Kurdish traditional clothing

The trousers feature tight lower legs with a baggy crotch that may extend to knee depth.

The headgear varies, including loose turbans, skullcaps, or a combination of both, and is generally modest in size.

This style consists of a fitted collarless jacket, open to the waist, tucked into gathered trousers that flare to the ankle.

A sash, often large but now less substantial, is worn around the waist and can be tied in elaborate ways, traditionally storing small personal items.

Headdresses vary by tribe but usually consist of a turban made from a coiled chequered scarf around a skullcap, available in many shapes and colors.

The hair is typically fully covered with tight triangular scarves, secured by another scarf tied across the forehead.

It features the usual trousers and a plain, above-knee underdress or petticoat worn under a typically sheer dress with a gathered waist and flowing funnel sleeves.

Traditional materials include chiffon voile or cotton for the dress, and velvets and brocades for the waistcoat, coat, and jacket.

The traditional backcloth and headdress, now worn only by elderly women, includes a velvet skullcap held under the chin with a beaded chain, often decorated with jewelry and ornaments.

The skullcap anchored the cloth covering the back of the neck, and multiple scarves and tasselled fabrics could form a tall turban, which was commonly worn by married rural women before.

As in other parts of Kurdistan, ordinary headscarves, either triangularly folded or long and narrow, have become the most common form of headgear.

Traditional headgear features a decorated velvet or brocade pillbox hat, topped with a large triangular shawl crossed over the chest, with the ends hanging down the back.

Recently these respected tailors have turned into designers, creating variations on the conventional structure of the dress.