Every country holds unique history, culture and fashion, often influencing their way of dressing for centuries. As the month of Ramadan is approaching, Muslims from all over the globe will begin their search to find the trendiest clothing in the region for their Eid-Ul-Fitr celebration this year. Here we look into the different styles of Muslims from different continents as they celebrate Eid with their friends and family.
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Thube is a loose fitting long cloth with long sleeves where women of all ages will be donning it during Eid. The design of the traditional clothing varies aross different regions of Palestine. The Taqsireh is an embroidered jacket usually worn by the women and is known as one of the best looking jackets in Palestine.
Salwar Kameez
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Women in India often seems to wear Saree in everyday life but during Eid, they tend to spice it up with lace borders, stone works, glitters, patterns with some unique aspects to it and pair it up with a complimenting “Hijab” headscarf. Result of growing fashion industry and social media marketing we are now able to find Instant Sarees in the market.
Salwar is “pants” and Kameez is usually a “long shirt” worn by both men women but has different patterns to it. Usually it comes with a long scarf with matching and complimenting designs, can be draped like hijab, around the neck or place it on the shoulder for classic and elegant look. Salwar Kameez is also worn by men, but their cutting differs from the women’s. It usually has a high neck and is paired with traditional shoes with sharp toes pointing upwards.
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The Lehenga is a full ankle-lengthed frilly skirt paired with a long sleeved top that comes in different sizes. Lehengas also come with long matching and colourful scarfs like any other female festive clothing. It is most commonly worn by young ladies especially during festive days.
The Sherwani is a knee length, full sleeved coat/dress buttoned to the neck. Pakistani Sherwani has more designs and the pants are made slim fit compared to the traditional sherwani. Nowadays, it can be custom tailored.
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The Jubah is a fusion of regular Middle Eastern Burkas and the western dresses. It comes in various cuttings and designs. They even have them for pregnant women and breast-feeding mothers. They can be custom made at any tailoring shops throughout Malaysia. However, you can find the Jubah at almost all muslim fashion brands in Malaysia due to the simplicity of its design.
As the name states, the Baju Kurung Moden is the modern version of the traditional Baju Kurung. Different from the traditional baju kurung, the Baju Kurung Moden has a more complex detailing on the outfit itself. These Baju Kurung Moden also has different types of cuttings and they come in a variety of colours and styles.
Baju Malayu is a traditional clothing which translates to "Malay shirt". The Baju Melayu usually comes with stiffed collar shirt made from mixture of polyester and cotton. It is to be worn with a short skirt-type called “Kain Samping” on top of the pants, which is usually comes in the material of Songket. The Slim Fit Baju Malayu is a current trend that refers to a tighter cutting than the traditional to show off men’s fitness.
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Kaftans are the traditional Moroccan loose dresses with intricate detailings mainly on the sleeves and the chest area. Typically, it has long loose sleeves that creates the "bat-wing" design. It can be worn just as it is, or it can be worn with a waist belt. However, there are many variations and designs to the Kaftans and it ranges in different regions of middle eastern countries. Kaftans has also made its way to the Southeast Asian countries as one of the many Eid outfits Muslims wear during the celebration.
The latest men’s fashion is wearing a Garb. A long Moroccan dress slightly above ankle following the tradition of Islam. To spice it up, layer it with modern days jacket along with the traditional “turban” is a men’s head covering long length material that usually wounds around their head. They do come in colourful patterns and designs, men do show off their cool and unique ways of wounding thier turban with matching Garbs during festive days.
