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title="Kurta – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Kurta" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE" title="কুর্তা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="কুর্তা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurta" title="Kurta – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kurta" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurta" title="Kurta – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Kurta" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurta" title="Kurta – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Kurta" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%9D%E0%AA%AD%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%AD%E0%AB%8B" title="ઝભ્ભો – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="ઝભ્ભો" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE" title="कुर्ता – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="कुर्ता" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurta" title="Kurta – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kurta" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurta" title="Kurta – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Kurta" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurta" title="Kurta – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kurta" data-language-autonym="Magyar" 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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Various forms of loose and long shirts or tunics worn traditionally in South Asia</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the item of clothing. For the abandoned village in Georgia, see <a href="/wiki/Kurta_(village)" title="Kurta (village)">Kurta (village)</a>. For the Ukrainian footballer, see <a href="/wiki/Serhiy_Kurta" title="Serhiy Kurta">Serhiy Kurta</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kurta_traditional_front_sandalwood_buttons.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Kurta_traditional_front_sandalwood_buttons.jpg/220px-Kurta_traditional_front_sandalwood_buttons.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="350" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Kurta_traditional_front_sandalwood_buttons.jpg/330px-Kurta_traditional_front_sandalwood_buttons.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Kurta_traditional_front_sandalwood_buttons.jpg/440px-Kurta_traditional_front_sandalwood_buttons.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1380" data-file-height="2198" /></a><figcaption>A traditional cotton <i>kurta</i> with wooden cuff-links-style buttons, centre <a href="/wiki/Placket" title="Placket">placket</a> opening with <i><a href="/wiki/Chikan_(embroidery)" title="Chikan (embroidery)">chikan</a></i>, a style of embroidery from <a href="/wiki/Lucknow" title="Lucknow">Lucknow</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> </figcaption></figure> <p>A <i><b>kurta</b></i> is a loose collarless shirt or tunic worn in many regions of <a href="/wiki/South_Asia" title="South Asia">South Asia</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-oed-kurta_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oed-kurta-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Stevenson2010_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stevenson2010-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cambridge-english_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cambridge-english-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and now also worn around the world.<sup id="cite_ref-Shukla2015_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shukla2015-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tracing its roots to <a href="/wiki/Central_Asian" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Asian">Central Asian</a> nomadic <a href="/wiki/Tunic" title="Tunic">tunics</a>, or upper body garments, of the late-ancient- or early-medieval era, the kurta has evolved stylistically over the centuries, especially in <a href="/wiki/South_Asia" title="South Asia">South Asia</a>, as a garment for everyday wear as well as for formal occasions.<sup id="cite_ref-Rahman-Alkazi2002_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rahman-Alkazi2002-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The kurta is traditionally made of cotton or silk. It is worn plain or with embroidered decoration, such as <i><a href="/wiki/Chikan_(embroidery)" title="Chikan (embroidery)">chikan</a></i>; and it can be loose or tight in the torso, typically falling either just above or somewhere below the knees of the wearer.<sup id="cite_ref-Shukla2015_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shukla2015-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The front and back of a traditional kurta are made of rectangular pieces, and its side-seams are left open at the bottom, up to varying lengths, to enable ease of movement.<sup id="cite_ref-Shukla2015_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shukla2015-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The sleeves of a traditional kurta fall to the wrist without narrowing, the ends hemmed but not cuffed; the kurta can be worn by both men and women; it is traditionally collarless, though <a href="/wiki/Mandarin_collar" title="Mandarin collar">standing collars</a> are increasingly popular. Kurtas are traditionally worn over ordinary <a href="/wiki/Pajamas" title="Pajamas">pajamas</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Rahman-Alkazi2002_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rahman-Alkazi2002-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> loose <a href="/wiki/Shalwar_Kameez" class="mw-redirect" title="Shalwar Kameez">shalwars</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Churidar" title="Churidar">churidars</a>. Among urban youth, kurtas are being increasingly worn over <a href="/wiki/Jeans" title="Jeans">jeans</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-kapadia-kurta-over-jeans_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kapadia-kurta-over-jeans-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> not only in South Asia,<sup id="cite_ref-khaire-kurti-jeans_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-khaire-kurti-jeans-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but also in the <a href="/wiki/South_Asian_diaspora" title="South Asian diaspora">South Asian diaspora</a>, both the recently established,<sup id="cite_ref-perkins-kurta-jeans_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-perkins-kurta-jeans-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the longstanding.<sup id="cite_ref-kloß-kurta-jeans_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kloß-kurta-jeans-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Young women and girls in urban areas are increasingly wearing <i>kurtis</i>, which are short hip-length kurtas, with jeans or leggings, in addition to more traditional lower-body garments.<sup id="cite_ref-parames-kurta-jeans_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parames-kurta-jeans-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kurta&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Silk_kurta_churidar_mojari2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Silk_kurta_churidar_mojari2.jpg/220px-Silk_kurta_churidar_mojari2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="507" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Silk_kurta_churidar_mojari2.jpg/330px-Silk_kurta_churidar_mojari2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Silk_kurta_churidar_mojari2.jpg/440px-Silk_kurta_churidar_mojari2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="466" data-file-height="1073" /></a><figcaption>A silk kurta worn with <a href="/wiki/Churidar" title="Churidar">churidar</a> and decorative <a href="/wiki/Mojari" class="mw-redirect" title="Mojari">mojari</a> sandals.</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>According to the <i>Oxford Dictionary of English</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Stevenson2010_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stevenson2010-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><blockquote><p>kurta (n): A loose collarless shirt worn by people from South Asia, usually with a salwar, churidars, or pyjama. From Urdu and Persian kurtah.