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    Between Tradition and Modernity discusses traditional Moroccan clothing. 1) Women traditionally wore the haik or djellaba, while rural women also wore trousers and a tunic. For weddings, women wore elaborate outfits like the Lebssa Rbatia with red velvet and gold thread. 2) Men traditionally wore the djellaba or jabador caftan. Northern men wore the distinctive Djellaba Ouazzania made from wool. 3) Clothing styles varied regionally, like the distinctive blue dresses of women in Chefchaouen and the wide trousers and tunics of Amazigh women from Souss. Sahrawi people wore the ample black or blue

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    Between Tradition and Modernity discusses traditional Moroccan clothing. 1) Women traditionally wore the haik or djellaba, while rural women also wore trousers and a tunic. For weddings, women wore elaborate outfits like the Lebssa Rbatia with red velvet and gold thread. 2) Men traditionally wore the djellaba or jabador caftan. Northern men wore the distinctive Djellaba Ouazzania made from wool. 3) Clothing styles varied regionally, like the distinctive blue dresses of women in Chefchaouen and the wide trousers and tunics of Amazigh women from Souss. Sahrawi people wore the ample black or blue

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    Between Tradition and Modernity discusses traditional Moroccan clothing. 1) Women traditionally wore the haik or djellaba, while rural women also wore trousers and a tunic. For weddings, women wore elaborate outfits like the Lebssa Rbatia with red velvet and gold thread. 2) Men traditionally wore the djellaba or jabador caftan. Northern men wore the distinctive Djellaba Ouazzania made from wool. 3) Clothing styles varied regionally, like the distinctive blue dresses of women in Chefchaouen and the wide trousers and tunics of Amazigh women from Souss. Sahrawi people wore the ample black or blue

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    Between Tradition and Modernity discusses traditional Moroccan clothing. 1) Women traditionally wore the haik or djellaba, while rural women also wore trousers and a tunic. For weddings, women wore elaborate outfits like the Lebssa Rbatia with red velvet and gold thread. 2) Men traditionally wore the djellaba or jabador caftan. Northern men wore the distinctive Djellaba Ouazzania made from wool. 3) Clothing styles varied regionally, like the distinctive blue dresses of women in Chefchaouen and the wide trousers and tunics of Amazigh women from Souss. Sahrawi people wore the ample black or blue

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    The document discusses the history and evolution of traditional Moroccan clothing for both men and women. It describes various traditional pieces like the djellaba, haik, and caftan and how styles have changed and been influenced by other cultures over time.

    Some traditional clothing pieces described include the djellaba, haik, caftan, gandoura, and chech for both men and women from different regions of Morocco.

    Traditional Moroccan clothing styles like the djellaba and haik have undergone changes since independence in 1956, becoming more colorful and stylized while retaining their basic structures. Styles have also been influenced by other cultures like Persia and Andalusia. Regional variations exist as well.

    Between Tradition and Modernity

    Summary
    1- Introduction

    2- Women's Traditional Clothing

    3- Traditional Clothing for men

    4- clothes northern regions

    5- clothes southern regions

    6- wedding Traditional clothes


    8- Conclusion

    Moroccan fashions were heavily influenced by the


    Greco-Roman heritage and the key of the Middle
    East. But the main feature of traditional Moroccan
    costume is its permanence through time since
    antiquity as the Amazigh kingdoms dominated the
    Mediterranean and to the present.

    1- Women's Traditional Clothing

    rural women and Moroccan


    women in the city could not get
    out in the streets without haik (at
    least the early 1950s).
    The haik is a great piece of wool or
    cotton of about 5.00 M M x1.60
    hiding the shape of her body,
    covering her face.

    - After independence in 1956, the haik

    is replaced by the Djellaba.


    - It has undergone many important
    changes and transformations over the
    past four decades.
    - It kept the same structure but lost the
    rigorous cut and sober colors of its
    origins.

    The modern Djellaba:


    The djellaba continues its evolution
    through time. Indeed, nowadays, the
    djellaba is always designed with the
    weaving of silk or wool, as well as
    oriental dress accessories like sfifa or
    tarz.
    The djellaba is sewn by craftsmen for
    better final quality, proof of ancestral
    knowledge of the Moroccan
    population.
    Most often, the djellaba is
    accompanied by colorful leather
    slippers, known as Baboush or
    "Cherbil".

    The Traditional Moroccan Caftan:


    The caftans from Morocco were
    from Persia, and they were
    introduced relatively late in
    the country, as in the rest
    of North Africa by Arab
    conquerors.
    The caftan is a Moroccan
    dress heritage components. It
    was carried by urban women
    and rural women, whether
    Jewish or Muslim faiths

    The Modern Moroccan Caftan:


    - The costume of the women of
    the city began to be affected by
    the phenomenon of fashion. This
    is the case of the caftan, he
    remained, until today, the basic
    clothing of Moroccan women.
    - In Morocco the hazem (belt)
    and
    ceremonial
    mdamma
    traditionally put above the
    caftan to be visible.

    the Andalusian Cheda:


    The Cheda is a Andalusian Dress,
    several elements come from Morocco
    as the Way of whom wears the scarf
    The Cheda who comes is originally
    from the Berber of Souss Massa Draa
    and was "Restyled "on Chamalia sauce
    (Northerner Morocco) to be taken in
    Granada and in large cities D'Al
    Andalus.

    2- Traditional Clothing for men:

    The Djellaba, traditional and modern


    clothing at the same time
    The djellaba is a historical outfit that has
    marked the history and heritage of the
    Muslim world.
    Today, the djellaba remains a traditional
    dress very popular with men as well as
    the caftan for women seduced by the
    quality of its cut, his fashion and his fine
    fabric.
    and yellow leather slippers, known as
    baboushor belgha.

