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Handmade Malas Kaftan

Handmade Malas Kaftan Jalabiya with Antique Bedouin Embroidery. Free Size. Unique Colourful and Very Comfortable Kaftan. Also ideal for Tall, Plus Size or Pregnant Women. Weddings and Parties.

This Kaftan is in Stock and identical to what you see in the pictures. Read the description to understand the value of this caftan. Ready for dispatch. Will reach your address within 7/12 working days.

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A unique and comfortable Malas Kaftan (Caftan or Jalabiya) with Antique Bedouin Embroidery.

100% Handmade. Absolutely nobody else can have the same kaftan. Only one available.

Measurements: Please bear in mind this Kaftan comes in a Free Size. It is meant to have a baggy fit.
Although it has a free size the actual measurements of the Kaftan make it especially ideal for Plus Size Women (XL, XXL).

Click here to view an image that will help you understand the measurements below (the kaftan in this image is not the kaftan you will receive):

- Length: 1.55 cm. If necessary you may easily shorten the length of 9 cm
- Chest Circumference or the all around circumference of the caftan at the chest area: 1.40 cm
- The all around circumference at the extreme bottom of the kaftan: 1.40 cm
- Sleeve Length: 52 cm
- Sleeve Circumference: 53 cm

It is perfect to wear to an Oriental theme party, as a wedding dress or to welcome your guests in style.
This kaftan is also very ideal pregnancy wear.

Washing Instructions: Wash by hand in cold water.

The Material – Malas Fabric:

The main material is of a black colour and is called 'Malas'. It is a high quality Egyptian cotton based fabric with a very particular texture. The fabric is malleable, light, strong and 'wrinkly'; hence the kaftan needs no ironing. Malas Fabric is traditionally used by the people of the Siwa Oasis to create beautiful wedding dresses.

To get a detailed view of the Bedouin embroidery and Malas fabric please make sure you view the pictures above.

About the Authentic Bedouin Embroidery:

We took an Antique Bedouin Kaftan that was too torn apart to refurbish and carefully removed from it the embroidery.
The embroidery was then sewn over the soft, light, wrinkly and fresh Egyptian Malas Fabric.

The embroidery is handmade, complex and colourful. The more the detailed handwork, and coloured threads used, the more value the caftan was given by Bedouin tribes. Please make sure you view the pictures above and also click all the links on this page.

General Information About the Bedouin Kaftan from which we removed the Embroidery:

A long time ago a Bedouin family in Egypt made this caftan (from which we removed the embroidery) purely by hand. The handwork is very detailed and it took a very long time to complete. Female Bedouin family members passed on this particular caftan from generation to generation; it was also used as leverage. Egyptian Bedouins are well known for their handwork and it is on these kaftans, passed on from family to family, that they expressed themselves with no restraints. It is like the caftan is at first a plain black canvas that they turn alive using their hands and colourful cotton threads while sitting on the sand. The result is a unique piece of art handmade following traditional methods.

Bedouin women wore the caftan for every day use or special occasions such as weddings. Rarely do we find Bedouin families that wish to sell their handmade caftans for money. In Egypt these Bedouin caftans started making their way into common non-Bedouin family homes because city people started realizing the tangible and intangible value of these fabulous Bedouin creations. Some (city people) wear them at home or to special events. A few people can afford them.

Other buyers give such an intense importance to the value and tribal history of the Bedouin caftan that they cherish the caftans at home as home decoration (e.g. frame the caftan and hang it on a wall).

Moroccan Dress: Jellaba, Caftan or Takchita?

