Female Clothing

beodonnell
By beodonnell

Hello everyone,

straight question: what is reasonable for a western woman to wear casually in public in Qatar, for example in a shopping centre... jeans & tee shirt?? long sleeved shirt? sandals or closed shoes? what is not accepted? all advice appreciated

cheers!!

By amily• 29 Jul 2011 10:12
Rating: 4/5
amily

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By angel_surfer• 26 Jun 2011 08:24
Rating: 5/5
angel_surfer

i think you can wear any type of clothes as long as there's still respect for islamic culture.  avoid short pants, spaghetti strap tops, tight fitting leggings exposing the curves of hips, butt and front.

By britexpat• 25 Jun 2011 22:51
Rating: 4/5
britexpat

You're right. Some Lungis should be outlawed.. I remember walking on a beach in a GCC country (not Qatar) and a couple of guys coming in the opposite direction.. Oblivious to those around, they suddenly opened  their Lungis in unison to give them some fresh air and re-tied them all in one movement :o(

By ghazalz• 25 Jun 2011 22:22
ghazalz

:))

By JohnnyBravo• 25 Jun 2011 22:18
JohnnyBravo

done...whats next???

By ghazalz• 25 Jun 2011 17:29
Rating: 3/5
ghazalz

JohnnyBravo You've to believe it :)

By JohnnyBravo• 25 Jun 2011 16:58
Rating: 2/5
JohnnyBravo

I have never seen a saree in which the waist line and tummy are not visible. not even in pakistani serials now a days, let alone Indian serials\movies (in india it is considered as a norm)

By ghazalz• 25 Jun 2011 15:55
Rating: 4/5
ghazalz

Doha Knight We use to wear saris without showing waist line and tummy.

By anonymous• 25 Jun 2011 12:08
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

let us meet to see your face then i can juadje ur chinese or thai or pinoy or Korean or Malsyian or ............................................

By anonymous• 25 Jun 2011 12:04
Rating: 3/5
anonymous

People when they see asian ladies,they usually conclude them as "filipinas". Even when people see me they think i'm chinese or a thai lady. So i guess it's not that ok to specify "filipinas" when it comes to seeing women in malls wearing clothes like that. Many nationalities are wearing the same even.

By anonymous• 25 Jun 2011 11:57
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

Britexpat you must have seen men wearing lungis in there, thats still exposure right?

Just not the kind you were hoping for

By flexicode• 25 Jun 2011 11:55
flexicode

Sorry to see my humble post in this thread eliminated. I am wondering why...:(

By strawberry_shisha• 25 Jun 2011 11:20
strawberry_shisha

britey,was just responding to reasonforsmile comment of specifying "filipinas" wearing skin tight clothes on mall..i mean lots of different nationalities are wearing clothes like that..not only us..

By britexpat• 25 Jun 2011 11:16
britexpat

Which malls are these exactly ?  I was in Safari Mall last night and didn't see any :O(

By strawberry_shisha• 25 Jun 2011 10:46
Rating: 5/5
strawberry_shisha

i think not only filipinas..there's lot of asian women and even western women wandering in malls in skin tight clothes..there's nothing wrong as long as you're not exposing too much skin or wear it in a very provocative manner..

By anonymous• 25 Jun 2011 10:36
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

Avoid tooo short dresses although u can see so many filipinas wondering in skin tight clothes in malls as a treat for eyes with great body shapes...jsut avoid bikinis or too short  shorts.....

By JohnnyBravo• 25 Jun 2011 09:22
Rating: 4/5
JohnnyBravo

Yeah u can wear a 'sari' but a covered one.....by the way how about a SKIN TIGHT fashionable silky fitting Abaya?is this reasonable?

By anonymous• 25 Jun 2011 07:28
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

Brit, in India, many ladies wear the 'sari' which actually exposes a wide band of their skin all around above their belly-button. In India its the national dress for ladies. I was wondering if wearing a sari would be considered exposing too much skin in this Islamic country.

By ghazalz• 25 Jun 2011 00:14
Rating: 5/5
ghazalz

Any dress of your choice which covers your body below the neck to the ankle :P

By britexpat• 24 Jun 2011 23:33
Rating: 5/5
britexpat

This is an Islamic country. Dress more on the conservative side. try not to wear shorts or sleeveless tops..

By eliashamzo• 24 Jun 2011 23:21
Rating: 5/5
eliashamzo

there is no such dress code here in qatar .  but just dont go to the extreme  

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