewelry articles are handmade and each piece exhibits unique features and characteristics. The extraordinary skills of ancient jewelry designers are seen in the exquisite and impressive designs, styles and structures of the antique pieces. People are quickly mesmerized to these features and the traders have no hesitation in laying down a selling or trading price for each antique article.
Previously these antique ornaments were considered as jewelry pieces worn mostly by old women. But with the changed trends and perceptions this antique jewelry has become a favorite among most of the age groups and is worn as a fashionable ornament by almost all sections of societies.
Usually antique jewelry is not available in the ordinary jewelry shops. Original pieces of antique jewelry are mostly found in some trustworthy places like niche showrooms, historical auction centers and stores of antique dealers.
Another easy method to locate antique dealers is by searching online. You can find a number of websites that offer various antique jewelry pieces at very cheap rates. But be careful while dealing with them because there might be fraud sellers who do not supply the original pieces. It has been found that most of the jewelry articles sold through these websites are not the real ones. They may send you a very low cost antique ornament and collect a huge amount from you. So gather all the information about the products and the website companies that deal with the antique pieces. This way you can find the original antique jewelry article you want to buy,
It is commonly found in Indian families that the antique ornaments pass from one generation to the next generation and they are treated as a part of the family properties. You may get original antique jewelry articles by making a visit to such old families.
But in the recent years antique jewelry goes through oxidizing and similar other processes to make it modern fancy jewelry by giving it a dull look.

Gone are the days of glittering elegant wedding saris. It is the lehenga that a city bride prefers today and the bolder it is the better. A lehenga is an integral part of a bride’s trousseau. While the traditional flowing ghaghras continue to hold sway with the blushing bride, the ever-adventurous city girl is favoring bold designs and slim fits teemed with corsets and even bikini tops. The modern designers have experimented with the slimmer fits, even the known retail shops are offering exquisite pieces of bridal lehenga to the bride get her dream look. These eye-catching lehengas are rich in every aspect, including the price. It is very interesting to have a look at some of the gorgeous latest wedding lehengas preferred by the city girl.

Bridal lehengas, with a traditional touch and mostly in conventional cut, could be customized in fish cuts too for a slimmer fit. The color range is diverse from the usual red and fuchsia to orange, green and lilac. Customization can also be done for a higher price range. Multi-colored lehengas having striped border and art work with sequins, stones and gota patti are also available. Prices start from $1250 and can go up to a $2500 and above.

A shimmering and shining bridal lehenga, available in net, georgette, silk and satin is embellished with stones of various colors, like pink, orange, white etc. The cost ranges between $250 and $5000.

A bit traditional lehenga with Swarovski, crystal embellishments, numerous layers of lush satin lining, Benarasi brocade borders and anarkalis with delicate lace arms can make just an ordinary bride elegant and attractive. A bride wearing a lehenga in gold lame with shades of red and white Swarovski with antique gold works will look exceptionally enchanting. The dupatta is in net and the red velvet choli/jacket has Swarovski pearls, beads and crystals. The price is very high starting at $7500.

The modern bride can get adventurous with lehengas in various appealing colors ranging from light pista green to interesting shades like champagne. A saffron-colored georgette lehenga with a halter-neck top in silk or georgette having cut stones in white and red is an ideal choice for a new-age bride. Price starts at $500 and goes up to $6250

Another latest bridal lehenga, a mixture of tradition and glamour, is available in a range of colors from warm hues to ice tones. The gold woven fabrics are textured by way of dobby and jacquard techniques in a unique fashion. Shimmering satins are distinctly embroidered with materials like gold zari and crystals. A bride looks exceptionally charming in a red or orange chiffon layered lehenga with embellished belt and border. The price is around $2125.

The modern designers are prepared to satisfy the ever-changing tastes and trends of today’s bride by bringing out new varieties of bridal lehengas to make the bride-s most special day, a memorable one.

