Cultural Roots of Pakistani Fashion

1. Cultural Roots of Pakistani Fashion Pakistan fashion has different cultural roots include Muslim, Hindu, British and many other regional cultures.

2. Pakistan is a country at no.6 in the population that have a big fashion market. Pakistan has many cultures in itself due to its historical background. Pakistan is rich in cultures either they have a historical background or regional position. Indus valley that lies in Pakistan has too many cultures in its feet. Like, Mohinjo Daro, Harappa and Arya Samaj etc. Pakistan is an Islamic country and has roots of Islamic culture also. As it is Hindu culture is also a part of Islamic republic Pakistan.This is not enough, Pakistan has so many regional cultures Like Punjab, KPK, Sindh, and Baluchistan with some roots from Afghanistan. We will discuss only some points to analyze and represents cultural roots in Pakistan.

3. Indus Valley:Indus valley has a great influence on current culture. Their houses were made of solid bricks with a well-managed draining system.Loin Clothes was in use among Men and wrap the shoulder in women. Their clothes were short but were made of cotton and wool. And now, our society also prefer cotton, wool and leather clothes.

4. Islamic Culture: According to history, Islamic culture was flourished in subcontinent after invading of Bin Qasim a Muslim general.According to Islamic culture, it is very important to keep your body cover, especially for women. And Now the days, In Pakistani fashion trends abaya and Hijab have importance.

5. Hinduism’s Culture:Hinduism has an influence on the subcontinent and is a majority in India. Pakistan has some cultural roots of Hinduism also.As Saree a women’s wear is a cultural part of Indian subcontinent. And in Pakistan, there are so many brands are working on saree and so many women feel happy to wear it. Women of Pakistani Elite class prefer saree for party wear.

6. These were the major influencer cultures in Pakistani fashion culture. There are so many cultures that we can describe in detail. Pakistan has so many cultures as we can say Pakistan have hybrid culture.