It is also widely worn by men in Afghanistan, by women and some men in the Punjab region of India, from which it has been adopted by women throughout India, and more generally in South Asia. The shalwar-kameez is a widely-worn, and national dress, of Pakistan. The shalwar and kameez were introduced into South Asia by arriving Muslims in the north in the 13th century: at first worn by Muslim women, their use gradually spread, making them a regional style, especially in the historical Punjab region. The combination garment is sometimes called salwar kurta, salwar suit, or Punjabi suit. The kameez may have a European-style collar, a Mandarin collar, or it may be collarless in the latter case, its design as a women's garment is similar to a kurta. The kameez is usually cut straight and flat older kameez use traditional cuts modern kameez are more likely to have European-inspired set-in sleeves. The side seams are left open below the waist-line (the opening known as the chaak ), which gives the wearer greater freedom of movement. Shalwars have been traditionally worn in a wide region which includes Eastern Europe, West Asia, Central Asia, and South Asia. The trousers can be wide and baggy, or they can be cut quite narrow, on the bias. They are held up by a drawstring or elastic belt, which causes them to become pleated around the waist. Shalwars are trousers which are atypically wide at the waist but which narrow to a cuffed bottom. Shalwar kameez (also salwar kameez and less commonly shalwar qameez) is a traditional combination dress worn by women, and in some regions by men, in South Asia, and Central Asia. Women in the kitchen at Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar, India, displaying the wide-ranging colors and designs of shalwar-kameez Boys in Badakshan, Afghanistan, wearing kameez tunics, showing side seams left open below the waist. Schoolgirls in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in shalwars with cuffed hems, and kameez with collars. For the Homeland episode, see Shalwar Kameez (Homeland). For the article just about the trousers, see Salwar.
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