</p></blockquote></li> <li>According to the <i>Oxford English Dictionary</i> (online, subscription required)<sup id="cite_ref-OED89_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OED89-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first use of <i>kurta</i> in English is attributed to W.G. Lawrence in <a href="/wiki/T._E._Lawrence" title="T. E. Lawrence">T. E. Lawrence</a>, <i>Home Letters</i>, 1913, "Me in a <a href="/wiki/Dhoti" title="Dhoti">dhoti</a> khurta, White Indian clothes."</li> <li>According to Cannon and Kay's <i><a href="/wiki/The_Persian_Contributions_to_the_English_Language:_A_Historical_Dictionary" class="mw-redirect" title="The Persian Contributions to the English Language: A Historical Dictionary">The Persian Contributions to the English Language: A Historical Dictionary</a></i>, 2001,<sup id="cite_ref-CannonKaye2001_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CannonKaye2001-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <blockquote><p><b>kurta</b>, n. (Ogilby 1673: 50) Cloth., var. <b>khurta</b>, <b>kurtha</b> + 1 [Persian. a tunic, waistcoat, jacket & Hindi & Urdu ( < Persian.)] A loose shirt or tunic worn by Persian men and now esp. by Indians; a woman's dress resembling the man's kurta, popular in the West.</p></blockquote></li> <li>According to Platt's <i>A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English</i>, 1884, online, updated 2015,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <blockquote><p>Persian کرته kurta , s.m. A shirt worn outside the drawers; a frock, a kind of tunic; a waistcoat or jacket.</p></blockquote></li> <li>According to McGregor's <i>Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary</i>:<sup id="cite_ref-McGregor1993_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McGregor1993-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <blockquote><p>कुरता <i>kurtā</i>: (Persian. masculine), a collarless shirt</p></blockquote></li> <li>According to Winer's <i>Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago: On Historical Principles</i>, 2009,<sup id="cite_ref-Winer2009_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Winer2009-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <blockquote><p><b>kurti</b>, <b>kurtee</b> <i>n</i> A traditional form of Indian woman's long loose-fitting tunic, with long sleeves. /kurti/ * Usually the Kurti was longer than male's <i>Kurta</i>, for sometimes it reached down [past] the knees. (Raghoo 1984:3) * She used to wear long dress and kurtee and tie a handkerchief on her head. (Deen 1994:167)</p></blockquote></li> <li>According to Steingass's <i>A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary</i>, 1892 (updated 2007) <blockquote><p>کرته kurta, A tunic, waistcoat, jacket; a long loose-skirted under-gown or shirt; a shirt. کرتی kurtī, A waistcoat for women, a short bodice reaching to the hips, with very short, if any sleeves, open under the throat; a soldier's jacket.<sup id="cite_ref-steingass-1021_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-steingass-1021-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> Arabic قرطق qurt̤aq (Persian. كرته kurta), A kind of garment. Arabic قرطقة qartaqat (v.n. of قرطق), Putting the garment qurt̤aq on (any person).<sup id="cite_ref-steingass-964_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-steingass-964-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kurta&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kurta_closeup_side_open_knot2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Kurta_closeup_side_open_knot2.jpg/220px-Kurta_closeup_side_open_knot2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Kurta_closeup_side_open_knot2.jpg/330px-Kurta_closeup_side_open_knot2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Kurta_closeup_side_open_knot2.jpg/440px-Kurta_closeup_side_open_knot2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="987" data-file-height="655" /></a><figcaption>Close up of knot-and-loop button for a kurta with opening off the left shoulder, a relic of the <i>qaba</i> of the <a href="/wiki/Ghaznavid" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghaznavid">Ghaznavid</a> period.<sup id="cite_ref-Rahman-Alkazi2002-467_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rahman-Alkazi2002-467-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>According to author Roshen Alkazi, stitched (<i>i.e.</i> cut and sewn) attire came to South Asia from Central Asia. There was a trickle during the Scythian/Parthian/Kushan invasions of the late ancient period.<sup id="cite_ref-Rahman-Alkazi2002-465_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rahman-Alkazi2002-465-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with <a href="/wiki/Mahmud_of_Ghazni" title="Mahmud of Ghazni">Mahmud of Ghazni</a>, the floodgates opening with the Muslim conquests of the late 12th century, until the kurta became an item of common attire during the early modern era.<sup id="cite_ref-Rahman-Alkazi2002-468-1_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rahman-Alkazi2002-468-1-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rahman-Alkazi2002-468-2_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rahman-Alkazi2002-468-2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> According to Alkazi:<sup id="cite_ref-Rahman-Alkazi2002-467_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rahman-Alkazi2002-467-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><blockquote><p> ...In the Ghaznavid period, we have only one clear visual reference to their actual costume, those worn by the <a href="/wiki/Mamluk" title="Mamluk">Mamluk</a> (slave) palace guards of Mahmud of <a href="/wiki/Ghazni" title="Ghazni">Ghazni</a>, in the wall paintings of Lashkari Bazaar in Afghanistan. They wear the <i>qaba</i> made of rich patterned textiles. This was a mid-calf length tunic with long narrow sleeves and <i>tiraz</i>. The opening is from right to left and has a small loop for closing it higher at the left shoulder. This closing at the left shoulder was one of the earliest forms of neck closing and a relic of this is still seen in the Russian tunic and in the contemporary <i>kurtas</i> used in certain parts of India, both of which close at the left shoulder. (p 467) </p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Styles">Styles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kurta&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Styles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kurta_closeup_sandalwood_buttons.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Kurta_closeup_sandalwood_buttons.jpg/220px-Kurta_closeup_sandalwood_buttons.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Kurta_closeup_sandalwood_buttons.jpg/330px-Kurta_closeup_sandalwood_buttons.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Kurta_closeup_sandalwood_buttons.jpg/440px-Kurta_closeup_sandalwood_buttons.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1690" data-file-height="1111" /></a><figcaption>Close up of front opening kurta with <a href="/wiki/Plackets" class="mw-redirect" title="Plackets">plackets</a> and cuff links</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kurta_ornate_side_open_chikan2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Kurta_ornate_side_open_chikan2.jpg/220px-Kurta_ornate_side_open_chikan2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="177" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Kurta_ornate_side_open_chikan2.jpg/330px-Kurta_ornate_side_open_chikan2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Kurta_ornate_side_open_chikan2.jpg/440px-Kurta_ornate_side_open_chikan2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="581" data-file-height="467" /></a><figcaption>A formal-wear kurta with off-centre placket opening and <a href="/wiki/Chikan_(embroidery)" title="Chikan (embroidery)">chikan</a> embroidery</figcaption></figure> <p>A traditional kurta is composed of rectangular fabric pieces with perhaps a few <a href="/wiki/Gusset" title="Gusset">gusset</a> inserts, and is cut so as to leave no waste fabric. The cut is usually simple, although decorative treatments can be elaborate.