{"id":80,"date":"2026-07-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zakariacouture.com\/moroccan-djellaba-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T10:00:00","slug":"moroccan-djellaba-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zakariacouture.com\/fr\/moroccan-djellaba-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"The Djellaba: Morocco&#8217;s Everyday Icon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If the caftan is the dress of celebrations, the <strong>djellaba<\/strong> is the garment of everyday life in Morocco. You will see it everywhere in Marrakech: on grandfathers walking to the mosque, on elegant women in the souks, on children dressed up for Eid. Simple, practical and beautiful, it is one of the great icons of Moroccan culture.<\/p>\n<h2>What is a djellaba?<\/h2>\n<p>A djellaba is a long, loose robe with long sleeves and a pointed hood, called the <em>qob<\/em>. It is worn over other clothes, which makes it both modest and extremely practical: in winter it keeps you warm, in summer a light djellaba protects you from the sun. The front is usually closed with small buttons, often handmade.<\/p>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s djellabas<\/h2>\n<p>Both men and women wear the djellaba, but the styles differ.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Men&#8217;s djellabas<\/strong> are usually in neutral colours \u2014 white, cream, grey, brown or navy. Traditional winter djellabas are woven in wool; white djellabas are worn for Friday prayers and religious celebrations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Women&#8217;s djellabas<\/strong> come in every colour, in cr\u00eape or lighter fabrics, and are often decorated with sfifa braid, aakad buttons and embroidery. Some are so elegant that they are worn to celebrations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The hood: more than decoration<\/h2>\n<p>The pointed hood was originally designed to protect from sun, wind and rain. Today it is mostly worn down, but it remains the signature of the djellaba \u2014 and it is still very useful on a windy winter day in the Atlas mountains.<\/p>\n<h2>Djellaba, gandoura, jabador: what&#8217;s the difference?<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>gandoura<\/strong> is a lighter robe, often sleeveless or with short sleeves, and without a hood \u2014 ideal for hot weather. The <strong>jabador<\/strong> is a men&#8217;s outfit made of a tunic and matching trousers, often worn for Eid and weddings. The djellaba is the only one with the famous hood.<\/p>\n<h2>How to choose your djellaba<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For everyday wear and travel:<\/strong> choose a light fabric and a simple finish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>For celebrations:<\/strong> choose a djellaba with hand-sewn sfifa and aakad buttons, in a rich colour.<\/li>\n<li><strong>For the size:<\/strong> a djellaba is worn loose, over your clothes. If in doubt, take the larger size or order it made to measure. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/zakariacouture.com\/fr\/how-to-choose-caftan-size\/\">size guide<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>A souvenir you will actually wear<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike many souvenirs, a djellaba is something you will use: as a comfortable house robe, a beach cover-up, an elegant outfit for a celebration or simply a warm layer in winter. A well-made djellaba lasts for years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zakariacouture.com\/fr\/shop\/\">Discover our handmade jackets &#038; caftans \u2192<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything you need to know about the Moroccan djellaba: its history, its hood, the difference between men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s djellabas, and how to choose yours.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zakariacouture.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zakariacouture.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zakariacouture.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zakariacouture.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zakariacouture.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zakariacouture.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zakariacouture.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zakariacouture.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zakariacouture.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zakariacouture.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}