[7] In the past, Older Sindhi women wore paro (petticoat), thick poplin cholo (blouse/Tunic), and chaadar (a sheet of veil).
Some wore sleeveless hip length Shirt with a waist-length koti (blouse) with sleeves, on top,[8][9] and a malai satin, Sussi or Bandhani paro or suthan (culottes or palazzo).
[11][12] When women of good family leave the house, they hide the Suthan under a wide Paro (or Peshgir, petticoat), which conceals the person from the waist to the ankles.
Hindoo women wear the Paro larger and longer than the Muslimah; they usually prefer the Cholo without a Gaj, and throw a white veil over the head.
[12] Men also carry different colored floral, checkered or plain piece of cloth which is also embroidered on shoulder or as turban, also used as a rumal (handkerchief).
Some poor men also wore a "Puthiyo or Kiriyo" a cotton jacket resembling a Mirzai of India, with a sash around waist called bhochhan.
The rich are fond of handsome furs; the poor content themselves with afghan posteen a Masho, or Chogho (cloak made of felt goat's and camel's hair).
The slippers were of two kinds 1st "Jutti", made of red or yellow leather, in shape not unlike those worn by the Egyptians, and 2nd, "Ghetalo" of the same material embroidered with cloth or silk.
Some men in rural areas wear Sindhi lungi (only Muslims) called "Godd", whereas Hindus wore Dhoti or Treto and a long Jama.
The wealthier orders have a number of dresses made of brocades, gold and silver stuffs, fine velvets, painted silks, satins, and other such articles of luxury.
Married and unmarried girls usually dress in bright colors like red, pink, maroon, purple, blue, orange, green etc.
Bhart varies from tribe to tribe and region to region, Traditional dress called Paro/Jablo/Peshgir/Ghaghro/Ghaghri (Skirt) Cholo/Choli/Polko/Kanjeeri (tunic) is also worn today in some parts of Sindh, some Muslim women wear Cholo instead of Choli a long and loose tunic reaching below knees or sometimes till ankles, Sindhi traditional women clothes are most vibrant and colorful with Sindhi embroideries and mirror work, the various local floral prints, the Bandhani fabric (tie and dye technique, which is believed to be originated from Sindh), the block printed fabric and the Sussi fabric is also very famous of Sindh.
Before the advent of the suthan and Sindhi cholo, the traditional dress was lengha (jablo) choli which is still worn by women in various parts of Sindh.
Women in the Tharparkar district wear a ghagra, a heavier version of the lehnga, with either a loose or fitted choli,[44] or a kancera, a fully embroidered, backless blouse, held on by small cap sleeves and strings.
[63] Gaj, Gajj or Guj are very traditional embroidered tunics of Sindhi women from Sindh,[64] it is a solid embroidery with mirrorwork, pompoms, sequins, cowries, shells, beads and buttons over the woman's shirt it usually covers the area, starting from neck up to the stomach.
Some women still wear minimal Gaj embroidered yokes and necklines called "Galo and Gichi" with mirrorwork, on modern style clothes.
[76] In the 20th century, Sindhi women took to wearing net and chiffon sarees embroidered with gold or silver thread, and velvet blouses.
Some educated Memon, Shaikh and Khowaja community women also wear Saris on special occasions like weddings, parties, events etc.
[89][90] Lungi/Lungee: made of silk, cotton and wool, in both bright and soft colours with beautifully woven broad borders of silver and gold thread.
The use of bright, bold and vibrant colors with gold zari on the Lungi make its worth and significance, these are worn as shawl and as turbans on ceremonious occasions.
[95][96][97] from early to mid 19th and 20th century,[98][99][100] the beautiful large and wide shawls embroidered with glossy silk threads, mirrors, beads sometimes cardamom and cloves are also stitched on it.
[105][106][107] The Soomra tribe wedding shawls have scattered buds of "Akk" plant (Calotropis procera) embroidered in typical Phulri (Herringbone) stitch, various other motifs like Bayri (Ziziphus jujuba), Kanwal (Lotus), stitches and colors of luminous silk threads are used on it,[108][109] these shawls were given to brides as part of dowry.
The Sindhi kurta is the traditional straight cut variety worn in neighbouring Punjab[114][115] which is becoming increasingly popular in Sindh[116] but uses local patterns to embroidery the garment and also makes use of mirrors.
The local art of bandhani (creating patterned textiles by resisting parts of a fabric by tying knots on it before it is dyed) is utilised which is believed to have originated in Sindh and spread to Gujarat via Rajasthan[117] and is also practiced in the Punjab region.