Yes it is and has been since traditional times. But over time it was felt that a dupatta as part of a salwar kameez set got restricted by manner of design and match to the set it was initially with. When designers experimented with certain designs on the dupatta they found that certain designs increased the ambit of the use of those dupattas to make them inclusive to other salwar kameez pairs as well. This opened up a new avenue of discovery in combing for designs that had universal application or close to it.

The appeal of handloom fabrics lies in the ethnic hand woven techniques employed to churn out fine, soft, transparent, airy, light and aesthestically appealing fabrics. The choice of vibrant colours, the use of organic dyes, the quality of weaving, the employment of limited resources; yet outcomes are a sensational mix with borders, designs, patterns, motifs, themes, hand painting and exquisite embroidery that even modern day methods fail to match. It is an amalgam or delightful blend of ethnic skill, care and devotion. The Dupatta, the scarf or the stole brought out as handloom fabrics woven with dedication and care are worthy additions to any salwar kameez pair that it might get teamed with.

Definitely! An engaging fabric, one exquisite dupatta easily pairs well with a salwar kameez. And the universal Dupatta becomes therefore an essential complement to very many pairs also to enhance the look.

Also known as dupatta chunni, the colourful dupatta has utilitarian functions also. It is used as a protective scarf in windy conditions, serves as a stole or shawl in cold weather, turns into a handy fabric for reverence when visiting a Gurudwara (sikh temple) or as a cover for the head in the presence of elders in the family or visitors. In passing it may be mentioned that this decorative fabric serves beyond its useful life as chunni by its aesthetic appeal as light colourful curtains in a house. Other similar uses can also be envisaged.

The dupatta like the saree is a rectangular piece though much smaller in comparison. But the manner in which it is draped, it covers the front portion partially but grabs a lot of attention. Today every fabric is stuffed with adornments to enhance the look.

There are many websites that display dupattas. You have to decide from what is displayed before you which ones would be useful to you for using with several salwar kameez pairs. A mind-boggling variety of patola, banarasi gota patti silk, floral and printed wedding dupattas are available to buy online in India

A tremendous Indian variety of pure chanderi silk dupattas, madhubani dupattas, pochampally or pochampalli dupattas, pure banarasi dupattas,Phulkari dupattas, plain cotton dupattas, linen dupattas, kalamkari dupattas, cutwork dupattas, bandhej dupattas, chiffon dupattas, jaipur block printed dupattas, fancy net dupattas, heavy embroidered dupattas, punjabi designer dupattas is available to buy online wholesale.

Unnati Silks has a section devoted to dupattas and the stock is constantly replenished with new and trendy designs every now and then. You could also do online designer dupattas shopping for heavy chunri dupattas, silver colored zari border dupattas, gharchola dupattas, dupattas for wedding, dupattas for kurtis, banarasi dupatta dress at Unnati Silks. Check it out!

Unnati has a long-standing, ripe and enduring three-decade association with traditional weavers across the country. In striving for providing a platform for showcasing traditional weaves that speak volumes about the skill, art and craftsmanship of Indian weavers, Unnati has with its unerring pulse on the market and its changing tastes, included a new range of hand weaved dupattas in its line of Indian ethnic products.

Unnati Silks online has a wide variety of silk and pure cotton dupattas like Bandhani silk dupattas, chikankari dupattas, georgette dupattas, ikkat dupattas, linen dupattas, paithani dupattas, ajrakh dupattas, net dupattas, chiffon dupattas that you could buy when doing dupattas online shopping

The bewitching or lyrical strains of the light hued and exotic Bandhani dotted patterns on multi-colour bands in contrast, the chiffon dupattas are a delightful panorama of colour and creativity.

A marvellous collection of diverse but interesting lines of Chiffon Dupattas, at the most attractive prices, each clamouring for attention as loudly as any of the others, the Unnati Silks online experience promises to be a time-consuming but fruitful exercise.

Plain, smooth and thinly bordered in self-colour, the handloom cotton dupattas range with its soft and sensuous offerings are quite a rage. Suited to pair and elegant to wear, the coloured chunnis are a feast for the eyes. Finely woven, of smooth texture and distinctively catchy, the handloom cotton dupattas are attractively priced and hold promise of delightful pairings and stunning combinations.

