Upgrade your Salwar kameez

Imagine a ticket counter or a bus-stand, The minute any mobile phone rings in the vicinity..almost everyone (except some males who have activated the vibration mode)..goes into a frenzy to locate their phone..I have seen ladies fumbling their handbag whenever a mobile rings in their vicinity..ie.. just not sure whose phone is ringing..By the time they get a hold of their phone (amongst the many essential items in the handbag)..you either hear a “hello”..in answer to the call , or the call would have been registered as missed call…

Cell phones has become an integral part of our day to day life.And the western outfits give us the luxury of haivng a pocket for cell phones.. hence when we set our phone to vibrate mode..we know exactly when our phone is ringing. The Ladies-handbag manufacturers have come up with a design where all handbags have a pouch to hold the cellphone..a very thoughtful gesture indeed..But..tell me ladies

Do you always carry your handbag when you are out of the house…??….do you carry the handbag when you go for your Brisk-Morning walk ..or …an urgent run to the nearest shop to get some emergency supply of bread-butter-Milk

At such times .. Iwanted to have my cellphone but at the same time higly impractical to carry the handbag. I either left my phone at home or just held it in my hand..but i was always paranoid that I will forget my phone at some shop counter and may never hear about it again….You see.. I am not the person who wears western outfits like jeans and skirts very often.. so i had to figureout something that will work on a day to day basis.It was then the idea hit me of having a pocket in my salwar kameez..Million Thanks to my Tailor…he was so patient with me during the inital stages of getting the pocket right with the correct measurements… and .. its correct placement.. and at the same time not causing any damage to the beauty of the salwar-kameez itself.

My fellow sisters would agree that even an ordinary looking 2 ^1/2 meter cloth will look stunning if only the tailor can stich it with the curves at the right places.So i was not willing to compromise on asthetics.Now.. I am a happy person who has pockets in all the salwar-kameez..(ones that i way at home and also those dresses that I wear formally to a party /office/and all)..Its been 2-3 yrs since I first had a pocket at my kameez made from and old saree cloth for test purposes…now i dont blink twice before telling my tailor that i want the dress stiched with a pocket..Well.. this has earned me a new nickname..”Pocket-wali madam”..

The position of the pocket is just below the hips and 2-21/2 inches above the slit. This gives a normal-easy reach you need not take too much of elbow space to reach into your pocket… hence minimal disturbance to the person near you

2. Just have your palm measured and adjust the opening of the pocket accordingly …this is just to make sure that you can comfortably reach into your pocket…Just dont keep it too wide..
3. The opening of the pocket is “slanting” complimenting the design of the kameez,.. ie..the line of stich (pocket and the kameez) appear in one single line ..there- by not compromising on the curve near the hips.. the main curvy design of the kameez is maintained.
4. The 4″ Wide base of the pocket gives you enough room to put in your hand and reach for the phone (anything) without having to do any kind of acrobatics with your fingers
5. Its is best taht you use the same cloth as that of your kameez for the pocket..the reason being..if you are using a lining cloth-or any other cloth for the pocket ..there are chances that it might appear as a patch..If you feel that your kameez fabric is too flimsy to be used as a pocket..ask your tailor to use the lining cloth give lining to the pocket as well…Trust me…this is worth the effort.

My Tailor charges me an extra 10/- bucks for having a pocket. Talk to your tailor .. afterall he too would like a pro-active customer…A word of caution.. for the first trial..use some old unused cotton sarees… or try buying some cheap salwar-kameez material ..that might rougly cost you about 100/- to 150/-