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The sleeves of a traditional kurta fall straight to the wrist; they do not narrow, as do many Western-cut sleeves. Sleeves are not <a href="/wiki/Cuff#Shirt_cuffs" title="Cuff">cuffed</a>, just <a href="/wiki/Hem" title="Hem">hemmed</a> and decorated.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The front and back pieces of a simple kurta are also rectangular. The side seams are left open for 6-12 inches above the hem, also referred to as the <i>chāk</i>, which gives the wearer some ease of movement. (Note: <i>chāk</i> derives from the Persian "چاك ćāk, Fissure, cleft, rent, slit, a narrow opening intentionally left in clothes)."<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The kurta usually opens in the front; some styles, however, button at the shoulder seam. The front opening is often a hemmed slit in the fabric, tied or buttoned at the top; some kurtas, however, have <a href="/wiki/Placket" title="Placket">plackets</a> rather than slits. The opening may be centered on the chest, or positioned off center. </p><p>A traditional kurta does not have a collar. Modern variants may feature stand-up collars of the type known to tailors and seamstresses as "mandarin" collars. These are the same sort of collars seen on <a href="/wiki/Achkan" title="Achkan">achkans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sherwani" title="Sherwani">sherwanis</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nehru_jacket" title="Nehru jacket">Nehru jackets</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Material">Material</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kurta&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Material"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cotton-kurta-pant-and-dupatta-set-made-in-khari-print.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Cotton-kurta-pant-and-dupatta-set-made-in-khari-print.jpg/220px-Cotton-kurta-pant-and-dupatta-set-made-in-khari-print.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Cotton-kurta-pant-and-dupatta-set-made-in-khari-print.jpg/330px-Cotton-kurta-pant-and-dupatta-set-made-in-khari-print.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Cotton-kurta-pant-and-dupatta-set-made-in-khari-print.jpg/440px-Cotton-kurta-pant-and-dupatta-set-made-in-khari-print.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1707" data-file-height="2560" /></a><figcaption>Cotton kurta worn over matching cotton pants.</figcaption></figure> <p>Kurtas worn in the summer months are usually made of thin silk or cotton fabrics; winter season kurtas are made of thicker fabric such as <a href="/wiki/Wool" title="Wool">wool</a> or "<a href="/wiki/Khadi" title="Khadi">Khadi</a> silk", a thick, coarse, handspun and handwoven silk that may be mixed with other fibers. A very common fabric for the kurta pajama is <a href="/wiki/Linen" title="Linen">linen</a>, or a linen-cotton mix ideal for both summers and winters.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Kurtas are typically fastened with tasselled ties, cloth balls, and loops, or buttons. Buttons are often wood or plastic. Kurtas worn on formal occasions might feature decorative metal buttons, which are not sewn to the fabric, but, like <a href="/wiki/Cufflink" title="Cufflink">cufflinks</a>, are fastened into the cloth when needed. Such buttons can be decorated with jewels, enameling, and other traditional jewelers' techniques.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Decoration">Decoration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kurta&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Decoration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tailors from the South Asia command a vast repertoire of methods, traditional and modern, for decorating fabric. It is likely that all of them have been used, at one time or another, to decorate kurtas. However, the most common decoration is embroidery. Many light summer kurtas feature <a href="/wiki/Chikan_(embroidery)" title="Chikan (embroidery)">Chikan</a> embroidery, a specialty of <a href="/wiki/Lucknow" title="Lucknow">Lucknow</a>, around the hems and front opening. This embroidery is typically executed on light, semi-transparent fabric in a matching thread.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regional_variants">Regional variants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kurta&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Regional variants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Regional styles include the Bhopali, Hyderabadi, Lucknowi and straight-cut kurtas. The Bhopali kurta (taking its name from <a href="/wiki/Bhopal" title="Bhopal">Bhopal</a>) is a loose kurta with pleats at the waist, flowing like a skirt reaching midway between the knees and the ankles.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Hyderabadi kurta is named after the former royal state of <a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_State" title="Hyderabad State">Hyderabad</a> and is a short top which sits around the waist, with a keyhole neck opening. It was popular with the local royal households.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Traditionally, the Hyderabadi kurta was of white material,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but modern versions can be of any colour. Over the kurta, some versions have net material, the combination of which is called <i>jaali karga</i>, worn by men and women.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The traditional <a href="/wiki/Lucknow" title="Lucknow">Lucknowi</a> kurta can either be short<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or long, using as much as 12 yards of cloth.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The traditional Lucknowi kurta styles have an overlapping panel.<sup id="cite_ref-books.google.co.uk_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-books.google.co.uk-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the term "Lucknowi kurta" now applies to the straight-cut kurta embroidered using local <a href="/wiki/Chikan_(embroidery)" title="Chikan (embroidery)">Chikan</a> embroidery. Another style is the kali or kalidar kurta which is similar to a <a href="/wiki/Frock" title="Frock">frock</a> and has many panels.<sup id="cite_ref-books.google.co.uk_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-books.google.co.uk-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The kalidar kurta is made up of several geometrical pieces. It has two rectangular central panels in the back and the front.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The kali kurta is worn by men<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and women. </p><p>The straight-cut traditional kurta is known as a <i>panjabi</i> in <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Assam" title="Assam">Assam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Local embroidery designs give a regional outlook to the traditional kurta. In <a href="/wiki/Assam" title="Assam">Assam</a>, the Panjabi<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is worn with a scarf (Gamosa) using local prints. Other designs include <a href="/wiki/Bengal" title="Bengal">Bengali</a> <a href="/wiki/Kantha" title="Kantha">Kantha</a> embroidery;<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Multani crocheted designs of <a href="/wiki/Multan" title="Multan">Multan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab, Pakistan</a>);<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Phulkari" title="Phulkari">Phulkari</a> kurta<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> using the Phulkari embroidery of the <a href="/wiki/Punjab_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Punjab region">Punjab region</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bandhani" title="Bandhani">Bandhani</a> tye-dyeing of the <a href="/wiki/Cholistan_Desert" title="Cholistan Desert">Cholistan Desert</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a> style kurtas which include the wooden beaded kurta and a kurta heavily laden with embroidery;<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Sindhis" title="Sindhis">Sindhi</a> kurtas called Pehran/Pehriyan in <a href="/wiki/Sindhi_language" title="Sindhi language">Sindhi</a> are made out of many <a href="/wiki/Sindhi_embroidery" title="Sindhi embroidery">Sindhi embroideries</a> like