Kurta Pajama is a gift to the Indian traditional wear by the great Mughals. In their custom, both men and women enjoyed summer clothes cut in long flowing panels. These elaborately embroidered shirts with real gold and silver threads, weighed between 5 to 10 kilograms. With the change in time and fashion, modifications were made according to the comfort and affordability of people. Now the summer clothes is more of a mans informal relaxing wear. Though the source of inspiration remains the same old Mughal fashion, many new changes are seen in today's style of summer clothes.
Among men, the most commonly worn shirt are the coarse handloom shirts with high Chinese collar. They are either plain woven or the designs are woven in different colors. Comfort and easy wearing quality has made the summer clothes universally popular. They are worn in winters as well as summers. The material for the summer and winter shirt changes suiting the weather conditions. Summer welcomes crisp and light cottons, while winter gives way to all heavy and thick materials. However, the handloom kurtas are worn in both summer and winter. The style popular among mens kurtas is the straight cut with side pockets.
The prints commonly seen on this apparel in summers are block print and tie and dye of Rajasthan and Gujarat. These summer clothes sets from Rajasthan and Gujarat come in not only traditional block printing and tie and dye but also with rich embroidery and glittering mirror work. The chikan hand embroidery of Lucknow is also very popular for its traditional rich look and values. These are usually made in pure cotton as they are worn mainly in summer. The winter Kurtas are in silk, satin, and other thick fabric.