    5- It was once the ... Selham.


    - The selham is clothing that complements
    the dress appearance on a djellaba for men,
    it happens to any trim as it is a costume that
    symbolizes itself the chic and sophistication.
    - During the colonial period, the Moroccans
    in the selham found a way to confirm their
    identity and claim their independence
    loudly preserving their clothing habits and
    respecting their ancestral history.

    The Moroccan jabador or Mans Caftan:


    - The jabador which according to
    history was the caftan for men,
    is the source to which are
    watered Moroccan women will
    eventually adopt this habit and
    the
    seal
    of
    their
    arts.
    - The embroideries were enriched
    and trappings have declined in a
    thousand and one kinds to hoist,
    to a supreme degree,the elegance
    and beauty of the Moroccan.

    3- Clothes of the northern people:


    Jbalas

    The traditional dress of women in


    Chefchaouen
    Chefchaouen is a city in northwest
    Morocco famous for the blue color of
    the house of his Medina. this
    holding, we see "mendile" Cloth
    striped red and white of the iconic
    area wrapped around the waist.
    It is also found among the
    characteristic of the area "chachia"
    This is a braided hat "dum" "dwarf
    palm" and lined with small pompoms
    in bright colors.

    The traditional DJellaba of Jbalas

    The Djellaba Ouazzania (garment


    worn both in summer and winter).
    The weaving of wool is activated
    very old, it gave rise to a whole
    textile chain in his steps.
    The Djellaba Ouazzania which the
    city owes its national reputation is a
    coveted clothing thanks to the
    quality of the skills of artisans
    Ouazzanis (Derraza and Khayata).

    4- Amazigh clothes from Souss:

    Clothes for Amazigh Women:

    The Amazigh women wears wide


    trousers and a shirt, they donned a
    long tunic tightened at the waist by a
    belt in the colors of the tribe with A
    scarf of vivid colors.
    Berber jewels are valuable for
    women, usually jewelry is silver
    chains, reinforced wool son put on
    women's head to hide their hair dyed
    with henna.

    The Amazigh clothes for Men is


    called djellaba soussia

    In principle, the djellaba was at


    the base of the clothing of the
    Berber man. generally the
    djellaba was a family production.
    The Amazigh women wove
    everyday sheep's wool to clothe
    the family members, at least
    Every tent had a djellaba
    reserved to the chief of the
    family called amghar.

    5- the clothes of the northern regions:


    Moroccan Sahara

    Traditional dress of women is called : The Melhfa


    -The Melhfa is ample fabric about 3
    meters, a sort of cloth that is
    wrapped around the body to
    eventually cover the hair also.
    The traditional dress of women
    Sahraoui is either black or blue. The
    color that is said to protect the body
    from the effects of sunlight and
    preserve heat.
    According to quality Let women be
    young or old, educated or not, the
    Sahrawi women wear. This is not
    just an outfit to go out, it is also an
    inner condition.

    The traditional clothing of the man is called


    Deraia Sahraoui
    This is a wide gandoura and open on
    the side. the body is breathable.
    The golden seams on the front are
    usually handmade. they have the
    property to protect the sunshine.
    This gandoura is always blue, referring
    to the blue men of the Sahara, but
    when there is a party or wedding, men
    generally wear white.

    the Saharawi people covers their head with


    Chech
    The turban, called Chech,
    is an extremely wide
    cotton fabric which is
    wound on the head.
    It provides protection
    from the sun and
    sandstorms.
    The Chech is usually
    black but often the
    elderly wear white.

    6- Wedding traditional clothes:

    6- wedding traditional clothes:


    In Morocco, traditional clothing constitutes the basic
    wardrobe of Moroccan women in all social classes.
    Moroccan married Wears between 5 & 7 dress during the
    wedding party :
    Lebssa Rbatia,
    Lebsa lfasiya,
    Lebssa chelha,
    Lebssa Chamaliya,
    Lebssa sahraouiya

    Lebssa Rbatia:
    Red velvet and gold thread. He
    did not button his sleeves and are
    very wide. tradition says that the
    caftan is worn without a belt until
    the 7th day of the wedding.
    The hairstyle is called '' Touqida
    '(raised in height) and consists of
    two scarves that give it the
    conical shape.

    Lebsa Lfasiya:
    The lebsa lfasiya ("Fassi dress"),
    or lebssa deljoher (The pearls
    dress) is the fifth rite of wedding
    dress seven outfits.
    This outfit, is very difficult to
    wear for the wedding because of
    the large number of parts that
    compose it.
    With this outfit, the bride should
    be lifted on the Amariya or
    Mida.

    Lebssa Chelha:
    Concerning chelha Dress (biro), the
    white fabric is better quality, the
    bride also about it a whole set of
    paraphernalia (taqcuct) which are
    the crown (Tidri), collar (tamalast)
    bracelet to handle and ankle
    (axexal) ... Here is an overview of a
    dress that approach to our
    traditional dresses:

    Lebssa Chamaliya:
    The woman wears a caftan in
    two parts, and a former wide
    belt "hzam". Above, she wears a
    white takhlila with golden
    stripes. On his head, a striped
    scarf (sebniya del bhar) gives
    the conical shape of the
    hairstyle, which are added in
    several jewelry assabas.

    Lebssa Sahraouiya:
    we must to go to a wedding to
    realize that melhfas are not all
    identical since there are those
    Sahrawi women take home and
    those that are just for occasions.
    Berber jewels are valuable for
    women, usually jewelry is silver
    chains, reinforced wool son put
    on women's head to hide their
    hair dyed with henna.

    One of the characteristics of the traditional


    clothing in Morocco is the variety of its
    culture and that's what creates the wealth
    it's coming from the diversity of its origins:
    Arabic, Amazigh and musilmane.

    Thank you for your attention

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