Kacha, Pakka, Hurmuch, Muka, Pani etc, Sindhi kurtas are also made of applique called "Tuk ja Kurta"<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sindhi kurtas utilise mirrors and the local art of <a href="/wiki/Bandhani" title="Bandhani">bandhani</a> (creating patterned textiles by resisting parts of a fabric by tying knots on it before it is dyed). Sindhi kurtas are worn by both men and females the female kurtas are called "Padhri" which are tied at either side of shoulder are heavily embroidered with heavy embellishments like <a href="/wiki/Shisha_(embroidery)" title="Shisha (embroidery)">mirrorwork</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pom-pom" title="Pom-pom">pompoms</a> (phundra), <a href="/wiki/Sequin" title="Sequin">sequins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cowrie" title="Cowrie">cowries</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seashell" title="Seashell">shells</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bead" title="Bead">beads</a> and <a href="/wiki/Button" title="Button">buttons</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the male kurtas are called Pehran or Pehriyan which are embroidered as well, and are collarless having either side neck or center necks. </p><p>Traditional Punjabi kurta of the Punjab region is wide and falls to the knees<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is cut straight.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The modern version of the regional kurta is the Muktsari kurta which originates from <a href="/wiki/Muktsar" class="mw-redirect" title="Muktsar">Muktsar</a> in <a href="/wiki/Punjab,_India" title="Punjab, India">Punjab</a>. This modern Punjabi kurta is famous for its slim-fitting cuts and smart fit designs. It is very popular among young politicians.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1248256098">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{width:100%!important}}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{display:table}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-default{background:transparent;margin-top:4px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-center{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-none{float:none}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-collapsible{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div{display:table-cell;padding:0 4px 4px;text-align:center;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main>div{display:table-cell}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallery{line-height:1.35em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div{display:table-cell;padding:4px;text-align:right;font-size:85%;line-height:1em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div *,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div *{overflow:visible}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallerybox img{background:none!important}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .bordered-images .thumb img{border:solid var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)1px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb{background:var(--background-color-base,#fff)!important}</style><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-center" style="packed"><div class="title"><div>Kurta styles</div></div><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dom_man2_kurta_eastbengal1860.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A Dom man, East Bengal (Bangladesh), 1860"><img alt="A Dom man, East Bengal (Bangladesh), 1860" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Dom_man2_kurta_eastbengal1860.jpg/123px-Dom_man2_kurta_eastbengal1860.jpg" decoding="async" width="123" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Dom_man2_kurta_eastbengal1860.jpg/185px-Dom_man2_kurta_eastbengal1860.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Dom_man2_kurta_eastbengal1860.jpg/246px-Dom_man2_kurta_eastbengal1860.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2603" data-file-height="3801" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A Dom man, East Bengal (Bangladesh), 1860</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Muslim_scholar2_in_kurta1860eastbengal.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Muslim scholar, East Bengal (Bangladesh), 1860"><img alt="Muslim scholar, East Bengal (Bangladesh), 1860" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Muslim_scholar2_in_kurta1860eastbengal.jpg/143px-Muslim_scholar2_in_kurta1860eastbengal.jpg" decoding="async" width="143" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Muslim_scholar2_in_kurta1860eastbengal.jpg/215px-Muslim_scholar2_in_kurta1860eastbengal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Muslim_scholar2_in_kurta1860eastbengal.jpg/287px-Muslim_scholar2_in_kurta1860eastbengal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3188" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Muslim scholar, East Bengal (Bangladesh), 1860</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Punjabi_Sikh_woman_in_Amritsar_Punjabi_suthan_and_short_kurta_1874.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Punjabi woman in short kurta 1874"><img alt="Punjabi woman in short kurta 1874" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Punjabi_Sikh_woman_in_Amritsar_Punjabi_suthan_and_short_kurta_1874.jpg/94px-Punjabi_Sikh_woman_in_Amritsar_Punjabi_suthan_and_short_kurta_1874.jpg" decoding="async" width="94" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Punjabi_Sikh_woman_in_Amritsar_Punjabi_suthan_and_short_kurta_1874.jpg/141px-Punjabi_Sikh_woman_in_Amritsar_Punjabi_suthan_and_short_kurta_1874.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Punjabi_Sikh_woman_in_Amritsar_Punjabi_suthan_and_short_kurta_1874.jpg/188px-Punjabi_Sikh_woman_in_Amritsar_Punjabi_suthan_and_short_kurta_1874.jpg 2x" data-file-width="262" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Punjabi woman in short kurta 1874</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Punjabi_kurta_Ferozepur_1845.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Man in kurta, Ferozepur, 1845"><img alt="Man in kurta, Ferozepur, 1845" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Punjabi_kurta_Ferozepur_1845.jpg/92px-Punjabi_kurta_Ferozepur_1845.jpg" decoding="async" width="92" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Punjabi_kurta_Ferozepur_1845.jpg/139px-Punjabi_kurta_Ferozepur_1845.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Punjabi_kurta_Ferozepur_1845.jpg/185px-Punjabi_kurta_Ferozepur_1845.jpg 2x" data-file-width="257" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Man in kurta, <a href="/wiki/Ferozepur" class="mw-redirect" title="Ferozepur">Ferozepur</a>, 1845</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pahari_women_kashmir3.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pahari (Hill) women, Kashmir, 1890"><img alt="Pahari (Hill) women, Kashmir, 1890" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Pahari_women_kashmir3.jpg/136px-Pahari_women_kashmir3.jpg" decoding="async" width="136" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Pahari_women_kashmir3.jpg/204px-Pahari_women_kashmir3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Pahari_women_kashmir3.jpg/273px-Pahari_women_kashmir3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3031" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Pahari_people_(Kashmir)" title="Pahari people (Kashmir)">Pahari</a> (Hill) women, <a href="/wiki/Kashmir" title="Kashmir">Kashmir</a>, 1890</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blue_khadi_kurta.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A blue khadi kurta"><img alt="A blue khadi kurta" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Blue_khadi_kurta.jpg/135px-Blue_khadi_kurta.jpg" decoding="async" width="135" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Blue_khadi_kurta.jpg/202px-Blue_khadi_kurta.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Blue_khadi_kurta.jpg/270px-Blue_khadi_kurta.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A blue <a href="/wiki/Khadi" title="Khadi">khadi</a> kurta</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kurta_-_Mens.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Men's kurta"><img alt="Men's kurta" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Kurta_-_Mens.jpg/170px-Kurta_-_Mens.