Traditional dress shopping at the Kuwait City souk.

"Men's traditional clothing is a floor-length shirt-dress, which is called a Dishdasha. It is usually white though blue, brown, dark green and black ones are common during the winter. Men also wear a loose headscarf called Gutra. This is usually white, though it may also be red and white check. The black head rope used to secure the Gutra is called Ogal.
Traditional women’s dress is an all-covering black cloak, Abaya. Women may also wear a burga, a short black veil which leaves the eyes and forehead exposed, or occasionally a
bushiya, a semi transparent veil which covers the entire face. The hijab, or Islamic headscarf, which conceals the hair leaving the face unveiled, is worn by many Kuwaiti’s and expatriate Muslim women."
Before I leave the Middle East, I thought it would be appropriate to experience the traditional woman's dresswear. Yesterday, Geoff and I went souk shopping in the morning. At this time of the day, the market is generally quiet with many the male vendors hanging out in front of their wares. We found some stalls selling abayas and I got brave enough to start looking at them and trying them on. Of course, Western woman trying on abayas and Western man taking pictures with his big camera makes for great entertainment for the locals.
All in all, it was a successful morning. I came home with not one, but two abayas, a scarf and a full face cover. Can you find me in the one abaya shop?