She was wearing a dark kerchief around her head and a full-length dark phiran over a long dark shirt. |
The choga, sherwani, achkan, jama and phiran are Kashmiri traditional costumes and heavily embroidered sometimes with zari on special occasions. |
The famed Kashmiri phiran, which is a legacy of the early centuries, has made a fashion comeback with a contemporary idiom. |
Under the phiran her little kangri of hot coals sent long fingers of heat across her stomach. |