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Kurta_-_Mens.jpg/255px-Kurta_-_Mens.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Kurta_-_Mens.jpg/340px-Kurta_-_Mens.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1359" data-file-height="1440" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Men's kurta</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Man_in_Dhoti_Kurta.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Man in dhoti kurta"><img alt="Man in dhoti kurta" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Man_in_Dhoti_Kurta.JPG/135px-Man_in_Dhoti_Kurta.JPG" decoding="async" width="135" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Man_in_Dhoti_Kurta.JPG/202px-Man_in_Dhoti_Kurta.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Man_in_Dhoti_Kurta.JPG/270px-Man_in_Dhoti_Kurta.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1944" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Man in dhoti kurta</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kurta,_India,_20th_century,_cotton_blend_-_Saint_Ignatius_Church,_San_Francisco,_CA_-_DSC02637.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Kurta, India, 20th century, cotton blend - Saint Ignatius Church, San Francisco, CA"><img alt="Kurta, India, 20th century, cotton blend - Saint Ignatius Church, San Francisco, CA" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Kurta%2C_India%2C_20th_century%2C_cotton_blend_-_Saint_Ignatius_Church%2C_San_Francisco%2C_CA_-_DSC02637.JPG/120px-Kurta%2C_India%2C_20th_century%2C_cotton_blend_-_Saint_Ignatius_Church%2C_San_Francisco%2C_CA_-_DSC02637.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Kurta%2C_India%2C_20th_century%2C_cotton_blend_-_Saint_Ignatius_Church%2C_San_Francisco%2C_CA_-_DSC02637.JPG/180px-Kurta%2C_India%2C_20th_century%2C_cotton_blend_-_Saint_Ignatius_Church%2C_San_Francisco%2C_CA_-_DSC02637.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Kurta%2C_India%2C_20th_century%2C_cotton_blend_-_Saint_Ignatius_Church%2C_San_Francisco%2C_CA_-_DSC02637.JPG/240px-Kurta%2C_India%2C_20th_century%2C_cotton_blend_-_Saint_Ignatius_Church%2C_San_Francisco%2C_CA_-_DSC02637.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="5472" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Kurta, India, 20th century, cotton blend - Saint Ignatius Church, San Francisco, CA</div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jeans_and_straight-cut_kurta">Jeans and straight-cut kurta</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kurta&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Jeans and straight-cut kurta"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kurtas are often worn with <a href="/wiki/Jeans" title="Jeans">jeans</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-kurtis-jeans_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kurtis-jeans-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Women sometimes wear kurtas as <a href="/wiki/Blouse" title="Blouse">blouses</a>, usually over <a href="/wiki/Jeans_pant" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeans pant">jeans pants</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jeans are sometimes preferred over <a href="/wiki/Pajamas" title="Pajamas">pajamas</a> or <a href="/wiki/Leggings" title="Leggings">leggings</a> as they are more durable for rough use. Most colours of kurtas match with blue jeans.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, an Indian family court in <a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a> ruled that a husband objecting to his wife wearing a kurta and jeans and forcing her to wear a <a href="/wiki/Sari" title="Sari">sari</a> amounts to cruelty inflicted by the husband and can be a ground to seek divorce.<sup id="cite_ref-gulfnews1_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gulfnews1-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The wife was thus granted a divorce on the ground of cruelty as defined under section 27(1)(d) of Special Marriage Act, 1954.<sup id="cite_ref-gulfnews1_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gulfnews1-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leggings_and_straight_cut_kurta">Leggings and straight cut kurta</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kurta&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Leggings and straight cut kurta"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ladies' kurtas/blouses, along with leggings, are most popular in <a href="/wiki/South_Asia" title="South Asia">South Asia</a>, and the community from South Asia in <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kurti">Kurti</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kurta&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Kurti"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In modern usage, a short kurta for women is referred to as the <a href="/wiki/Kurti_top" title="Kurti top">kurti</a>. However, traditionally, the kurti refers to <a href="/wiki/Waistcoat" title="Waistcoat">waistcoats</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> jackets and blouses<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which sit above the waist without side slits, and are believed to have descended from the tunic of the <a href="/wiki/Shunga_Empire" title="Shunga Empire">Shunga period</a> (2nd century B.C.).<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kurtis are typically much shorter than the traditional garments and made with lighter materials, like those used in sewing <a href="/wiki/Shalwar_kameez" title="Shalwar kameez">kameez</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kurta&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Angarkha" title="Angarkha">Angarkha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%81o_d%C3%A0i" title="Áo dài">Áo dài</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jama_(coat)" title="Jama (coat)">Jama (coat)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kh%C4%81d%C4%AB_Development_and_Village_Industries_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Khādī Development and Village Industries Commission">Khādī Development and Village Industries Commission</a> (<a href="/wiki/Khadi_Gramodyog" class="mw-redirect" title="Khadi Gramodyog">Khadi Gramodyog</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thawb" title="Thawb">Thawb</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Explanatory_notes">Explanatory notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kurta&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Explanatory notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output 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href="https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/104592?redirectedFrom=kurta">"kurta, n."</a>, <i>OED Online</i>, Oxford University Press, September 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">, retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 22,</span> 2022</span></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=kurta%2C+n.&rft.btitle=OED+Online&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2022-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oed.com%2Fview%2FEntry%2F104592%3FredirectedFrom%3Dkurta&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKurta" class="Z3988"></span> (subscription required) Quote: "A loose shirt or tunic worn by men and women."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Stevenson2010-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Stevenson2010_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Stevenson2010_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStevenson2010" class="citation cs2">Stevenson, Angus (2010), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=anecAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA981"><i>Oxford Dictionary of English</i></a>, Oxford University Press, p. 981, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-957112-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-19-957112-3"><bdi>978-0-19-957112-3</bdi></a>, <q>A loose collarless shirt worn by people from South Asia, usually with a salwar, churidars, or pyjama. From Urdu and Persian kurtah.