Farshi Salwar

What makes a farshi different

A farshi shalwar is cut extremely wide and long, so the fabric pools and sweeps along the floor as you walk. That drape is the entire point of the garment, and it is also the thing most farshi suits get wrong.

The width has to be cut generously through the leg and the fabric has to have enough weight to fall rather than float. Cheaper versions narrow the cut to save material, and the result reads as an ordinary wide-leg trouser rather than a farshi. Ours are cut properly, which is why they hang the way they do on the rail.

It is usually worn with a shorter kameez or a fitted shirt, so the proportions stay balanced and the drape stays the focus. Heavier silks, organzas and fendy silks work best; lighter fabrics tend to lift instead of pooling.

Farshi, sharara or gharara?

These three get confused constantly and they are genuinely different cuts.

A farshi is wide from the waist down and sweeps the floor. The drape is the feature.

A sharara flares from the knee, in one clean line.

A gharara flares from the calf, with a decorative band where the two sections join.

If you want something dramatic that photographs well standing still, a farshi. If you want to dance, a sharara.

Try the drape before you buy

Farshi is the hardest of these styles to judge from a photograph, because a picture cannot show you how much fabric there actually is or how it moves. Both Brampton stores carry the full range, and our team can adjust the length so it sweeps without you standing on it, with most alterations finished in two to three days.

If you are ordering online instead, we ship across Canada from our Brampton locations, with free shipping over $100 within Ontario and over $150 CAD elsewhere in Canada.