the Moroccan clothing traditoinelles

Morocco is a country rich in terms of history, traditions, peoples, culture, religion, climate, geography and more. Each of these aspects of the country influences fashion dress Moroccan. Among the wide variety of clothes in Morocco, we find djellaba and caftan, two fine clothes that evoke the luxurious clothing style of the country.

If you walk through the streets of any city of Morocco, you will certainly see a few men and women wearing long, loose dresses hooded over their normal clothes. This dress is called the djellaba. It covers the whole body except the head, hands and feet

The djellaba

for women is different from men for its style and purpose. Women wear a djellaba for different reasons. First, it is a very comfortable and attractive clothing. Secondly, it is a modest attire to wear to a Muslim country. Some women go with wearing a scarf around their necks or their heads. It is also worn during family visits during religious festivals.

Men are only used to wear a djellaba for special occasions, sometimes topped with the famous Moroccan red headgear called a fez or fez and yellow leather slippers, known for slippers or belgha. The djellaba for women is more colorful compared to that of men and today, the djellaba have become shorter and finer. There are verses in the Qur'an that mention the djellaba as a garment that is to be worn by Muslim women. A djellaba is most often brought out of the house and there are djellaba for each day as well as for special occasions.

The caftan refers to the Moroccan garment that resembles the jilbab but without hood. The origins of the caftan back to the Ottoman Empire. Indeed it was one of the finest Ottoman clothes worn by the elite. Like other clothing, it has evolved over time.

In Morocco, women wear it for special occasions like a wedding. The caftan is the basic garment of the bride on her wedding day. It is also worn under a takchita, which is another beautiful dress decorated on the front with traditional handmade buttons, wide sleeves and a thick belt worn around the waist. As opposed to a djellaba, a caftan is not doing out of the house.


the haik
At the differnce of rural women, especially Berber top and middle atlas and women Saharan Africa, which will sail not the face, the Moroccan city, she could not go out in the street, al early 50's less, without being draped the "haik" great piece wool or cotton of about five meters on a sixty meter, which conceals body shapes and facial features sailing.


Jbala in the country, the clothing aspect is one of the hallmarks of the Jebli culture.

The costume of the woman presents in most of the country Jbala with three iconic pieces.

The large straw hat (Chachiya).

Wool belt called (Kourziya), often red, wool and cotton wrapped around the waist.

The apron-skirt (Mendile) clings to the waist by covering it done once around the waist opening to the front, and it covers practically the whole leg.

the Selham

Cape with hood that covers the djellaba. The bunting, whether for late summer or thick for the winter, has always characterized the male oriental elegance, and women of Spain in Andalusia is enveloped out, from the time of the Umayyads Cordoba.
The peculiarity of bunting lies in its making. Long cape, cut a piece, decorated with woven stripes and equipped with a hood with a silk tassel

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