bell bottoms/trousers

Ira · Dec 10th, 2005, 02:26 PM

I got a lot of these made as part of my jahez and bari. I know they arent really in fashion in Pak as much anymore but since I live in the US, that is what people have been wearing for the past few years.

NOw with my wedding being delayed until next year sometime and me finding out that we might move to Pak sooner than we expected, waht am I going to do with all the bellbottoms?

I will look like I have come from the prehistoric times, no??

Pakistan main fashion kioun itni jaldi badalta hai? :heartbroken-already:

Ugly Sem · Dec 10th, 2005, 03:07 PM

Ira, i'm sure, the fashion will com eback. It always does. Just keep them and when it does come back into fashion you can be the first to have them

PrinceMS · Dec 10th, 2005, 03:58 PM

yup comes back every 30 years ... bus jeb ap keh bachay hoon gay to un ko day dayna

Sajalina · Dec 10th, 2005, 09:55 PM

Well one suggestion would be to get
matching fabric and get some pitiala/other shalwars made
for some of them if not all when you go to Pakistan.

khawateen · Dec 11th, 2005, 03:01 AM

its easy to alter bell bottom's cuz of all the excess fabric at the hemline... just ask the darzi to make them into straight legged trousers... should be able to do it...

CorruptAngel · Dec 11th, 2005, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by PrinceMS

yup comes back every 30 years ... bus jeb ap keh bachay hoon gay to un ko day dayna

ditto

Ira, I guess since you're moving to Pak it doesn't make sense to take old fashioned pant suits with you(they're not even in fashion at the moment)...Do you think you can sell them to people you know here or online? I've sold quite a few of my old dresses on ebay because I didn't think I'd ever wear them. They got sold for a very decent price!

sooraj-mukhi · Dec 11th, 2005, 12:46 PM

Make your own statement sis... you dont need to follow fashion trends, if you really like the bells, keep them that way. I like Sajals idea of getting some shalwars made with them also, this way you can change the look as and when needed. Not patiala though its almost nearing its end so youmay want to do a more traditional shalwar.

Sajalina · Dec 11th, 2005, 11:36 PM

Pitialla is finishing???
What kind of shalwars are in then??

I mean....big gher or narrow ones??
Although I heard big gher ones are in these days.

KashmiriRainDrops · Dec 12th, 2005, 01:45 AM

U cud alter them. If u don't want to touch them then i guess keep them...they will come back into fashion sooner or later

amelie · Dec 12th, 2005, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SAJAL

Well one suggestion would be to get
matching fabric and get some pitiala/other shalwars made
for some of them if not all when you go to Pakistan.

I'd agree to that too.

Ira · Dec 12th, 2005, 02:24 PM

There are some nice suggestions, esp about getting shalwars made out of matching material. Although most of them are 3 piece suits. Thanks for the suggestions girls!!! Prince MS doesnt count.

I would like to clarify one thing. I find it cute that guppies are caring because I have gotten a few PMs asking me how i can move to Pakistan and if i am scared. Like i said in the post, I "might" be moving, nothing is for sure yet. Lotsa things need to be worked out. I appreciate the concern and please remember in your duas.

Aishaaa2.1 · Dec 12th, 2005, 09:36 PM

yeh of course i'll remember u in my duas. u helped me through a really tough time

u know, sometimes its easier sharing your feelings with people u dont know. its like we dont know them, but we know they care. and u did care, so thanks

Raatkirani · Dec 13th, 2005, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Ugly Sem

Ira, i'm sure, the fashion will com eback. It always does. Just keep them and when it does come back into fashion you can be the first to have them

Fashion changes. Even if bell bottoms come back, they are not EXACTLY like they were 30 years back. It'll be a modern interpretation.

Best thing to do is have a darzi make them into pants, and have a few extra shalwars made. My mom is in Pakistan right now, and she tells me that slimmer shalwars are what's popular. Very few people are wearing patialas (they don't look good on everyone), and most of the designers have clothes that are slim, fitted, and well-cut.

asimaan · Dec 14th, 2005, 04:36 PM

u know ira i was thinking the same thing the other day
ugh getting married is sooo complicated
all the little details have to be worked out
and as if u didnt have enough to worry about u have to keep up w/ the style of shalwar

but u know bell bottoms can be altered into straight trousers which are in as far as i know
the thing about small shalwar--- they've been around for about 2 years and im afraid as soon as i get my jehaiz clothes sewn they will go out of style and everyone will be wearing big huge shalwars

Sajalina · Dec 14th, 2005, 05:40 PM

raatkirani
Can I ask what part of Pak your mom's in???

Raatkirani · Dec 15th, 2005, 07:06 PM

She's gone to Lahore, to visit her family this winter.

Raatkirani · Dec 15th, 2005, 07:06 PM

She's gone to Lahore, to visit her family this winter.

Raatkirani · Dec 15th, 2005, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by asimaan

the thing about small shalwar--- they've been around for about 2 years and im afraid as soon as i get my jehaiz clothes sewn they will go out of style and everyone will be wearing big huge shalwars

Right now, it is very trendy for girls to wear big shalwars, like the patiala, dhoti, etc. But the truth is this trend will be over by next winter--people are already tiring of it. For every one girl wearing a patiala, there are four or five who aren't because it doesn't suit them. You can't go wrong with classic suits that enhance your body type. For example, if you are short and chubby, a patiala will not be the best choice for you. You want to look pretty and stylish, not necessarily trendy but bad.

One big piece of advice that I can give you from experience is not to have so many clothes made. I know it's hard and you feel like you need to have 51 or 101 suits for tradition's sake, but fashions change so quickly, and in five years, you will absolutely hate your out-of-fashion wardrobe. It'll be a big waste of money and time. Five years after my marriage, I was laughing at my jahez and bari, even though I had gotten the latest and best designs. I look at my sisters in law, who still have to wear their old outfits, and I don't care how expensive it was in 1991, it looks really bad today. I would suggest you make a deal with your mom, and get fewer suits made now, but over the years, just keep adding a few fancy suits a year. Each year, there is a new fabric, cut or kaam that wasn't around the year before. You'll have a fresh wardrobe each year and you'll be happier.

If you must get a lot of suits, you can always have the tailor try to alter them in a couple of years to the latest style. That's another option.

sooraj-mukhi · Dec 15th, 2005, 07:48 PM

A standard shalwar seems classic to me, not too much gher, not too small paincha. Its been around for over 50 years in some shape or form.

asimaan · Dec 15th, 2005, 09:16 PM

[QUOTE=Raatkirani] I would suggest you make a deal with your mom, and get fewer suits made now, but over the years, just keep adding a few fancy suits a year. Each year, there is a new fabric, cut or kaam that wasn't around the year before. You'll have a fresh wardrobe each year and you'll be happier.

that sounds like a good idea, very good actually
that way we wont have to stress over getting a thousand joras together now w/ all the matching accessories etc etc