Suthan and kurta
The traditional dress for men and women is to wear the suthan and kurta but the styles are gender-specific.
The people of Jammu have the following traditional clothing:
It is traditional for women to wear ghagra choli and the scarf ensemble which was also popular in the Punjab. [1] It is still traditional for women to wear the kurta with a lehnga, [2] < as an alternative to the suthan and kurta.
The traditional ghagra choli was then replaced by the peshwaj for women which flows to the ankles which would sometimes be worn with a suthan (very loose pants with many folds). [3] The men would wear the Jamma (Mughal style shirt) with the suthan.
The traditional dress for men and women is to wear the suthan and kurta but the styles are gender-specific.
The traditional Dogri suthan is wide at the top, roomy at the legs and has numerous pleats at the ankles. [4]
However, the modern style of suthan worn in Jammu is a remnant of the tight suthan which was once popular throughout the Punjab region. It is very loose at the top but is very tight from the knees to the ankles. [6] [7] [8] However, the style is now more popular in Jammu [9] and Himachal Pradesh [10] as the tight suthan is useful in the hills. [11] When worn by men, the drawers are called ghuttana and when worn by women, the suthan (in a variety of colours). [12] When the tight part of the suthan, up to the knees, has multiple close fitting folds, the suthan is referred to as Dogri pants [13] or Dogri suthan, [14] in Jammu and churidar suthan in Himachal Pradesh. It is also worn in the hilly area of the Punjab region. [15] In Jammu, members of all communities wear the suthan. [16]
The traditional Dogri kurta for men is open at the front and flares out from the waist to the knees. The kurta for women tends to be long and cut straight, a style adopted from neighbouring Punjab, [1] as local culture shares an affinity with the Punjab region, [17] especially the southern area. [18]
The churidar pajama, also called churidar suthan, which forms part of the traditional attire of men and women in Punjab [19] is a combination of the tight suthan of the Punjab region and the traditional Dogri loose suthan. Accordingly, the churidar pajama is believed to be derived from the suthan. The Churidar [1] pajama is popular all over the sub-continent and was developed in the Punjab region, and is associated with the Punjab. [20] [1]
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