Traditional Moroccan Clothes

Moroccan people are very proud of their cultural heritage and they treasure it. One of the most treasured things in their culture are their clothes. The clothes are part of the country’s history and cultural heritage.

The Moroccans treasure the official clothes that are worn in special occasions by both men and women. One of these clothes is the djellaba. This is a long and nice loose robe that has full sleeves. It can be accessorized really diversely and they wear it at special occasions. Another one is the tarbush, which is also called the terbouch and it represents a red felt hat. The hat is in the shape of one truncated cone. One other is the belgha baboosh or the leather sleepers. You can also wear the derraa. This is the traditional Sahrawi male clothes. This consists of one loose short made of blue cotton.

There are also very fashionable clothes for women. There are many elegant clothes made of caftan. They are with long and short sleeves, fastened up in the front, using a small row of buttons or silk braid. This has an Andalusian origin. The caftan is one of the most famous dresses used by women. During the years it has taken a lot of changes but it still remains a fashionable cloth. It has withstood many modern touches as well.

There are also amazing clothes like ahayk, tatrf, laktib, tatrft or the tabizart. One of the most famous dresses is the mlahfa, a common dress for Saharan women. This covers the entire body except for the face and hands.

One important characteristic is the Moroccan traditional embroidery on clothes, used for different types of silk and other garments. These are some of the aspects of the traditional Moroccan clothes, the most important of them.