Platinum is a malleable, ductile, lustrous, silver-white metal that is chemically inactive. The jewelry made out of this metal is long lasting and very precious with its elegance and beautiful design. Platinum is harder, heavier and costs almost three times more than gold. But the jewelry metal has its own market in view of its purity and rarity. It looks fantastic when polished or matt finished with a solitaire. When scratched the metal loses not even a bit. As platinum does not get tarnished it is an ideal choice to make ever-shining strong ornaments.
The demand for platinum jewelry is growing in Indian cities at the rate of 20 to 30 per cent every day. Indian women are particularly impressed with the high level of purity in platinum—95%. Platinum is also used to make modern jewelry with traditional touches. Though platinum has the desirable features like rarity, purity and eternity its high cost causes a major concern for the average middle class Indian. Their budget may allow them to go for small articles like finger rings, earrings, noserings etc while big trinkets like necklaces, bangles etc are far beyond their reach. But this platinum jewelry has the blessings and admiration of the upper class wealthy lots.
Platinum has a high melting point and this feature causes extra hardships to mold in different beautiful shapes of jewelry articles. This automatically leads to the bigger costs for platinum ornaments.
Rings, pendants, bracelets, chains… the choices ate plenty. Indian platinum is white and both men and women wear platinum accessories. Platinum jewelry inlaid with precious stones is also available. A ring or a pendent with a diamond fixed on it enhances the beauty of the ornament. If you want to buy a platinum ornament you can get it from merchants who sell very attractive and custom designed ones.
This expensive metal plays a significant role in the Indian engagement ceremony in the form of rings. The adjustable rings, available in various forms and designs, can usually be made out of silver, gold or platinum. It you have sufficient money to spend, then an artistic platinum ring is a perfect choice to show your love and affection. The two important virtues, attractiveness and durability, of platinum rings place them in the top most position of engagement rings. Platinum rings are available in the market in lot of styles and designs, to name a few, solitaire diamonds, pearl diamond, diamond platinum, platinum engagement rings, platinum eternity rings, emerald platinum, and aquamarine platinum. You can make a selection that best suited to your spouse.
No doubt, spending money on different classes of platinum jewelry is a big investment. In reality this jewelry imparts an appreciated upper class image on you in the society. This might eat away a good portion of your purse, but when you wear one you will stand out in a gathering,

Silver is found in nature as a crude ore. Can you imagine such crude silver could be refined and used to produce some of the most attractive and intricate ornaments that men and women wear on all occasions? In India, unique and exceptionally beautiful silver ornaments are made in almost all parts of the country. The states Gujarat and Rajasthan craft a special oxidized silver jewelry with a chunky appearance. This popular jewelry is usually studded with various colorful and attractive gemstones. Decorative materials like beads, shells, mirrors, colorful threads, feathers, jute ornamentation, crystals etc are often added to Indian silver jewelry to make it more attractive. Delicate and elegant silver jewelry has also a very significant place among Indian masses.
You can count several reasons for the worldwide popularity of silver jewelry. It has the power to capture the attention of everybody with its lustrous, pristine appearance. Its availability at an affordable price even to an ordinary person is an added attraction. Silver jewelry is much cheaper than gold and platinum jewelry. To sum up, you can see a healthy large customer base for silver with its wide range of gorgeous and intricate ornaments such as necklaces, earrings, pendants, rings, bangles, anklets, hair ornaments, brooches, bracelets etc…etc…
Pure silver is very soft and malleable, but gets damaged very easily. It is approximately 99.9 % silver and is suitable to create only intricate jewelry where its delicate nature is needed. Alloys of silver are used to make much sturdier and stronger jewelry
Important Alloys of Silver
Britannia Silver has 95.84 % silver and 4.16 % copper. Mexican Silver contains 95 % silver and 5 % copper. Sterling Silver consists of 92.5 % silver and 7.5 % copper. Coin Silver is a combination of 90 % silver and 10 % copper and German silver is 80 % silver.
Sterling silver, perhaps, is strong, durable and harder than pure silver and the most suitable silver alloy to make jewelry. It can reflect light very well and it does not wear like silver plating. Silver trinkets can be made either by machine or hand. Machine can make very fine silver jewelry having a better overall finish. It becomes cheaper, as it is produced easily at a very large scale. The advantage with handmade silver jewelry is that it is very unique, and could be customized. Only skilled craftsmen can create silver jewelry with hands and two pieces of jewelry can never be identical.
Keep silver jewelry in a separate pouch or a compartment of the jewelry box to save it from getting scratches and avoid any contact with chemicals like bleach, ammonia and chlorinated water. If got tarnished, silver jewelry could be polished to its original shining.