Monday, May 5, 2014

Uyghur Fashion

When it comes to clothing in the Uyghur culture, cotton is a big hit. The woman generally wear long, bright, colorful gowns with baggy sleeves. They accent these with a vest and sometimes a scarf as well.
Although this is a common look amongst all, the details of how they dress var by age. Younger, more modern girls wear tunic dresses or long sweaters and they will wear leggings underneath or skinny jeans. On the other hand, the younger, most conservative girls wear cardigans with an over the knee skirt and high boots.They also wear flowered head scarves in a pirate style. Now, as for the middle aged woman, they wear long coats over long skirts. Sequins and sparkles are common to accent the skirts. These woman also wear head scarves. Older woman wear black coats made of fake fur or mink. Over their head and shoulders, they wear cotton or wool shawls that are draped. They almost can be considered to be in uniform in a sense. middle aged woman and older woman tend to wear darker colors.
Men also wear gowns but they have a scarf that is tied around their waists. The younger men may wear striped sweaters that have a few random words across them. On the bottom they may wear corduroys,denim jeans, or dark slacks. They may wear basketball shoes or they may wear pointy brown semi-dress shoes. For middle aged men, they wear dark slacks and corduroys as well. With that they wear dark jackets and also semi-dress shoes. Hats are a must for them. As for older men, they wear wools coats over dark slacks. On the feet, they wear thick leather shoes or felt boots. Hats are also a must for them.

Caps are a main accessory for the Uyghur's. Caps are very important to them. Woman dress their caps up by putting designs on them.
Accessorizing is basically a necessity for the woman in this culture. They love jewelry such as necklaces, earrings, and bracelets.
Most woman have very long hair and a lot of them keep it braided. The braids are a significant look to distinguish the Uyghur woman. Single woman may have many braids while married woman can only have two of them.

The woman also wear a lot of makeup. The more glitz and glam, the better!

1 comment:

  1. http://forum.uyghuramerican.org/forum/showthread.php?34889-aldamchiliq&p=142884#post142884

    otken yili rabiye qadir xanimning orunlashturshigha asasen dunya uyghur qurultiyi dinni komititining reyisi torghun hajim bashchilighidiki birqisim kishlirmiz dinni yighin echish tekliwini bergen idi.likin herqaysi ellerdiki dinni qerindashlirmizning we olima ustazlirmizning qarshi turishi bilen bu yighin hazirghiche echilmidi.likin turghun hajim yighin'gha teyyarliq qiliwatimiz dep qerindashlirmizdin pul yighishni toxtatqini yoq.duq ozi bir dinni teshkilat emes torup,islam dini toghrisda yighin achimiz diyishi emilyette bir aldamchiliq .rabiye xanim yighin echish nami arqiliq islam ellirdiki qerindashlirmizdin iqtisat toplimaqchi.bulupmu seudidiki uyghur baylirmizdin .rabiye qadir xanim, siz ozingiz namaz uqumaysz,islam yolida mangmaysiz .buni qerindashlirmiz bilidu.shunga qerindashlirmiz emdi qarap turup yene sizning damingizgha chushmeydu.siz zadi heqiqi niyette dinni yighin ashmaqimu yaki pul yighmaqchimu.yene bir qetimliq chong aldamchiliqmu.

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