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2. Kaftan - Wikipedia

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   A kaftan or caftan (/ ˈ k æ f t æ n /; Arabic: قفطان, qafṭān; Persian: خفتان, khaftān; Turkish: kaftan) is a variant of the robe or tunic. Originating in Asia, it has been worn by a number of cultures around the world for thousands of years. In Russian usage, kaftan instead refers to a style of men's long suit with tight sleeves.

3. Ottoman clothing - Wikipedia

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   Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent adorned in a richly embroidered kaftan A stylish young woman of the mid-17th century. She wears şalvar (trousers), a long, sheer gömlek (chemise), and an ankle-length purple entari (outer robe) with the ends tucked up.

4. Senegalese kaftan - Wikipedia

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   The kaftan suit can be worn with a kufi cap. [2] Senegalese kaftans are formal wear in all West African countries. In the United States, some merchants sell this robe as a Senegalese style dashiki pant set or a full length dashiki pant set. Men who are members of the Hausa tribe, wear these kaftans to formal events like naming ceremonies and ...

5. Wrapper (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   The kaftan is the most popular attire for women of African descent throughout the African diaspora. African and African-American women wear a wide variety of dresses, and skirt sets made out of formal fabrics as formal wear. However, the kaftan and wrapper are the two traditional choices.

6. Boubou (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   The nobility of 12th and 13th-century Mali, the 14th century Hausa Bakwai and Songhai Empires, then adopted this dress combination as a status symbol, as opposed to the traditional sleeveless or short-sleeved smocks (nowadays known as dashiki or Ghanaian smocks) worn by ordinary people/non-royals, or the Senegalese kaftan, a variant of the Arab ...

7. Chedda of Tlemcen - Wikipedia

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   The chedda of Tlemcen (/ ˈ ʃ ɛ d ə /; Arabic: شدة تلمسانية, romanized: Shadda Tlimsānī) is a traditional Algerian dress, more precisely of the city of Tlemcen, but also worn in the west of the country, in particular in Oran and Mostaganem. [1] [2] A product of the local craftsmanship, it is worn by brides in Tlemcen for their ...