Description : A loose shirt falling either to the knees, worn traditionally by men throughout Asia but in a shorter version also by women. Kurtas are worn both as casual everyday wear and as formal dress.
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Parts : A traditional kurta is composed of rectangular fabric pieces, sometimes with additional gussets.
Preferred fabrics : Thin silk or cotton for the summer, wool or a thicker silk for the winter.
Construction : 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 plaquettes rather than slits. The opening may be centered on the chest, or positioned off center. 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. The most common decoration is embroidery, typically executed on light, semi-transparent fabric in a matching thread.
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Example creations :
Example patterns : Folkwear pattern #135 (Jewels of India), Men's kurta,
Uses worldwide : The kurta is worn in many different parts of Asia and the Middle East, including India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
Origins and history : The work "kurta" comes from Persian, meaning a "collarless shirt".
Alternate names : panjabi
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