Shalwar
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Shalwar or chalwar are known by many names. Harem pants, pantaloons, and belly pants are among the names I've heard. Basically, it's a pair of very loose and baggy (and comfy!) pants with drawstring or elastic at the waistband and ankles.
These are narrow at the ankles and widen as they go up the thigh. Quite a few have survived from the late 16th and 17th centuries. Shalvar are often made of the same kinds of fabrics as the entari, but they should NOT match.
In some of the accompanying pictures you can see that some shalvar are made much longer than the actual woman's leg, and of very soft fabric that pools around the leg.