Extremely eye-catching and very much trendy, with the tie & dye bright, single, dual or multi-colour bands on the entire portion of the bright coloured dupatta, the Leheriya dupattas are creating waves in the market just like its wavy designs. Attractive and different, the Leheriya collection is destined to be a welcome pairing for any salwar kameez or combination fabric. In warm to hot colours of blue, green, red, yellow, it promises good, stylish and fashionable attire to awe others.

The Mangalagiri handloom dupattas sport large eye-catching mango bootis lined up on the ends, floral spreads that are picturesque, stylish checks pattern, geometrical designs especially zigzag pattern. Motifs like leaf, mango, parrot, gold coin, are selectively employed. Printing work and embroidery designs make them more elegant. The soft cottons have good counts and an attractive feature one can observe is, bundles of single multi-colour threads tied as separate clusters at both ends of the dupatta.

Pochampally with its typical temple design borders and the famous ikat patterns, make the pochampally cotton dupattas fancy and trending. Ingenuity at its peak, there is a splash of colour with breath-taking multi-colour combinations. The exploitation of the exotic ikkat is done beautifully to yield a whole line of very fashionable and totally sensational range of dupattas. Dupattas that express loudly, dupattas that whisper softly, engaging and expressive, the Pochampally ikat dupattas are indeed a bewitching lot.

You have fine pure handloom sambalpuri cotton dupattas in beautiful mesmerizing pastel hues that sport the exotic ikkat hand woven designs and motifs, borders that include stripes in multi-colours and zari finery. Some have tasseled ends in black or white threads, which are a matching and tasteful sight. The religious influence gets each dupatta to have the unmistakable temple design on the borders in darker shade. The choice of colours and the simplicity with elegance make these sambalpuri ikkat dupattas an endearing sight and a suitable match for most combinations.

Enjoy wearing mesmerizing weaves in Ghicha Khadi Tussar Silk blends. With light hued to pastel coloured plain weave dupattas with the ever popular temple border pattern, the self coloured weaves are as unique as always - a pleasing range of light and dark shade threads, forming an unconscious pattern.

Oh there are plenty of online websites for fabrics like sarees, salwar suits, kurtas and kurtis etc. You will definitely be able to get what you want from one of them. I can name with certainty Unnati Silks that provides almost all the known handloom varieties in sarees, salwar kameez, kurtas and kurtis, indo western dresses and fabrics both in wholesale and retail at very attractive prices.

There are special types of fabrics like hand painted suits and dupattas types to match, like brocade dupattas, heavy fabric dupattas, kantha work dupattas, ikat dupattas, kota doria dupattas In various colors like white, black, pink, yellow, dupattas with mirror work, cutwork for lehenga, sherwani etc online and offline. There are also different types of beautiful dupattas such as hand painted and hand embroidered dupattas designs on heavy dupattas for lehenga, mirror dupattas for half sarees, dupattas with white suit, grand cotton silk dupattas, ethnic dupattas that are different colored like navy blue dupattas, gold colour dupattas, red dupattas, black dupattas, velvet dupattas, green dupattas, indigo dupattas, all available to buy online and at their offline stores in Hyderabad.

The dupatta is a very simple piece of apparel that can be draped very easily just by looking at others. You could always take the help of young college going girls or their mothers if they are the salwar kameez wearing type. Otherwise learn how to wear dupattas in dupatta draping style videos on YouTube. It is the best place for the ‘How To’ videos that provide very easy instructions with demo of every step and in the various styles.

If someone could help with a camera and do some dupatta photography, you could do a dupatta pose while your photo is taken for different dupattas in different poses.

There are simple and plain dupattas to very multi-color dupattas that you can get at a good price online.

One side you could do online shopping for heavy gold border red handloom cotton punjabi dupattas for lehengas.

You could also buy a range in Banarasi, chiffon, velvet, bandhej, Chanderi, net, Kalamkari, ruffle as lehenga dupattas online.

Then you could buy blue and green phulkari embroidered with mirror work cotton dupattas for designer lehenga online.

You could buy new stylish white colored and colourful phulkari cotton dupattas at attractive prices online.

There are silk cotton plain and floral printed chiffon and organza handloom dupattas, Banarasi Silk, Chanderi Silk, Tussar silk dupattas for women to do online shopping for dupattas on lehenga in style to buy online wholesale.

The other day by chance I saw the latest kashmiri women's silk dupattas and half saree gold colored pattu dupattas and Netted fabric designer dupattas for girls that one could also buy wholesale dupattas online from a shop, that too near my house which has become convenient for me. I was impressed the way things have changed especially in the way shopping is done by many, especially the youth.