Sunday, September 20, 2015

Created from fine leather and embellished with golden and silver threads, beads and sequins on traditional motifs – Khussa is conventional, handmade footwear from Pakistan. The art and craft of designing Khussa is very old in the sub continent specially in the Punjab area of Pakistan. However, the art reached its zenith when the Mughal emperors (specially Prince Saleem) adopted this standard footwear and produced it portion of the royal costume.

Handmade Khussa Shoes
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Gorgeous Khussa footwear were ready on wonderful patterns and motifs when craftsmanship of shoe makers perfected the creativity of royalty. Khussa is these days was a symbol of royalty and was worn by ruling and cultural elite of the area.

Khussa Shoes for Men
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Later, Khussa shoes became a element of the culture. Nowadays, Khussa footwear are worn by guys and women of all ages at wedding ceremonies, festivals or just as everyday footwear. They are produced manually. The shape, style, color and material of Khussa shoes differ within various regions but they are equally liked by people of all regions. Khussa is worn with classic dresses like Shalwar Qameez or Pajama nevertheless, youngsters wear it as casual footwear with jeans as it is trendy, fashionable and accessible in many varieties.

Ladies Khussa Shoes

The very best place to buy Khussa footwear is Texali Gate market in Lahore where a quantity of shops supply Khussa in a lot of colors, components and designs.

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