YORKSHIRE STILL KING IN THE TRADITIONAL GULF MALE LUXURY CLOTHING MARKET
September 1st, 2009
BY PAUL COCHRANE
IN the Persian Gulf, the traditional dress of the 'dishdasha' or 'thobe' is still a staple of most men's wardrobes. In the region's short, three- to four-month winter the typically white cotton dishdasha is replaced by light wools and cashmere dishdashas, with the season's trend influenced by the Gulf's monarchical rulers. Demand for the luxury fabric required for this traditional male market (the female luxury clothing market in the Gulf is a quite different affair altogether) has been affected by the global slowdown, but Yorkshire mills are ...
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