If you had pick a national dress for Somalia, what would you pick?

[Aziya]

The Habeshas have this:

The gulf Arabs have this:

The Germans have this:

 

[Aziya]

First thing. I don't know why Somali men abandoned the robe and turban, we need to bring those back.

Disclaimer: I am using these pictures to draw out the clothing, nothing political.

 

[SOMALI GENERAL]

 

[Prime Minister]

 

[Juke]

Clothes we see in early 20th century and 19th century geeljire pictures

Sarongs, Omani koofiyads, etc. aren't our culture imo

 

[Prime Minister]

 

[Aziya]

Am I the only person who thinks the guuntino is ugly. I think we should change it to white and upgrade the material.
Draw on our Puntite legacy kkkk

We can incorporate the guntiino like this:

We would have to have a modest version now because of religion, so something like this would be a nice compromise

 

[Aziya]

Clothes we see in early 20th century and 19th century geeljire pictures

Sarongs, Omani koofiyads, etc. aren't our culture imo

Where did the sarongs come from?

 

[Juke]

Where did the sarongs come from?

We always wore white versions. The colorful sarongs come from Indonesia, Arabs introduced them to the Horn.

 

[The alchemist]

Nothing ceremonial-looking. Posting because it looked unique.

 

[Shimbiris]

Horners, Sudanese and Chadians in general need to return to the white toga-esque attire:

The stuff like the dresses with the arms and shoulders showing and some women having their hair totally uncovered are definitely a part of our native culture. We have descriptions, depictions and images of those from before Italian and British Somaliland were even a thing and also examples of women in neighboring regions like Sudan and Ethiopia where we have been known to share traditional clothes:

The Tobe, or Abyssinian “Quarry,” is the general garment of Africa from Zayla to Bornou. In the Somali country it is a cotton sheet eight cubits long, and two breadths sewn together. An article of various uses, like the Highland plaid, it is worn in many ways; sometimes the right arm is bared; in cold weather the whole person is muffled up, and in summer it is allowed to full below the waist. Generally it is passed behind the back, rests upon the left shoulder, is carried forward over the breast, surrounds the body, and ends hanging on the left shoulder, where it displays a gaudy silk fringe of red and yellow. This is the man’s Tobe. The woman’s dress is of similar material, but differently worn: the edges are knotted generally over the right, sometimes over the left shoulder; it is girdled round the waist, below which hangs a lappet, which in cold weather can be brought like a hood over the head. Though highly becoming, and picturesque as the Roman toga, the Somali Tobe is by no means the most decorous of dresses: women in the towns often prefer the Arab costume,—a short-sleeved robe extending to the knee, and a Futah or loin-cloth underneath. -First footsteps in East Africa

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I will take it one step further and tell you that I prefer the old toga-esque robes to this Yemeni-Hindi Macawiis export:

And a turban... Somebody get me a fucking turban!

That shit was dope.

Clothes we see in early 20th century and 19th century geeljire pictures

Sarongs, Omani koofiyads, etc. aren't our culture imo

Our forefathers' turbans trump those any day

 

[Aziya]

Horners, Sudanese and Chadians in general need to return to the white toga-esque attire:

That shit was dope.

Our forefathers' turbans trump those any day

We always wore white versions. The colorful sarongs come from Indonesia, Arabs introduced them to the Horn.

Somaha, the old white toga looks so much better.

I really like the black robes that used to be worn by title holders

 

[Basra]

The Habeshas have this:

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The gulf Arabs have this:

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The Germans have this:


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[greyhound stone]

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Is it the height?? Why they so short ???

 

[greyhound stone]

Somalis should restore cultural clothing in times of celebration not in every day life

 

[kickz]

 

[youngrichnigga]

Am I the only person who thinks the guuntino is ugly. I think we should change it to white and upgrade the material.
Draw on our Puntite legacy kkkk

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We can incorporate the guntiino like this:

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We would have to have a modest version now because of religion, so something like this would be a nice compromise

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you can still wear the white ones I’ve seen people wear them with the shell accessories but it’s less common then the red and green ones

 

[Empress of Hawiye]

Is it the height?? Why they so short ???

Warya i thought you left

 

[x z]

this picture gives me PTSD as a twitter user subhanallah.

may allah have mercy on the many awoowes and ayeeyos whose pictures are used as profile picss for users who wreak havoc, cause buuq and madax xanuun online

 

[qalanjoqoordheer]

Whats that on their feet?