Punjabi suit styles
Edmonton has a large Punjabi community, and the suit is the everyday and occasion staple. The differences between styles are mostly in the bottom and the length of the kameez.
- Patiala salwar — deeply pleated, generous, traditional and very comfortable
- Straight-cut and pencil suits — sleeker, more contemporary, easy to layer
- Punjabi suits with phulkari or bagh-work dupattas
- Sharara and palazzo suits for parties and functions
- Cotton and rayon everyday suits for home, work and gurdwara visits
Ready-made or stitched to measurement
Both are available, and the right choice depends on time. Ready-made pieces can be taken in quickly and are the sensible option when the event is close. An unstitched suit set gives you full control of the kameez length, sleeve, neckline and salwar style, but needs lead time.
If you are having a suit stitched, bring a photo of the neckline you want. Describing necklines in words goes wrong more often than it goes right.
Phulkari and dupattas
A phulkari dupatta will lift a plain suit more than almost any other single piece, and it is worth buying one good one rather than three ordinary ones. Dupattas, chunnis and stoles are stocked separately so you can refresh an outfit you already own.
For gurdwara and everyday wear
Plenty of what sells is simply comfortable, modest, washable everyday wear — cotton and rayon suits with a matching dupatta, in the sizes people actually need. That part of the range is stocked deliberately, not as an afterthought.
