What

In today’s fast-paced world, people have countless fashion choices - clothes, shoes, fabrics, colors, and styles. Fashion is now an everyday expression of personality and lifestyle.

How

People are more mindful of what they wear and how they shop. With busy lives and frequent celebrations, they value convenient, stylish, and memorable outfits. HK Daura Suruwal offers a simple solution: browse, click, and choose your dream outfit. Easy digital payments make the experience hassle-free.

Why

HK Daura Suruwal is here to fulfill fashion dreams for all age groups - helping you look good, feel confident, and celebrate life in style.

History

Nepali dress code for Nepali men becomes complete with Daura Suruwal, Coat and Topi.

Daura-Suruwal, typically termed as ‘Labeda-Suruwal’ is the traditional Nepali dress. The dress has several religious beliefs identifying its designs and remained the same from the years. The Daura has eight strings called, ‘Astamatrika-Singini, Byagini, Kumari, Barahi, Brahmayani, Indrayani, Maheshowri, Byasnabi, and Mahalaxmi’, that serves to tie itself up around the body and eight is a lucky number according to our mythology. Also, the Daura has five pleats or Kallis, signifying Pancha Buddha or Pancha Ratna. And the closed neck of the Daura signifies the snake around the Lord Shiva\’s neck.
Kaji Sherpa on Everest Summit with Daura Suruwal

According to the historians, the Rana PrimeMinister-
Janga Bahadur Rana,was wearing only Daura and Suruwal on his departure to Britain for overseas visit. He returned wearing a British coat on top of Daura-Suruwal that made the attire a national wear afterwards.

In the year 2017 B.S., with political changes in Nepal, Daura Suruwal was made a national dress code for men working in the government offices, and other national programs. In the period of 30 years of the Panchayat System of government, there was increasing number of the nationalities wearing Daura Suruwal in the country.

The number reduced gradually after revolution of Multi-Government System during 2046 B.S, made no such compulsion to wear national dress at the government offices, and other national programs.

The dress is stated as an official as it has been confined only in the list of national signs and the officials under the panel of His Majesty’s Government. The new generation hardly owns a pair of Daura-Suruwal, and majority of them wouldn’t prefer this outfit. Unlike Nepali women’s attire-‘Sari’ is winning its appearance in the fashion world. Daura-Suruwal, the Nepali national dress is not that fashionable among men. However, the dress is well-known among its lovers and it is successful to establish its own image in the market. We wish it will soon reach its popularity in the global market.

Offical Partner - Rastriya Daura Suruwal Tailors

Rastriya Daura Suruwal Tailors is a famous and the oldest Daura-Suruwal outletinside an alley in Bangemudha, Kathmandu. The shop covers an area of 80 yards of the local house situated at Khila Tole, Ward no. 28, Maskey Chowk. The tailor is specialized in sewing national dress-Daura Suruwal which has been serving for the last 4 decades. With the time changes, readymade Daura-Suruwal and huge collection of fabric are also available. As per the customers’ demand it also provides additional garments-Coat, Jwari Coat, Waist Coat, Half Coat that make the complete national outfit. Today, Rastriya Daura Suruwal Tailors has achieved the unique position in tailoring business in Nepal being a pioneering tailor

Nation’s established personalities and government officials also prefer to wear Daura Suruwal made at his tailors. Also, some foreigners admire this attire made by him and shared the experience in their country.

The successful mountaineer Kaji Sherpa was wearing Daura-Suruwal when he summit the world’s highest mountain-‘The Everest’.

The founder, Hira Bahadur Shakya,from the age of 14-(who started sewing national dress of Nepal) has been enjoying this profession of making national dress especially for Nepali men. He is popular among Nepalis who love wearing Daura Suruwal. Not only from the valley, people from the remote areas of Nepal, like to visit his shop. Most have been his regular customers since 20 to 25 years. Hira Bahadur Shakya’s contribution over nation’s outfit has been acknowledged with nation’s honorable badge-‘Gorkha Dakshin Bahu (the fifth)’.

Rastriya Daura Suruwal Tailors Tatha Tayari Daura Suruwal Bikreta

Khila Tole (Maskey Chowk) Bangemudha, Kathmandu

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