So, I showed some pix and talked about traditional clothing for women. There are, of course, plenty of women who dress just like women in the US. There is however one big difference: footwear. Moroccan adults (and Europeans as well) wear nice shoes. No sneakers!
Plenty of men dress just like men in the US, but there is traditional dress for men as well. Many wear a tunic (shorter robe, mid-thigh length) or a long robe called a djellaba.
djellaba |jəˈläbə| (also djellabah or jellaba) noun
a loose hooded cloak, typically woolen, of a kind traditionally worn by Arabs.
ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Moroccan Arabic jellāba, jellābiyya.
Many men also wear something on their head; it may be the hood of their djellaba or a small hat called a fez (for the Moroccan city of Fes, where many are traditionally made, but with no tassle, those are more of a turkish fez, I believe). You can see many examples in these pix. I really enjoyed taking pictures of people, both in Marrakech, but especially in Essaouira, but you need to be very discreet taking pictures or you may get yelled at. (People in general, when you think about it, don’t particularly like their picture being taken by strangers, do they? And if you try to take pictures fo people selling or performing in the main square in Marrakech, they will definitely ask for and expect money!]
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