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Oxford+Dictionary+of+English&rft.pages=981&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-0-19-957112-3&rft.aulast=Stevenson&rft.aufirst=Angus&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DanecAQAAQBAJ%26pg%3DPA981&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKurta" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cambridge-english-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-cambridge-english_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/kurta">"kurta"</a>, <i>Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary and Thesaurus</i>, Cambridge University Press, 2013</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=kurta&rft.btitle=Cambridge+Advanced+Learner%27s+Dictionary+and+Thesaurus&rft.pub=Cambridge+University+Press&rft.date=2013&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fkurta&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKurta" class="Z3988"></span> Quote: "Kurta: a loose shirt without a collar, worn by women and men from South Asia"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Shukla2015-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Shukla2015_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Shukla2015_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Shukla2015_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShukla2015" class="citation cs2">Shukla, Pravina (2015), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=MlObCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA71"><i>The Grace of Four Moons: Dress, Adornment, and the Art of the Body in Modern India</i></a>, Indiana University Press, p. 71, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-253-02121-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-253-02121-2"><bdi>978-0-253-02121-2</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Grace+of+Four+Moons%3A+Dress%2C+Adornment%2C+and+the+Art+of+the+Body+in+Modern+India&rft.pages=71&rft.pub=Indiana+University+Press&rft.date=2015&rft.isbn=978-0-253-02121-2&rft.aulast=Shukla&rft.aufirst=Pravina&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DMlObCgAAQBAJ%26pg%3DPA71&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKurta" class="Z3988"></span> Quote: "The kurta—the tunic—is likewise variable in its cut. It might be wide or tight, there is variety in the length and width of the sleeves, the height of the slits on either side, and especially the shape of the neck. The length of the tunic varies as well, ranging from upper-thigh to well below the knee. Like most garments of this type, worn by people in many countries in South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa, the tunic always covers the crotch area of both genders."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Rahman-Alkazi2002-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Rahman-Alkazi2002_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Rahman-Alkazi2002_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAlkazi2002" class="citation cs2">Alkazi, Roshen (2002), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=NZvpAAAAMAAJ">"Evolution of Indian Costume as a result of the links between Central Asia and India in ancient and medieval times"</a>, in Rahman, Abdur (ed.), <i>India's Interaction with China, Central and West Asia</i>, Oxford University Press, pp. 464–484, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-565789-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-19-565789-0"><bdi>978-0-19-565789-0</bdi></a>, <q>This exposure to a different mode of dress for four centuries in the ancient period and for six centuries under Islamic rulers later, created the varieties of cut and sewn garments which now form and intrinsic part of what today is called Indian costume. This applies particularly to the Deccan and the Northern parts of India. The South, however, retained the earlier draped and unstitched garments of ancient India, e.g., the <i>antariya/dhoti</i>, the <i>uttariya/dupatta</i> and <i>cummerband</i>/waist cloth. These cut and sewn garments of the invaders underwent dramatic changes evolving from simple Central Asian nomadic costume (both Kushan and the Turk Mongol peoples were horse-riding nomads) to the highly civilized, urban and decorative costume of the Mughal court and the day-to-day comfortable and relaxed dress of the common man of today called the <i>kurta-pyjama</i> (page 468)</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Evolution+of+Indian+Costume+as+a+result+of+the+links+between+Central+Asia+and+India+in+ancient+and+medieval+times&rft.btitle=India%27s+Interaction+with+China%2C+Central+and+West+Asia&rft.pages=464-484&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=978-0-19-565789-0&rft.aulast=Alkazi&rft.aufirst=Roshen&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DNZvpAAAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKurta" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-kapadia-kurta-over-jeans-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-kapadia-kurta-over-jeans_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKapadia2017" class="citation book cs1">Kapadia, Shagufa (2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=QdQ5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA31"><i>Adolescence in Urban India: Cultural Construction in a Society in Transition</i></a>. Springer. p. 31. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-322-3731-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-81-322-3731-0"><bdi>978-81-322-3731-0</bdi></a>. <q>The adolescents, all high school students, belong to educated and economically well-off middle class Hindu Gujarati nuclear families in Baroda city. All of them were studying in English medium schools. Almost all of them have a two-wheeler and a cell phone—two indispensable possessions. ... In terms of clothing, there is a preference for modern Western styles, and at the same time, the Indo-Western fusion style (example, wearing a <i>kurta</i> over jeans) is popular</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Adolescence+in+Urban+India%3A+Cultural+Construction+in+a+Society+in+Transition&rft.pages=31&rft.pub=Springer&rft.date=2017&rft.isbn=978-81-322-3731-0&rft.aulast=Kapadia&rft.aufirst=Shagufa&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DQdQ5DwAAQBAJ%26pg%3DPA31&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKurta" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-khaire-kurti-jeans-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-khaire-kurti-jeans_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKhaire2021" class="citation book cs1">Khaire, Mukti (2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ifwgEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT32">"Entrepreneurship by design: the construction of meanings and market for cultural craft goods"</a>. In Lounsbury, Michael; Cornelissen, Joep; Granqvist, Nina; Grodal, Stine (eds.). <i>Culture, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, New Directions in Theory and Research</i>. Routledge. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-367-64000-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-367-64000-2"><bdi>978-0-367-64000-2</bdi></a>. <q>Similarly, as more Indian women adopted jeans and trousers instead of Indian clothing for everyday wear, Fabindia introduced a shorter version of the traditional long Indian tunic (the kameez or kurta), called a 'kurti'. The kurti is a scaled-down version og the kurta that nevertheless covers a woman's hips when worn over trousers or jeans; this modest length made Indian women – used to having their hips covered – more comfortable wearing trousers in public.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Entrepreneurship+by+design%3A+the+construction+of+meanings+and+market+for+cultural+craft+goods&rft.btitle=Culture%2C+Innovation+and+Entrepreneurship%2C+New+Directions+in+Theory+and+Research&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=2021&rft.isbn=978-0-367-64000-2&rft.aulast=Khaire&rft.aufirst=Mukti&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DifwgEAAAQBAJ%26pg%3DPT32&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKurta" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-perkins-kurta-jeans-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-perkins-kurta-jeans_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPerkins2007" class="citation book cs1">Perkins, Mitali (2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=E0QdH0ql9FAC&pg=PA189"><i>First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover</i></a>. Dutton Children's Books series. Penguin. p. 189. