farshi gharara

bisoux · May 19th, 2009, 09:56 PM

Hi girls!!
i wanted to know of any other designers, other than Bunto, who have nice bridal farshi ghararas
I just saw Ruby Shakeel's in the bridal thread
do post pics of any if you find them

chanda_kh · May 20th, 2009, 12:05 AM

Nilofer Shahid
chinyere
sana safinaz
faiza samee?
sadia mirza..(saw something similar in her fb group)

ziggy · May 20th, 2009, 06:00 AM

Hey Bisoux,

Personally I would stick to Bunto if you want an authentic Farshi look - I'm not sure if Sana Safinaz or Faiza Samee even make farshi's?

BlushingRose · May 20th, 2009, 03:10 PM

^^saw a pic of Faiza Samee's farshi and it was very well done too---but she liked working with bigger swirls and patters whereas Bunto's are more delicate. Nilofer's are more contemporary, but still lovely in their own way.

BlushingRose · May 20th, 2009, 03:10 PM

The new Karma's are farshi--with the long shirt and long sleeves

bisoux · May 20th, 2009, 04:03 PM

^any pics of karma's new farshi ghararas?

ziggy the thing is I didn't contact bunto before hand and I will only have 2 months for my dress to be ready

afashionistalives · May 20th, 2009, 04:15 PM

ziggy - are you married? i'd love to see your dress. is it by BK?

ziggy · May 21st, 2009, 08:21 AM

^ nope not married - we're in the process of making a dress by Bunto for my bhaabi to wear on the valima. It's not finished yet...

shaz12 · May 21st, 2009, 09:25 AM

guys,can you please post a pic of a farshi gharara?
whats the difference between a farshi and a normal gharara?

BlushingRose · May 21st, 2009, 06:19 PM

normal gharara--gote at knee

farshi gharara-gote below knee

shama1 · May 21st, 2009, 08:02 PM

is there a Sana Safinaz outlet in lahore?

mahismart · May 21st, 2009, 09:28 PM

You can contact Sana ans Safinaz via this number and ask them about their outlet in Lahore:

CONTACT:
03004516939

mahismart · May 21st, 2009, 09:31 PM

Traditional farshi gharara of red pure Jamavar with heavy work on gote.

shama1 · May 21st, 2009, 09:54 PM

thank you mahismart! so kind of u

mahismart · May 22nd, 2009, 08:44 AM

A regular gharara has gote at the knees and a farshi gharara has it lower at about mid calf. A farshi has a lot of gheyr as it is made from 6-8 metres of fabric while the regular is made from 4-5 metres of fabric. Both are two legged outfits, BTW.

More farshi ghararas:

Regular ghararas - apreciate the gote at the knee:

Just some more info for those who want it:

The farshi pajama, in this era is often called farshi gharara, a term not used before mid 20th century and is considered an incorrect twist. The confusion is said to be because of the Farshi Pajama's similarity with the Gharara.

Farshi means anything that is associated with the 'farsh' or floor (for example farshi baithak which is associated with sitting on the floor). When combined with the word Pajama, the term evolves to mean a Pajama-like dress that falls generously on the floor, and trails as one walks, however in reality, during walking, the dress is correctly held in such a way, that the wearer or maid carefully folds the flaring trail and holds in in her left hand keeping the right one free, it hardly trails. Hence the large quantity (historically, 9-15 yards) of expensive cloth, embroidered using the art of goldwork (embroidery) and sterling silver wire threads (Karchob/Zari/Zardozi etc), used to make a farshi pajama mainly suggests grandeur and extravagance.

Begum Rifat Zamani, Queen of Rampur wearing a Farshi Pajama, holding it up while walking: