Balochi Embroidery Dresses

Balochistan has a rich culture of arts and crafts. Balochi embroidery dresses look attractive, classic and are rich in cultural aspect. None of the Pakistani women can deny wearing such ethnic attire. 'Phasik' is the word that is used for a balochi dress in the native language.

Heavy embroidery is done on the borders and sleeves of these dresses. The balochi embroidery dress has pockets that are sewed with Daman. The pockets are triangle shaped and beautiful embroidery is done on them. Most of the designs of the embroidery are inspired by nature and pottery. Balochi art, involves the use of multiple colored threads, small mirrors and beads. This art has been passed down by many generations. These dresses have always been popular among the women.

The fabric that is mostly used for the Balochi dresses is cotton, silk and georgette. The beautiful embroidery distinguishes the culture of Balochistan with the other ethnic groups. However, there are various embroidery designs within Baluchistan. These designs are applied to the garments by different tribes.

Balochi dresses are a delight to the eyes. The fashion designers who make these dress love to design them as there is a lot of room for being creative. These clothes have a lot of commercial value whether the embroidery is hand-made or done by machine The women of Karachi prefer to wear machine-embroidered Balochi dress. Among the modern women the shirts without pockets are more popular.

The most expensive embroidery dress range from Rupees 15,000 to 70,000. These dresses are made for brides and a lot of time goes into their making. It could take from six months to a year to make one such dress. The popularity of these dresses is not restricted to the local communities. These clothes are very much popular in the gulf countries as well.

Women of all ages love to wear theses embroidery clothes. The selection of the colors and designs of theses dress vary from person to person. Young girls mostly prefer to wear brighter colors like orange, pink, green, yellow etc. on the other hand older women prefer wearing darker colors. This industry can flourish a lot if proper modifications in terms of technology are made. Balochi dresses are very great inclusion in women cloth closet. Balochi and sindhi dresses are styles apart from the main stream women wearing clothes.