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Well, writing about Haja Hamdaouia's style made me want to write about Moroccan traditional dress… but if I really want to write about it, it will be the longest blog ever because there is a LOT to say! But that's not the case so, here is some information

Moroccan traditional dress is centuries old, has undergone many changes, and varies from region to region. We usually agree on the fact that Caftan is the traditional dress, but if we take into consideration the Amazigh tribes, the Eastern part of Morocco, as well as the Arab nomads and desert inhabitants, it turns out that we have many Moroccan traditional dresses. Let us just say, the most famous and most popular Moroccan dress tends to be a Jellaba, for daily use, and Caftan, for celebrations. Caftan itself is divided into two types, Caftan, which is one piece dress, and "Takcheeta", which is Caftan plus an upper layer known as "Dfeena". Caftan is for minor celebrations, and Takchita is for weddings and birth celebrations for instance

Moroccan traditional Takchita is known as "Malakiya", "Makhzaniya", in reference to the traditional Fassi dress worn by the princesses of the royal family. It is the classic intemporal style

However, Takchita is so loved by Moroccans of all ages and social milieus that it has naturally progressed along with the requirements of modernity. There are yearly fashion shows of Caftan with new models and inspirations. The most famous and fanciest of these shows is simply known as "Caftan", and takes place every year in Marrakesh. Famous worldwide fashion designers, such as Jean Paul Gaultier, have revisited the Caftan

How we make Moroccan traditional dresses

First of all, we buy fabric. There are many types of fabric, and the most popular ones tend to be silk, brocade, velvet, Kashmir, wool (mleefa), etc. Moroccan women are also very fond of Indian saris. Fabric can cost from 250 to 15000 dirhams, it really depends on what you can afford. Therefore, everybody can wear Caftans and Takchitas. For Jellabas, fabric can even be cheaper. Jellaba is the most widely worn dress in Morocco!

After buying fabric, we take it to a special dressmaker specialized in "beldi" (traditional) style. These skilled dressmakers advise us on the tailoring but also, and especially, on the "sfeefa" style and colour. Sfeefa is the traditional passmentrie ornament of Moroccan dresses

After we choose a model and a pattern, the dressmaker gives our fabric to a team of designers. They are sfeefa, embroidery, pearl settings, and tailoring specialists. Sfeefa can either be with silk or with gold threads, and of course, each type has its own experts!

Takchita, unlike Caftan and Jellaba, is composed of two layers and a belt. The belt can be made of gold threads or of silk threads, or simply in fabric with various types of ornaments. The belts are traditionally made of gold or silver, which has remained a quite common custom (yet, an expansive one, so guess how common

Jellaba

Jellaba tends to be more discrete, and has a hood. Jellaba is really for day to day apparel, and besides that it is always worn in specific occasions such as visiting people for condolences, but also on happier occasions like the 27^th night of Ramadan and the days of Aids (religious celebrations

Jellabas are for men too, but of course, in different style. Men also have their Caftan called "Qamiss", and a style of it called "Gandoura

There are ready made Jellabas, Caftans and even Takchitas for sale

How to Create a Moroccan dress,Caftan and Takchita

on first ,Morocco Takchita re only worn by women, see Caftan These robes differ in many ways from their Turkish counterparts.

If you’re looking for a way to revamp your living room with an exotic touch, the Moroccan style may be just what you need. Pulled from cultures that indulge in rich tones and luxurious fabrics, this decorating style is vibrant and elegant. Let this approach pull you in to create a stunning room everyone will envy. Does this Spark an idea?

1 Go with a bold color scheme for your living room. With the Moroccan style, you have plenty of colorful choices. Look for rich, vibrant colors to add life to your room. Choose one primary color and two to three accent colors. Deep red, royal purple, warming orange, fuchsia, mustard and intense periwinkle are just a few colors that fit the theme. Find a neutral accent color such as beige or cream to equalize this combination.

2 Paint a Moroccan-inspired color on your walls. Give your living room personality with color. If you have an orange, yellow and brown theme, put a warming mustard color on the walls. If you have a bold color scheme, pull a vibrant color such as deep periwinkle or teal to create an exotic ambiance.

3 Purchase comfortable furnishings that allow you to decorate with color. Dark woods with elaborate carvings and inlay represent the Moroccan style. Find furnishings that are low to the floor. Look for sofas and chairs with cushions made from brocade fabrics. Another alternative is finding a sofa in neutral colors and piling various sizes of colorful pillows on it. Look for a wrought iron table for added flair to your living room.

