Islamic Thobes: Taking Islamic Fashion to the next Level
Thobe is a favorite traditional dress that provides an unique identity to Muslim men. Thobes arealso called Dishdasha, Suriyah or Kandura in different parts of the world. One can avail thobes invaried lengths depending on his requirement. The short thobes are a symbol of modesty. On theother hand, long thobes exhibit royalty and elite status of the wearer. The most preferred fabricused for designing a thobe is cotton. Woolen material is also used for designing Islamic thobesfor men, that are worn by men during the winter season. Apart from cotton and wool, thobes arealso designed using georgette, polyester and other light fabrics. Lighter fabric thobes arecomparatively casual in terms of look. These are normally worn by the wearers on a daily basis.
Men in different Islamic countries wear thobes in their own typical style. These fulllengthapparels offer versatility to the wearer. An Islamic thobe for men can be made using bothembroidered as well as printed fabric. The most striking feature of a thobe is its sparklingembroidery around the neck and the cuffs. Some formal thobes come with sequins that give aspecial look to the garment. Formal thobes are a little expensive and are thus worn by rich menon special occasions like wedding, Eid etc. One can distinguish a thobe style on the basis of itsdesign and cut.
Across the world, there is an availability of different types of thobes. Just like shirts, you will findsome thobes having collars, and each sleeve of these thobes is designed with buttons at the cuff.Also, to give the thobes an attractive and appealing look, buttons are placed in the middle of thegarment. To further enhance the appearance of the garment, designers have detailed the samewith a chest pocket. Muslim men generally wear a flannel shirt underneath the thobe. Thisflannel shirt is usually a cotton tshirt of white color. These shirtlike thobes are worn along withlong and loose white pants.
Similarly, there is another type of thobe that comes with an open sleeve cuff. These thobes alsocome with collars. These apparels are made using a fabric called zibda. This fabric provides asilky texture to the thobe. You will find that the hems at the sleeve cuffs and the bottom of thethese thobes are thinner. The new trends in Islamic fashion is giving the Muslim men a chance toget dressed fashionably, yet modestly.
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