Thursday, June 30, 2011

Jubbas - Classical Dress For Modern Times

By Gunawan Wibisono


A Jubba is a long clothe for men that drapes down to the ankle length that is sometimes worn with a trouser under. It is a well-known clothings item which is generally worn in the Middle Eastern and other Muslim nations which have their own variety of names for the clothe. In the Levant region (Syria, Palestine and Jordan) it is commonly referred to as dishdasha, in UAE and Oman it's often referred to as Kandura.

Jubbas comes in different colours and might come in many different styles depending on the area. In the Gulf Location it is mainly worn in white colour and has collar neck or round neck with the exception of Oman where cream colour as well as white colour Jubbas are the norm though you do find other colors worn commonly.

The Moroccan Jubbas sometimes referred to as Galabeya or Jellabiya come with a huge hood and definitely will incorporate striped styles or plain colours and sometimes with buttons with intricate though light embroidery on the border.

Jubbas designs have commonly been very classical in nature resembling the Middle Eastern and Muslim culture and tradition.. Historically the Jubbas were the clothing of Arab Bedouins who led a very simple lifestyle but when the Arab Muslim started expanding to other territories after the advent of Islam enriched the fashion of Jubbas from a simple Bedouin costume to one that was befitting the courts of caliphs and wazirs (ministers)..

Just recently has there been a fresh surge of new models and designs added to this classical clothes and diversity of range to appeal to the youth with strong inclination to their religious identity. This has driven demand for the Jubbas which has never had significantly of a competing market in the west due to the fact of the products mainly being imported from the Middle East reflecting the patterns of the area. Now the competition is started to kick off among the Islamic shops trying to compete in their own exclusive range of designer Jubbas. These Jubbas have introduced styles with zips and buttons on the sides, belt necks,.




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