Asalaamu alaikum and Hello dear readers…
Wow, I’m surprised at the responses I got from my previous post on the dress of the Bandari peoples in Southern Iran. I thought no one really even read that series. Alhamdulillah…
Anyway, I found this neat pictorial showing how they make the traditional burqa (pron. bor-gha in Farsi) in Bandar Abbas (a city in Hormozgan province).
(Buying already made burqas and trimmings in the Bandar Abbas bazaar)
Starting from the beginning…
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❤️-Bailey Umm Ibrahim
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Beautiful pictures!!! I always love to read your posts about traditional clothing.
ASA! Personally I really like the posts on traditional regional clothing.
mashaAllah so cool and beautiful!! I love that this art form hasn’t been lost…
beautiful mA! Do you if traditionally they would completely cover their faces with the niqab underneath the burqa? I’m guessing not, b/c for example the older Emirati women I see from the more rural areas who wear the burqa (the gold one) here in the UAE don’t