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-525-47800-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-525-47800-3"><bdi>978-0-525-47800-3</bdi></a>. <q>They were definitely all South Asian, but their parents were from different places. George was a Christian with roots in South India, Bobby's parents spoke Bengali, Nadia's parents were from Pakistan, and Sangi's heritage was Punjabi. ... The dance floor was packed with bodies rising and falling to fusion of what sounded like pop, Bollywood, and reggae. ... Most dancers were wearing western clothes, but several of the girls were in <i>salwar kameez</i> outfits, and some guys and girls were wearing long, cottom kurta shirts over their jeans.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=First+Daughter%3A+Extreme+American+Makeover&rft.series=Dutton+Children%27s+Books+series&rft.pages=189&rft.pub=Penguin&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-0-525-47800-3&rft.aulast=Perkins&rft.aufirst=Mitali&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DE0QdH0ql9FAC%26pg%3DPA189&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKurta" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-kloß-kurta-jeans-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-kloß-kurta-jeans_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKloß2016" class="citation book cs1">Kloß, Sinah Theres (2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=_aPCDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA123"><i>Fabrics of Indianness: The Exchange and Consumption of Clothing in Transnational Guyanese Hindu Communities</i></a>. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 123. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-137-56540-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-137-56540-2"><bdi>978-1-137-56540-2</bdi></a>. <q>Caribbean masculinity is constructed through one's presentation of being tough and strong. These characteristic s of hard and soft are transferred to clothing. Bhavani further explains that she finds it appropriate to wear kurt with soft pants, preferably matching (Indian) pants bought in a set with the kurta. She expresses her preference for 'matching' clothes: to her, mixing hard and soft clothing—possibly interpreted as English and Indian styles—does not seem appropriate or aesthetic. Her remark of 'mixing' refers to a recent practise among boys and young me, who commonly attend puja in kurta and jeans.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Fabrics+of+Indianness%3A+The+Exchange+and+Consumption+of+Clothing+in+Transnational+Guyanese+Hindu+Communities&rft.pages=123&rft.pub=Palgrave+Macmillan&rft.date=2016&rft.isbn=978-1-137-56540-2&rft.aulast=Klo%C3%9F&rft.aufirst=Sinah+Theres&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D_aPCDAAAQBAJ%26pg%3DPA123&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKurta" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-parames-kurta-jeans-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-parames-kurta-jeans_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFParameswaran2015" class="citation book cs1">Parameswaran, Ambi (April 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=wSxiAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT30"><i>For God's Sake: An Adman on the Business of Religion</i></a>. Penguin UK. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789351186083" title="Special:BookSources/9789351186083"><bdi>9789351186083</bdi></a>. <q>... about ten years ago the humble kurta worn with a churidar was reinvented as the kurti which is today worn with jeans, leggings, pyjamas—churidar.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=For+God%27s+Sake%3A+An+Adman+on+the+Business+of+Religion&rft.pub=Penguin+UK&rft.date=2015-04&rft.isbn=9789351186083&rft.aulast=Parameswaran&rft.aufirst=Ambi&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DwSxiAgAAQBAJ%26pg%3DPT30&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKurta" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-OED89-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-OED89_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition. 1989.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-CannonKaye2001-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CannonKaye2001_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCannonKaye2001" class="citation cs2">Cannon, Garland Hampton; Kaye, Alan S. (2001), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=2iX3RXJnHCUC&pg=PA103"><i>The Persian Contributions to the English Language: A Historical Dictionary</i></a>, Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, pp. 103–, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-447-04503-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-3-447-04503-2"><bdi>978-3-447-04503-2</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Persian+Contributions+to+the+English+Language%3A+A+Historical+Dictionary&rft.pages=103-&rft.pub=Otto+Harrassowitz+Verlag&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=978-3-447-04503-2&rft.aulast=Cannon&rft.aufirst=Garland+Hampton&rft.au=Kaye%2C+Alan+S.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D2iX3RXJnHCUC%26pg%3DPA103&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKurta" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPlatts,_John_T._(John_Thompson)1884" class="citation cs2">Platts, John T. (John Thompson) (1884), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dsalsrv04.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/platts_query.py?page=824"><i>A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English</i></a>, London: W. H. 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Paul, p. 1021</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+Comprehensive+Persian-English+dictionary%2C+including+the+Arabic+words+and+phrases+to+be+met+with+in+Persian+literature&rft.place=London&rft.pages=1021&rft.pub=Routledge+%26+K.+Paul&rft.date=1892&rft.au=Steingass%2C+Francis+Joseph&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdsalsrv04.uchicago.edu%2Fcgi-bin%2Fapp%2Fsteingass_query.py%3Fpage%3D1021&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKurta" class="Z3988"></span> (Updated 2007)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-steingass-964-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-steingass-964_17-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSteingass,_Francis_Joseph2000" class="citation cs2">Steingass, Francis Joseph (2000) [First published 1892], <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/comprehensiveper0000stei_d9o9/page/964/mode/1up"><i>A Comprehensive Persian-English dictionary, including the Arabic words and phrases to be met with in Persian literature</i></a></span>, New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, p. 964</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+Comprehensive+Persian-English+dictionary%2C+including+the+Arabic+words+and+phrases+to+be+met+with+in+Persian+literature&rft.place=New+Delhi&rft.pages=964&rft.pub=Munshiram+Manoharlal+Publishers&rft.date=2000&rft.au=Steingass%2C+Francis+Joseph&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fcomprehensiveper0000stei_d9o9%2Fpage%2F964%2Fmode%2F1up&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKurta" class="Z3988"></span> (Updated 2007)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Rahman-Alkazi2002-467-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Rahman-Alkazi2002-467_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Rahman-Alkazi2002-467_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAlkazi2002" class="citation cs2">Alkazi, Roshen (2002), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=NZvpAAAAMAAJ">"Evolution of Indian Costume as a result of the links between Central Asia and India in ancient and medieval times"</a>, in Rahman, Abdur (ed.), <i>India's Interaction with China, Central and West Asia</i>, Oxford University Press, pp. 