4 Add Moroccan-inspired fabrics. Look for cushions and throws that add comfort and color. Moroccan fabrics often have pleasing weaves, which add dimension to rooms. Add little accents for a big impact. Use ornate tiebacks on your curtains or a mosaic frame by the sofa.

5 Add lighting that enhances your Moroccan theme. Use lamps to deliver spots of warm light throughout your living room. Seek out unique floor lamps, such as intricate wrought iron or brass. Light candles to enhance the mood of your room.

6 Accessorize with texture to complete the look of your Moroccan-themed living room. Find rugs with unique weaves that include colors from your decor. Ceramic tiles on the floor add color and texture.

7 Use potted plants to add an earthy quality to your living room. Large, exotic plants reflect the African and Mediterranean environments.

Description of Moroccan Caftan

Caftan definition, a long garment having long sleeves and tied at the waist by a girdle, worn under a coat in Morocco

The caftan, or kaftan, is the traditional dress of Moroccan women. In the era of the Sultans, the caftan was worn by both men and women, The design of the caftan was a symbol of rank, with everything from the patterns to the buttons symbolizing the wearer's place in the Sultan's hierarchy. When the caftan came to Morocco, it became primarily an article of women's clothing.

The Djellaba and the Caftan

The basic Moroccan traditional costume is the djellaba. This is hooded overcloak with a loose fit, designed to cover up the body. It is worn by both sexes, but more commonly by women. The caftan is essentially a djellaba without the hood. It is also loose-fitting, but is usually more elaborate, because it is worn more often for special occasions.

Design of the Caftan

The caftan is a long dress in the style of a robe. Caftans are made of either cotton or silk. They are ankle-length and can be fastened up the front with buttons. A sash around the waist completes the outfit. Some caftans are designed with elaborate colors and patterns, and other styles are much simpler.

The Wedding Caftan

The caftan is the traditional wedding dress of Morocco, although some women prefer a Western wedding dress if they want to appear more modern. Caftans designed for weddings can be very elaborate, with brightly embroidered floral patterns in a variety of colors, including green, red, dark brown and white. The sleeves are full and very wide.

The Takchita

Some define the "takchita" as being synonymous with "caftan," while others define it as a separate garment. The takchita is made of two layers: a dress covered by a button-up robe. The dress will be made of a fine fabric but will not be especially elaborate. Like the caftan proper, the takchita is worn for special occasions such as weddings.

How Do Moroccan women dress?

How Do Moroccan women dress?Traditional,Modern,Mixing Modern with Traditional,and Berber

Moroccan women dress in traditional costume to modern western clothing.
The north African country of Morocco was made famous by films such as "Casablanca" and authors such as Paul Bowles. A predominately muslim country, Morocco appeals to travelers who want to experience a completely different culture than the west, according to Lonely Planet. A country with beaches in Essaouira, the High Atlas Mountains and the sand dunes of the Sahara desert, traditional Moroccan women dress according to the climate and their religion.

Traditional
Traditional women wear jellabas or djellabas, long-sleeved kaftan-like dresses. The jellaba reaches down to the ankles and has a pointed hood. It secures with buttons or zippers in the front. There may be side-slits near the ankles for easy walking. The materials may be linen, silk or cotton. Traditional colors may be simple stripes in light cream with white or feminine colors like pinks and purples. Traditional women also wear head scarves or hijab to conform with Islamic religious codes.

Modern

Modern young Moroccan women dress similarly to western women in American and Europe, according to the BBC. Jeans and T-shirts are worn like other young women in non-Islamic countries, and these young women do not wear the traditional headscarves like older women. Some women may opt for modern dress with a headscarf. Also, many women may wear modern clothing but in a reserved fashion. They wear long pants or skirts with long sleeves, rather than shorter skirts or sleeveless blouses.

Mixing Modern with Traditional
Many women also wear the traditional jellabas or djellabas in updated fabrics and patterns. According to the Huffington Post in 2009, the jellabas was strictly men's clothing until 1956 when Morocco had its independence from France. Many younger-generation women wear jellabas with vibrant prints such as leopard print or in bright colors. The cuts of the jellabas are also thinner, which make them more form-fitting. Women wear these newer styles of jellabas with and without head scarves.

