Moroccan people are proud of having a great and varied cultural
heritage that is the result of the ethnic variation of Moroccan society.
Traditional Moroccan clothes are an important part of this heritage. In
this article, I will mention some types of traditional clothes that are
famous in this wonderful country.
We have two main types of traditional clothes:
On the one hand, we have clothes for men, which are considered as a compulsory condition to be fulfilled on all Moroccan special occasions, such as wedding parties, the Aids, and circumcision parties.
We can find many kinds of these clothes: the djellaba, a long, loosely fitting hooded outer robe with full sleeves, the terbouch or tarbush, a red felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone, and the belgha baboosh or leather sleepers. Also, there is the derraa, the Sahrawi traditional male clothes consisting of a long loose shirt of blue cotton.
On the other hand, we have clothes for women, which are considered as essential to their elegance and beauty. There are many kinds of women's clothes, such as the caftan, a long garment with wide loose sleeves, fastened in the front with a row of small buttons usually made of silk braid, of Andalusian origin.
The caftan or kaftan has become one of the most famous Moroccan dresses for women, although it used to be special for men, and it has witnessed many changes in order to make it more modern and more practical.
There is also the takchita, which consists of D'fina, in which we can find many colors, and T'htya, in which we can find only one color. There is the djellaba as well, which also has witnessed many modern touches.
In addition to these, we can find some Amazigh clothes, such as the ahayk, the tabizart, the tatrft or the laktib and, finally, we have the mlahfa, which is common among Saharan women and which covers the whole body except face and hands.
A very specific characteristic of Moroccan traditional clothes is the use of embroidery in the decoration and of different types of silk and lively colours for women, as well as the use of colours that supposedly express courage and authority for men.
So, Moroccan people give a great importance to their traditional clothes, because they reflect their identity, which is inherent to their existence. You are all invited to discover Morocco through its traditional clothes, which are a mirror of the skill, good taste and savoir-faire of Moroccan craftsmen.
We have two main types of traditional clothes:
On the one hand, we have clothes for men, which are considered as a compulsory condition to be fulfilled on all Moroccan special occasions, such as wedding parties, the Aids, and circumcision parties.
We can find many kinds of these clothes: the djellaba, a long, loosely fitting hooded outer robe with full sleeves, the terbouch or tarbush, a red felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone, and the belgha baboosh or leather sleepers. Also, there is the derraa, the Sahrawi traditional male clothes consisting of a long loose shirt of blue cotton.
On the other hand, we have clothes for women, which are considered as essential to their elegance and beauty. There are many kinds of women's clothes, such as the caftan, a long garment with wide loose sleeves, fastened in the front with a row of small buttons usually made of silk braid, of Andalusian origin.
The caftan or kaftan has become one of the most famous Moroccan dresses for women, although it used to be special for men, and it has witnessed many changes in order to make it more modern and more practical.
There is also the takchita, which consists of D'fina, in which we can find many colors, and T'htya, in which we can find only one color. There is the djellaba as well, which also has witnessed many modern touches.
In addition to these, we can find some Amazigh clothes, such as the ahayk, the tabizart, the tatrft or the laktib and, finally, we have the mlahfa, which is common among Saharan women and which covers the whole body except face and hands.
A very specific characteristic of Moroccan traditional clothes is the use of embroidery in the decoration and of different types of silk and lively colours for women, as well as the use of colours that supposedly express courage and authority for men.
So, Moroccan people give a great importance to their traditional clothes, because they reflect their identity, which is inherent to their existence. You are all invited to discover Morocco through its traditional clothes, which are a mirror of the skill, good taste and savoir-faire of Moroccan craftsmen.
Once in Morocco, you may want to stay in one of the fantastic riads in Marrakech, right next to the souks, where you can find all sorts of Moroccan traditional garments, or in a hotel in Marrakech, which have their own Moroccan boutiques. You can also stay in a lovely villa in Marrakech, closer to the rural areas, where the inhabitants will welcome you with open arms.
Siham Ben Chikh studied in the special centre for blind people Organisation Alaouite Pour La Protection Des Aveugles in Taroudant, in Morocco. She got her Baccalaureate in Literature (English option) from the Mohammed VI High School in Ouarzazate. She continued her studies at the Ibnou Zouhr University in Agadir where she obtained her DEUG (Diplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Générales) with Honours in English as well as her BA degree in English Studies. She successfully obtained a Certificate in Communication Studies from the Sea English Academy International American Association in ISIAM, Agadir. Siham has also taken some piano courses and now works as a freelance writer and translator for the Marrakech based reservation centre 3wkom.
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