Somali Men Wedding /Formal Events Outfit Ideas

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

Let's post some nice outfit ideas for Somali male grooms, and even those who want nice Eid outfits. For the guys who are thinking of rocking up, looking like a Black Arab.

You can be inspired by the past, or be an individual and get creative.


OUTFIT IDEA 1:

Get a nice White dress shirt, maybe even some cufflinks, and then wear the traditional White cotton outfit, with some other traditional items, such as a sword, spear or whatever else your clansmen used to wear.


This stick is called a 'Hangool'

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

Headwrap styles


Wear a headwrap as long as the bottom outfit, style as you choose, be an individual.

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

Somali Turban styles

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

The Somali Khamiis styles, as you can see from the image below, there is a strong sense of INDIVIDUALISM. No clone outfits, different colours, different styles of wrapping the head dress. One of them isn't even wearing a head dress. You get the gist.

 

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The Black Somali Khamiis styles, as you can see from the image below, there is a strong sense of INDIVIDUALISM. No clone outfits, different colours, different styles of wrapping the head dress. One of them isn't even wearing a head dress. You get the gist.



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These guys made us proud. Rocking these garments in early 20th century Europe

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

These guys made us proud. Rocking these garments in early 20th century Europe

How did Somali men go from rocking traditional cotton outfits (regular men), and Black robes etc (merchants, leaders), to wearing Hindi fishermen macawiis in public. Something serious has happened to the Somali psyche, and an amnesia of sorts.

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

Somali odayaal today, looking like they dress in the 'lost and found' collection

 

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Somali odayaal today, looking like they dress in the 'lost and found' collection

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Hella embarrassing and so out of shape. The high carb diet ruined our way of thinking and got us out of shape. We need to cut out pasta/rice and go back to eating 2kg meat a day. We need to also start a cultural renaissance of Somali traditional clothing.

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

Btw, they spend A LOT of money, on Hindi fishermen print Macawiis. The ones elders wear are expensive. Do they know it's worn by labourers in Asia.

 

[Ghengis Kaarhis]

How did Somali men go from rocking traditional cotton outfits (regular men), and Black robes etc (merchants, leaders), to wearing Hindi fishermen macawiis in public. Something serious has happened to the Somali psyche, and an amnesia of sorts.

Might be the physical manifestation of steady demoralization that has continued for decades. From war, social decal, moral decay, disillusionment, understanding of our standing and powerlessness.

Honestly even myself, I have hope and some sort of fight in me, but honestly it’s dying daily.

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

Might be the physical manifestation of steady demoralization that has continued for decades. From war, social decal, moral decay, disillusionment, understanding of our standing and powerlessness.

Honestly even myself, I have hope and some sort of fight in me, but honestly it’s dying daily.

Don't give up;

“the darkest hour is just before the dawn”.

 

[Sophisticate]

Mawaciis is essentially house wear. It reminds me of a sarong.

Considering that a wedding is more of a formal event, I prefer a rehashing of the past and perhaps something more ornate and intricate.

 

[Ghengis Kaarhis]

Don't give up;

Of course not, as long as I have my faith in Allah.

 

[Kamaaludeen Al Reewin]

Mawaciis is essentially house wear. It reminds me of a sarong.

Considering that a wedding is more of a formal event, I prefer a rehashing of the past and perhaps something more ornate and intricate.

Macawiis back home is worn outside casually. Nothing wrong with wearing it to a wedding.

 

[Kamaaludeen Al Reewin]

This >>>>>, personally I support arabisation of Somalia. We need to be Arabized so that we can become more civilized.

 

[Sophisticate]

Macawiis back home is worn outside casually. Nothing wrong with wearing it to a wedding.

I'll agree to disagree.

 

[Rayaale]

How did Somali men go from rocking traditional cotton outfits (regular men), and Black robes etc (merchants, leaders), to wearing Hindi fishermen macawiis in public. Something serious has happened to the Somali psyche, and an amnesia of sorts.

Our fathers didn’t even teach us and we don’t have role models to look upto

 

[Khaem]

Our fathers didn’t even teach us and we don’t have role models to look upto

The upper class switched to Latin script and wearing Suits instead of the Somali thobe and Far wadaad. They tried westernising and so lost their Aristocratic Somali wear. And if the upper class doesn't wear these clothes why would the lower classes do?

1930s compared to 1960s

After the Republic

 

[CABDULWALI XASAN.]

Theres nothing wrong with the macawis, the images, the worst images you could find you showed is modern somali culture. Every oday dresses like that. You expect them to wear some cheap remake of traditional clothes 100% polyester.
All youre doing right now is sitting just talking, no actions. Of course everyone wants to wear their tradtion clothing. But they cant find it. They need quality. So go ahead you and unmarried angry super nationalist yet super qabilist people can go ahead start shaming newly wed couples for dressing well . What a pathetic existence

 

[Im_✨]

Why are some of them wearing hijab ?