A study of Khuzestani women's clothing based on the reports of travel writers from the advent of Islam to the end of the Qajar period

Clothing, like other phenomena of life, has gone through a complete history and has entered the modern stage from the beginning. Man wears clothes with two purposes, to cover himself and to protect against the weather, and for this reason ,each ethnic group chooses its clothes according to the natural climate of the region where they live. The Arab and Bakhtiari tribes are important tribes of Khuzestan, each of which has its own style of clothing. The diversity of Khuzestani women's clothing is influenced by geographical and environmental diversity, as well as artistic tastes and social and cultural interests. The present article uses a descriptive-analytical approach and library resources, and seeks to examine the status of Khuzestani women (Arab, Bakhtiari) based on the reports of travel writers who were part of the written history of this period from the first Islamic period to the Qajar period. is. The results show that factors such as weather conditions, beliefs and traditions, age, social class and living conditions affect the coverage of women in these areas.