Berber
The Berbers are a large minority group in Morocco who are not Arabs, according to Al-Bab. They tend to live in the rural areas, such as the High Atlas mountains, and speak different dialects. Their traditional dress is different than other Moroccan women. Traditionally Berber women were tattooed, cut bangs in their hair and wore beads, especially amber and cowrie shells which protect them from the evil-eye, according to the book, "Amazigh Arts in Morocco: Women Shaping Berber Identity." Berber women also wear embroidered head scarves or veils called tahruyt. Young women do not cover their faces like older married women, and all women wear long ankle-length dresses in white or indigo.

Moroccan traditional dress of kids

today will offer a range of models magnificent Moroccan traditional dress of kids and code for young girls, all Moroccan mother does not care for its beauty, but also seeks to show her children the most beautiful traditional dress and especially on religious holidays and happy occasions.

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Moroccan takchita


	Moroccan takchita


	Moroccan takchita

Moroccan takchita

Takchita Marocaine
Takchita Marocaine, achat pour l'export, plusieurs modèles et collection disponible, mise en relation avec stylistes au Maroc.
Caftans et Takchita Marocains... Ces tenues traditionnelles sublimées par les tissus, les pierreries et les techniques des maalem toujours plus fines et délicates mais surtout par l'imagination de créateurs de talent !

Moroccan dresses for women: Caftan Morocco of Women

Caftan Morocco of Women
Caftan Morocco of Women , hot couture Moroccan caftan silk velvet hand embroidered with golden thread, linking with designers and couturiers in Morocco for export.

Caftan Morocco of Women , hot couture Moroccan caftan silk velvet hand embroidered with golden thread, linking with designers and couturiers in Morocco for export.

I would like to present you the traditional dresses of Morocco for women! We call them "caftan" or "takchita!"

A short introduction, taken in the website: "moroccan traditional clothes":

No feast in the Maghreb, Morocco Including, Could not be Deprived of this garment overwhelmed charming as the Caftan.

A beautiful dress for every woman wishing to Distinguish, or even a thousand lights sparkle and inflame the desire Among Others.

However, the caftan was Originally a men's clothing, men distinguished by Increasing Were it, Especially if it was a caftan embroidered in gold or silver thread, then, the habit was the man!

Goal, little by little, Women Have captured the caftan, making this habit distinguished emblem of Their beauty.

Even if the caftan Took his fame in Morocco, history shows That icts origins well worldwide. The Ottomans and the Russians wore embroidered caftans, Especially on the front and sleeves. Sultan Suleiman the magnificent harbor HAD Itself. And although expensive caftans Were Offered The most significant and significant victory of the day.

The art of caftans rises Towards the second half of the seventeenth with tissue-type Selimiye with wide vertical stripes and sumptuous and detailed embroidery. The fabrics Were produced in Turkey, Italy, India and China. These fabrics with names Such as bürümcük, aba, Canfer, gatma, Gezi, diba, kutnu, kemha, serasera, indeed, some of thesis names are still used in Morocco (pronounced kemha kemkha).

It is now found in Morocco que le caftan icts charm. Object of different creations day after day, the caftan is the soul of authenticity. Indeed, the whole world Began to Recognize icts beauty, all with events like Caftan Morocco Sees the Competition Between charming Moroccan and foreign designers to offer the best of Their innovative talent, Which is aussi the best top clothe models in the world, delighted, this beautiful gift of history.

The caftan (or takchita) is one of the various components of Moroccan heritage dress (like the Jellaba Jabador the tchamir, the "Cheddi" Moorish women from the North ....). It was worn by women in urban and rural women tributary Whether Jewish or Muslim faiths. The caftans light clothes inside while caftans are thick outerwear as Haik (some Moroccan North of Tunisian and Algerian) or Jellaba (a kind of mantle traditional Moroccan men with long hood Moroccan resume for practical That Reasons and women). In urban environment and / or the families found The most successful caftans

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Pier Morocco, made donations of clothes, shoes or toys

Volunteers of the sport association support equipment are helping the poor for the winter. On the platform of Morocco, the blue container has a stock of clothing. Donation clothes in good condition are welcome.