464–484, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-565789-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-19-565789-0"><bdi>978-0-19-565789-0</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Evolution+of+Indian+Costume+as+a+result+of+the+links+between+Central+Asia+and+India+in+ancient+and+medieval+times&rft.btitle=India%27s+Interaction+with+China%2C+Central+and+West+Asia&rft.pages=464-484&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=978-0-19-565789-0&rft.aulast=Alkazi&rft.aufirst=Roshen&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DNZvpAAAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKurta" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Rahman-Alkazi2002-465-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Rahman-Alkazi2002-465_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAlkazi2002" class="citation cs2">Alkazi, Roshen (2002), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=NZvpAAAAMAAJ">"Evolution of Indian Costume as a result of the links between Central Asia and India in ancient and medieval times"</a>, in Rahman, Abdur (ed.), <i>India's Interaction with China, Central an-5d West Asia</i>, Oxford University Press, pp. 464–484, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-565789-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-19-565789-0"><bdi>978-0-19-565789-0</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Evolution+of+Indian+Costume+as+a+result+of+the+links+between+Central+Asia+and+India+in+ancient+and+medieval+times&rft.btitle=India%27s+Interaction+with+China%2C+Central+an-5d+West+Asia&rft.pages=464-484&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=978-0-19-565789-0&rft.aulast=Alkazi&rft.aufirst=Roshen&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DNZvpAAAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKurta" class="Z3988"></span> Quote:"Taking the Kushan period as a starting point the changes that took place in Indian costume as a result of the connections with Uzbekistan in Central Asia are discussed The ordinary dress of the people of India till then had consisted usually of unstitched garments as <i>antariya/dhoti</i>, <i>uttariya/dupatta</i> and a <i>kayabandh/cummerbund</i> with a turban for men. With the advent of the Kushans this was extended, and the fashion of wearing sewn garments of Central Asiatic pattern seems to have made headway with many classes of Indian in North India The cut-and-sewn garments which are rarely visible in the previous Mauryan and Sunga sculptures are more commonly found in this period. The Kushans under Kanishka spread their empire over large parts of Central Asia and India. The Kushans in AD 48 entered Gandhara under Kadphises and overthrew the Greeks. Later they took the Kabul valley from the Parthians and extended their empire to cover the Punjab. Sind, northern Gujarat. and part of Central Asia. Still later they annexed Kashmir and part of Chinese Turkestan. Kanishka (AD 120–162) was their greatest ruler. Although the Kushans ruled for almost three centuries, they never looked on India as their home. Detesting the heat of the plains they retired to Kashmir or Afghanistan in the summer. They wore the clothes of Central Asia which were cut and sewn and consisted of long padded coals and riding boots with spurs and pointed caps, totally different from the draped and unstitched garments worn by the Indians. (page 465)"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Rahman-Alkazi2002-468-1-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Rahman-Alkazi2002-468-1_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAlkazi2002" class="citation cs2">Alkazi, Roshen (2002), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=NZvpAAAAMAAJ">"Evolution of Indian Costume as a result of the links between Central Asia and India in ancient and medieval times"</a>, in Rahman, Abdur (ed.), <i>India's Interaction with China, Central and West Asia</i>, Oxford University Press, pp. 464–484, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-565789-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-19-565789-0"><bdi>978-0-19-565789-0</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Evolution+of+Indian+Costume+as+a+result+of+the+links+between+Central+Asia+and+India+in+ancient+and+medieval+times&rft.btitle=India%27s+Interaction+with+China%2C+Central+and+West+Asia&rft.pages=464-484&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=978-0-19-565789-0&rft.aulast=Alkazi&rft.aufirst=Roshen&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DNZvpAAAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKurta" class="Z3988"></span> Quote: "This exposure to a different mode of dress for four centuries in the ancient period and for six centuries under Islamic rulers later, created the varieties of cut and sewn garments which now form and intrinsic part of what today is called Indian costume. This applies particularly to the Deccan and the Northern parts of India. The South, however, retained the earlier draped and unstitched garments of ancient India, e.g., the <i>antariya/dhoti</i>, the <i>uttariya/dupatta</i> and <i>cummerband</i>/waist cloth. These cut and sewn garments of the invaders underwent dramatic changes evolving from simple Central Asian nomadic costume (both Kushan and the Turk Mongol peoples were horse-riding nomads) to the highly civilized, urban and decorative costume of the Mughal court and the day-to-day comfortable and relaxed dress of the common man of today called the <i>kurta-pyjama</i> (page 468)"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Rahman-Alkazi2002-468-2-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Rahman-Alkazi2002-468-2_21-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAlkazi2002" class="citation cs2">Alkazi, Roshen (2002), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=NZvpAAAAMAAJ">"Evolution of Indian Costume as a result of the links between Central Asia and India in ancient and medieval times"</a>, in Rahman, Abdur (ed.), <i>India's Interaction with China, Central and West Asia</i>, Oxford University Press, pp. 464–484, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-565789-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-19-565789-0"><bdi>978-0-19-565789-0</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Evolution+of+Indian+Costume+as+a+result+of+the+links+between+Central+Asia+and+India+in+ancient+and+medieval+times&rft.btitle=India%27s+Interaction+with+China%2C+Central+and+West+Asia&rft.pages=464-484&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=978-0-19-565789-0&rft.aulast=Alkazi&rft.aufirst=Roshen&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DNZvpAAAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKurta" class="Z3988"></span> Quote: "Timur's large empire in Central Asia influenced the garments worn at all Islamic courts including India. Babur who himself came from the Ferghana Valley in Uzbekistan was the first of the Mughals and he and his progeny continued exercising their influence on Indian costume right till the advent of the British. The role of the Mughals in creating new and fashionable modes of dress started to percolate to the masses in the same way that British costume did in a later period. What we see today in the trousers, shirts and coats is the British influence on Indian dress, just as the kurta, pyjama, salwar, achkan is that of Central Asia ..."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPlatts,_John_T._(John_Thompson)1884" class="citation cs2">Platts, John T. 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London: Mercury Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-904668-89-5" title="Special:BookSources/1-904668-89-5"><bdi>1-904668-89-5</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/58481881">58481881</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Costume+Textiles+and+Jewellery+of+India%3A+Traditions+in+Rajasthan&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Mercury+Books&rft.date=2004&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F58481881&rft.isbn=1-904668-89-5&rft.aulast=Bhandari&rft.aufirst=Vandana&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKurta" class="Z3988"></span> 192 pages.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTarlo1996" class="citation book cs1">Tarlo, Emma (1996). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/clothingmattersd0000tarl"><i>Clothing Matters: Dress and Identity in India</i></a>. 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