Iranian clothing

A turban (from ‌, ; via ) is a type of headwear based on cloth winding. Featuring many variations, it is worn as customary headwear by people of various cultures. Communities with prominent turban-wearing traditions can be found in the Punjabis, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Central Asia, North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, and amongst some Turkic peoples in Russia.

thumb|A Muslim girl in India wearing pajamas and kurta|kurti (lithograph from [[Emily Eden's Portraits of the Princes and People of India, 1844)]] alt=|thumb|Two-piece men's pajamas

thumb|Girls planting trees in [[Mashhad on Arbor Day wearing chador]]

thumb|right|250px|Ossetians|Ossetian poet [[Kosta Khetagurov wearing a bashlyk (white)]] A bashlyk, also spelled bashlik, is a traditional Iranian, Caucasian, Turkic and Cossack cone-shaped hooded headdress, usually of leather, felt or wool, featuring a round topped bonnet with lappets for wrapping around the neck. Local versions determine the trim, which may consist of decorative cords, embroidery, jewelry, metallized strings, fur balls or tassels. Among dozens of versions are winter bashlyks worn atop regular headdress, cotton bashlyks, homeknitted bashlyks, silk bashlyks, scarf bashlyks, do

thumb|Close-up shoot of zardozi (zardouzi) embroidery thumb|Vicereine [[Lady Curzon's peacock dress, with a skirt made of Indian zardozi needlework featuring green beetle wings and gold and silver thread, was a sensation at her coronation, making the front page of the Chicago Tribune on 27 September 1903.]] Zardozi, or zar-douzi or zarduzi (from Classical Persian زَردوزی zardōzī, literally "gold embroidery"; ; , , , ), is an Iranian, Indian-subcontinent and Central Asian embroidery type. Zardozi comes from two Persian words: zar or zarin meaning 'gold', and dozi meaning 'sewing'. Zardozi is a

thumb|right|A sovereign wearing an armband with Arabic inscription, the tiraz

aspect of culture and religion in Iran

The clothing developed by Persians prior to 1979

thumb|Several samples of termeh with Paisley (design)|paisley pattern Termeh (Persian: ترمه) is a type of valuable and traditional fabric, often made from silk, cashmere, or wool, and featuring intricate traditional patterns. This fabric is produced in Iran and Kashmir and is highly popular due to its delicate and complex designs.

thumb|right|A traditional galesh