Off-field panache

Pakistan women's cricket team gets stylish with off-duty kurtas:

The simple yet feminine kurtas are now the official non-playing attire of the Pakistani women cricketers.

Pakistan's women's cricket team won their latest series against Bangladesh, and feted the win in style, posing for some moments of posterity in their official non-playing outfit designed by Karachi's Al Karam Studio. The simple yet feminine kurtas are now the official non-playing attire of the Pakistani women cricketers.

"Keeping in mind that [the women's cricket team] are seen as role models for today's women, we focused on the traditional timeless silhouette," shared Al Karam Studio designer Pooja Achariya about the white kurta.

"As we had to coordinate the outfit with the official green blazers of the women's cricket team, it was quite natural that we paired it with white as opposed to green," she added about the colour scheme. "We have further detailed the outfit with green finishing to complement and enhance the delicate thread work." The women's cricket team wore the new kurta-trouser set at social events and while travelling. A digitally printed silk scarf accompanies the outfit.

"The scarf is inspired from truck art elements and the Pakistan cricket team's logo, which adds colour to their wardrobe," explained Pooja. "The colours represent the different roles women play in our society. It can also serve as a staple accessory that they can wear on any occasion."

The team had a ball modelling their new outfits

- Dawn