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Some Saudi women wear a full face veil, such as a niqāb or a burqa. Women's clothes are often decorated with tribal motifs, coins, sequins, metallic thread, and appliques. Saudi Arabia has recently relaxed the dress code for women. [53] [54] The women of Saudi Arabia continue to wear the abaya in all its forms as a sign of modesty and identity.
Some women also choose to wear colored abayas. Additionally, they wear a head covering called the Tarhah (Shaila), and some also opt to wear a face-covering veil called the Niqaab. Traditional female dress in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia varies by region. It includes clothing for daily use, dresses for special occasions, and outfits for going out.
The uniformity of dress among men and women in Saudi Arabia (compared to other Muslim countries in the Middle East) has been called by Arthur G Sharp as a "striking example of Wahhabism's outward influence on Saudi society", and an example of the Wahhabi belief that "outward appearances and expressions are directly connected to one's inward state."
The niqab is the dress that the highest percent of Saudi women felt was appropriate dress for women in Saudi Arabia. In accordance with these statistics, the Saudi woman that is used in the video, cited above, to show the popular view of Saudi women was wearing this niqab that only exposed her eyes. [47]
Until 2018, the Saudi Arabian dress code required all women, local and foreign, to wear an abaya, a garment that only covers the body and arms in public. [242] [243] In 2018, it was made clear that the hijab or any other form of headcovering were no longer legally required in Saudi Arabia.
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The tantour (tantoor) is a form of cone-shaped women's headdress similar to the hennin, popular in the Levant during the nineteenth century, but seldom seen after 1850 outside of use as a folk costume. [1] [2] The tantour was a customary gift presented to the bride by her husband on their wedding day. [3]
The technology, art, politics, and culture of the 19th century were strongly reflected in the styles and silhouettes of the era's clothing. For women, fashion was an extravagant and extroverted display of the female silhouette with corset pinched waistlines, bustling full-skirts that flowed in and out of trend and decoratively embellished gowns ...