Kurta sets for women, with the trousers you choose

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What a kurta set is

Kurta and kameez are two names for the same garment: a long tunic that can stop anywhere from the hip to below the knee. Pair it with trousers made from the matching fabric and you have a kurta set, which you may also see called a two-piece suit or a kurta and trouser co-ord. There is no dupatta in the set, so it reads as simpler than a three-piece and sits easily under a coat or an open abaya.

The Blossom Border set shows the idea most clearly. Its kurta has a band collar with a slit opening, a strip of small flowers down the placket and wide sleeves finished with embroidered cuffs, and it ends at the upper thigh with side slits. The palazzos beneath carry the same floral border at each hem, so top and trousers look planned as one. It comes in ivory, navy, mauve and rose mauve, and the Blossom Border Kurta and Palazzo Set page shows every view.

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Straight, cigarette or palazzo: how the trousers change the look

The trousers shape a kurta set more than the kurta does. Straight trousers drop in a clean column from hip to ankle and keep everything neat, and all ten two-piece suits here are drawn with them. Cigarette trousers narrow towards the ankle, so the kurta becomes the widest part of the outfit and the whole line looks sharper and more tailored.

Palazzos do the opposite. A wide leg that moves as you walk balances a shorter top, which is why the Blossom Border kurta sits over them. Under a long kameez they give a softer, looser shape for warm evenings. Each of the ten suits can swap its straight trousers for cigarette, wide-leg palazzo or shalwar, and the Blossom Border set can take straight or cigarette trousers in place of its palazzos. Our palazzo trousers page compares the shapes side by side.

• Straight: a clean column, the everyday choice under a long kameez
• Cigarette: narrow at the ankle, crisp under a straight kurta
• Palazzo: wide and moving, good with a shorter kurta or a summer set
• Shalwar: fuller and gathered at the ankle, the traditional pairing

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Kurta length: hip, thigh or below the knee

Length is the other big decision. The Indigo Geometric Tunic is the shortest here, ending at the hip in a curved hem, with a band collar, balloon sleeves and a red and cream geometric yoke. It is sold as a top on its own, so pair it with the Navy Border Palazzos for a matching set or with trousers from your own wardrobe. The Blossom Border kurta comes next, at the upper thigh, leaving plenty of trouser on show.

The ten two-piece suits, from Ivory Sage Heritage to Maroon Heritage, all have a straight kameez that falls below the knee. That is the classic Pakistani length, where only the lower leg of the trousers shows. Any of them can be cut shorter or longer, and the Blossom Border kurta can be taken down to the knee. If you are tall or petite, give your height with your measurements so the hem lands where you want it.

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Ordering your kurta set

Every set is made as a single order for you, either in a size from S to XL or to your own numbers. A measured set is cut from your bust, waist and hip, the kurta length and the trouser length, along with anything else the design needs. You can send body measurements or numbers taken from a kurta that already sits right on you. If you would rather build a set around your own idea, the custom shalwar kameez service starts from a blank page.

The fabric for each design is agreed with you in your written quote before cutting begins, and a matching dupatta can be added to make any set a three-piece, priced in the same quote. Making takes 5 to 7 working days once the quote is approved and paid in full, and shipping time to your country is added. Delivery and any import duties and taxes are already included, so nothing is due when the parcel arrives. To see the same ten suits from the embroidery side, visit embroidered Pakistani suits.