In almost 18 years, since 1995, four volunteers Jean-Pierre, Louis, William and Rene were able to help thousands of poor. Installed dock Morocco, opposite the Harbour, their blue container hosts less well dressed. In crowded place, many boxes adorn the shelves. More or less filled with shoes, t-shirts, sweatshirts, socks. Recent addition sorely lacking, as well as men's shoes: Notice to generous donors! On the other hand, many hangers hang jackets, jackets, coats, all strong freshness is useful when installed outdoors in winter. Finally, a few boxes of toys for the younger ones, a cup of coffee for others.

"Anyone can give"

Volunteer, Jean-Pierre is, 6 hours a week. If it's not him, it's William, Rene. Or Louis, his brother, the original project. All under the auspices of the ASCE (Association Sportive of Mutual of Equipment). "Anyone can come to retrieve or clothing., But the priority is of course the homeless" says the volunteer. So just come to the same schedule in order to give. But no matter how "The goal is not to get rid of dirty clothes or holes but give to help," says he. And therefore "the smell of laundry on the clothes given is always a pleasure".

2,000 people per year

Difficult to predict the evolution of container that can "leave at any time." The place belongs indeed still the town hall, which can reuse the spot if necessary. However, given the "sad successfully" met over 2000 people each year, it would be a shame to lose one of the voluntary aid of the city. The current era should rather seek to develop.

Moroccan Traditional Clothes

Moroccan clothing varies by region, depending on local traditions more than a way of life, it is not dependent on any mode.
In modern cities, clothing "the European" is gaining ground, but it still bears many traditional clothing.
The most common is the djellaba adopted by women as by men, it is a long garment with sleeves, but wide right, "coveralls", the men go on a woolen shirt or suit their tent flap and hood often on tarbouche. The gandoura is a kind of sleeveless tunic, usually white. caftan, a fashion imported in Europe, is the toilet of urban, buttoned front throughout, with small balls tight slit on the sides, it can be done, for special occasions-in a rich fabric (velvet, silk, brocade ...), and trimmed with gold or silver. The Moroccan port ent with an embroidered belt.

History of the kaftan

History of the kaftan

Persian origin, the caftan (pronounced "Caftane") is a long tunic and wide, without a collar, long sleeves, composed of several strips, which give greater or lesser extent. It is worn both by men than by women. Completely open at the front, it is topped with a cord of braided silk (sfifa), closed with a row of buttons (âakad) and its flanges (Aayoun). This caftan is called ain or ouqda ("eye" or "buttons"). Its silk embroidery is gold or silver, precious stones or trimmings. They adorn the breastplate, shoulders and cuffs.

The first written mention the Moroccan caftan dating from the sixteenth century. Already worn by the Parthians and Persians, the caftan was introduced into the Muslim East under the Abbasids. The Emir Abd al-Rahman II (822-852) - small son of Abd al-Rahman I, who won Andalusia, where he formed an independent emirate in the ninth century - loving culture, the artist received Zyriab, come Baghdad. This was the Andalusians discover the refinement of the Muslim East and the musical modes, culinary arts and clothing. He showed them what to wear according to the seasons: white and light summer fabrics, clothing lined and dark winter.

At the beginning of the twelfth century Andalusia - governed by the Berber dynasties - says artistic sensibility clean, new tastes and new aspirations that allow his art and his craft shine throughout the Mediterranean. Its influence is continuously in Moroccan cities called hadaria ("urban"): Fes, Rabat, Salé and Tetouan. In 1492, the Christian reconquest ended with the conquest of Granada, the last Muslim kingdom remained in the hands of the Nasrid sultans (1238-1492). Despite their promises, the Catholic Kings ordered the expulsion of Muslims and Jews. The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, waves of exiles arrived and Morocco. They will know the northern cities of the latest techniques of silk weaving and conclude propagate their fashions.

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