1930s

THE ART OF ARAB DRESS

An ode to the past, a nod to the future

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CATEGORY
- Cloak
  - Abāyah
- Combination overgarment tunic
  - Thawb kandūrah
  - Thawb wa kandūrah
- Face mask
  - Burgu'
- Headwear
- Overgarment
  - Thawb
- Tunic dress
  - Kandūrah
- Underpants
  - Sarwāl
COLOUR
- Black
- Blue
- Brown
- Gold
- Green
- Indigo
- Orange
- Pink
- Purple
- Rainbow
- Red
- Silver
- White
- Yellow
COUNTRY
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Bahrain
- China
- Egypt
- India
  - Gujarat
- Iran
- Iraq
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Morocco
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
  - Abu Dhabi
  - Ajman
  - Al ‘Ain
  - Dubai
  - Fujairah
  - Hatta
  - Ras Al Khaimah
  - Sharjah
  - Umm Al Quwain
- Yemen
DATE
- 1870s
- 1880s
- 1890s
- 1900s
- 1910s
- 1920s
- 1930s
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2010s
- 2020s
GENDER
- Female
- Male
- Unisex
MATERIALS
- Brocade
- Camel hair
- Cloth of wool
- Cotton
- Damask
- Felt
- Goat hair
  - Goat Hair
  - Mohair
- Lace
  - Lace
  - Synthetic lace
- Leather
- Linen
- Organza
- Polyester
  - Polyester
  - Polyester satin
- Satin
- Silk
- Velvet
- Wool
MOTIFS
- Animal
- Arabesque
- Bū gafās
- Calligraphy
- Chequer
- Chevron
- Circular
- Coin
- Crescent
- Cross
  - Bū slīb
- Dot
  - Bū nafah/bū nūnah
  - Bū tīlah
  - Dot
- Fish
- Flowers
  - Bū bechāt
  - Bū ghuwānī
  - Bū tayrah
  - Bū wurūd
  - Floral
- Geometric
- Leaf
- Medallion
- Paisley
- Petal
- Portrait
- Speck
- Star
- Striped
  - Bū glaim
  - Bū nsai’ah
  - Stripe
- Sun
  - Sunbeam
- Swirl
- Tear drop
  - Dam’at Farīd
  - Tear drop
- Triangle
- Vegetative
- Wave
- Zigzag
TECHNIQUE