Traditional Moroccan dress has many origins, including Berber, Saharan, Andalusian, and Islamic. However, the demand for it does not live up to its cultural and popular symbolism, and it remains worn by many on special occasions and holidays.
Traditional Moroccan Dress
Morocco had known for its different cultures and tradition which come with different styles of clothes in different areas of the country, there are some sides that are distinguished by the dress they are known by.
Northern Traditional Moroccan Dress
In the Jabala region, women put on the lower part of their bodies (i.e. from the middle to the feet) a white, red, or black striped dress called (the handkerchief). Adorned by the women of the northern Moroccan regions.
The mountain women’s outfit is accompanied by large, brightly decorated hats. As for the djellaba, it is somewhat shorter than its counterparts in other cities and somewhat loose, and it is also one of the most important Moroccan outfits used in Moroccan weddings.
Desert Traditional Moroccan Dress
The desert community in Morocco cannot abandon this traditional dress, which has been famous for several decades, a dress that is similar to what is circulated in a number of African countries such as the Moroccan desert areas, Mauritania, Sudan, and others… This dress consists of:
- Al-Mahaf: It is a white dress for the Berber dress and black for the desert dress, and it is worn over the head.
- Izar: It is also a garment that is wrapped in the whole body and is usually black, yellow or white.
Amazigh Traditional Moroccan Dress
Amazigh women in the Middle Atlas, specifically in the Imouzzer, Marmousheh, and Souss regions, wear special Moroccan outfits. This dress consists of:
- Al-Sayat Al-Smalaliah: It is a garment worn at the feet (that is, from the centre of the body to the tips of the toes).
- Idokan: It is in a language or a sole that is completely different from other Moroccan soles, as it is red or yellow in colour and embroidered with a kind of embroidery.
- Ussersal: It is a crown that is worn and is completely different from other crowns as it is created with silver or a naqra and emerald stones are added to it.
Fez Traditional Moroccan Dress
It is an authentic Moroccan dress, and this dress is characterized by the fact that it combines Moroccan, Arab, and Andalusian civilization, and it is a dress that is distinguished for its large size so that the crown and the dress are larger than the size of the bride. A wedding only if this dress.
Famous Traditional Moroccan Dresses
- The Jellaba: It is a long dress that is available on the head cover or what is called (the title). It is worn by both women and men on occasions and holidays, even on regular days of prayer or on family visits.
- kaftan: Like the djellaba, but without a cape. It is often worn by women at weddings because it contains silk embroideries, and is made of fine dresses.
- Takchita: It consists of two pieces, worn by Moroccan women at weddings. The takchita is characterized by luxurious Moroccan outfits, bold colours that harmonize with each other and many embroideries that give the takchita elegance and aesthetics.
- Aljppadur: It consists of two pieces, the first piece is in the form of a short shirt, and the second piece is in the form of trousers.
- meta (fokia): It is a long-sleeved shirt, often worn by men under the djellaba.
- kandora: The kandoora is a short-sleeved dress, as opposed to the top, which is short and loose. It is usually worn by men in the summer.
- Melhaf: It is a dress of four and a half meters in length, and its width does not exceed one and a half meters. worn by desert women. Not all veils are the same, there are veils that desert women wear on occasions and others that they wear in their daily lives.
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