In Vogue: The traditional ‘Punjabi Juttis’

Gone are the days when Punjabi ‘juttis’ were considered a modest piece of footwear. As the fashion changes, so are the designs of these lovable foot wears. The love and gaga of these juttis has seen a tremendous increase among people especially in Punjab.

While earlier these were fit to wear with salwar-suits and churidaars, the revolutionary designs have made it possible to be worn with any sort of dress.

A college going lass Priyanka Sharma, shares, “Definitely the trend of such juttis has seen a growth. Earlier I was used to wear these juttis on marriages and other functions as these looked very formal. But now, as various new and interesting designs have been introduced, I regularly wear them with jeans and suits and go to college. Even my friends also started copying me.”

Raminder Kaur, a teacher by profession also loves to wear this footwear. She adds, “Punjabi jutti breaks ground and dons a new avatar. Well not only among young blood, such juttis were already in fashion for all age groups. As I go to school daily, I love to wear them as they are very much comfortable and look decent too with suits. Moreover the new designs which are introduced every year are very fascinating and one would surely love to wear them.”

Not only famous among females, today, young boys too prefer wearing them with jeans and kurtas casually.

A Jatt gabru from Jalandhar, Varinder Singh likes togged up in long kurtas with jeans and pointed Punjabi juttis. He says, “These juttis were formerly considered as a cultural trend in Jatt families. But now, every single young boy likes to wear it and is not shy of going to college or outside home after wearing it. These juttis are now a fashion statement not only among ‘mutiaars’ (Punjabi girls) but also amongst ‘nau-jawaan gabrus’…”
The Punjabi jutti has in fact taken on a fashionable turn, finding a huge demand among tourists thronging the city.

Rakesh Kumar, dealer of Punjabi juttis in a very old and famous Rainak Bazaar in Jalandhar, reveals, “We are in profits when tourists come and purchase this stuff. They enjoy wearing such Punjabi stuff as they love this culture and feels different. Our sales are better when they visit us and buy pairs of juttis. Moreover the prices of juttis are too reasonable depending upon designs (whether handmade or machine made) and quality. The range lies between Rs 200 to 2500. Because tourists prefer wearing light shoes, so these are perfect for them. Plus, we regularly get huge demand from locals too especially young girls as they choose a particular colour jutti which suits their attire. And the season of weddings always creates huge dealings.”