Over the
past many years, fashion in Kuwait had noticed a great variety in wardrobe. The
lifestyles of many young Kuwaitis are changing due to Western influences.
Nowadays we could see most Kuwaiti men and women wear traditional costumes
whose style has changed little over the past centuries.
The fashion in Kuwaiti
women is splendid than we ought to believe. Their sense of fashion had been
radiant from their traditional attire and also from the western couture. Thy do
sometimes stuns us in their fashion outlook apart from the principles they
follow.
Talking about the
traditional attire, most of them wears a long-sleeved, loose, floor length
dress or called Abaya over their clothing underneath. On religious or
festive occasions, they wore it with a sheer, embroidered or sequined dress
called a Thobe. However, for daily outings, they prefer abaya as it is a
silky head -to- toe black cloak. A multitude of styles and colors of
headscarves, called hejab, are worn by many Muslim women in Kuwait.
Some
Kuwaiti women embrace a fuller face covering called the burqa, which is a short
black veil that leaves the eyes and forehead exposed, or a bushiya, which is a
semi-transparent veil that covers the entire face. The same is not
followed by all, however who are so fiercely proud of their right to be
protected from the gaze of men.
The
country's customs, laws and regulations remain closely to Islamic practices and
beliefs. Kuwaiti’s attire is based on the Islamic belief of simplicity and
modesty. Common sense and caution are being applied in their dressing and
conduct.
Kuwaiti women prefer to wear
what they like among family and female friends, however they make sure that
they dress more modestly in public by maintaining a graceful and elegant look. They
choose from the demure styles, the latest designs are worn, regardless of the
climate or convenience. According to them, they believe what is said by Prophet
Muhammad, that modesty brings nothing but to speech and behavior as well.
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