Khaleehy/Khaleeji Thobe - Page 2

Maria_Aya · 05-22-2008, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Gia al Qamar

The one that I purchased is black and gold...
I'm 5'3" and it is at least 5 inches too long!
If you go through that site, you can ask the owner to measure...she's terrific and always gives my students great service (g'head...drop my name!)
Maria...I completely agree...it would be a BLESSING if we could get such low prices on our costumes here...Most of these stores double for retail, which is quite common...sometimes they need to add in the cost of shipping, maybe duty charges from overseas...I've honestly never seen them LESS expensive for sale online or in the US...
Gia

Well i guess that Egypt to USA is far away and its ok to have them in these prices, but the problem and thats why i'm mad is that even in Greece they do this, and we have 1 hour flight, its like a standart price outside of the countries of origin

And yep Shanazel I can shop for you honey

Gia al Qamar · 05-22-2008, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Maria_Aya

Well i guess that Egypt to USA is far away and its ok to have them in these prices, but the problem and thats why i'm mad is that even in Greece they do this, and we have 1 hour flight, its like a standart price outside of the countries of origin

And yep Shanazel I can shop for you honey

Wow...that's a shame!!! And they're not even 'just' doubling the price...they're quadrupling in some cases...even more!
I just dunno...

Gia

Shanazel · 05-23-2008, 03:40 AM

Thanks, Gia, I will drop your name all over the aforementioned site!

Thank you, Maria. Let me know when your life slows down to a mere marathon and I'll send you shopping money and postage.

gypsy8522 · 05-23-2008, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Maria_Aya

Errrr I got this one from Cairo for 25 euro this means 20 $ and makes us all mad about how much prices go up...... its the exact one and colour and design, and got it in 3 colours for group dance also, i'm wearing it in this video (the colour seems different because of the lighting)

Maria Aya

In Dubai you can get a similar design for 50 dirhams ($15) after bargaining. I agree it is not worth more than that, no way $95, you can get a designer galabeya for that price and much better quality.

Marya · 05-23-2008, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Midoria

Well, I'm not interested in performing. I take dance classes and workshops for my own personal benefit only. So I think it's better to just buy a cheap thobe for practicing.

I made a practice thobe from a large veil I purchased. The veil was one of the imports from India that have metallic stripes. They come in various widths and lengths and you can either cut a hole for your head in the middle and sew up the edges or sew two together, leaving a open space for the head and then sew up the sides. They will not look anything like a real thobe but for practice they work ok.

Marya

Aisha Azar · 05-23-2008, 01:55 PM

Dear Midoria,
You can make practice thobes easily and cheaply. Adiemus has mentioned a pattern and I also have one produced by Vicki Horiuchi, along with info about the thobe, that I sell when I teach classes in Gulf dance. You do not even need the ones with all the embroidery to be dressed authentically as some of them are just very plain. The thobe is not actually necessary at all and most of the women that I know who are from the Gulf and Saudi Arabia do not use one, though someone occasionally does. My dance company often uses them on stage because they are so pretty. You can also do the dance with just a scarf, or a half thobe, or just whatever you are wearing.
Baharat!!, my company does a thing we call Khaliji Suite, in which we present several different versions of the dance, including one where the ladies just wear evening clothes. I want to incorporate half thobes into it eventually when I get the time to make some up.
There are two articles on my website that have to do with the dance if you are interested. Raqs Azar. They are called
Are we confused yet? and Observations on Samri
Regards,
A'isha

Midoria · 05-23-2008, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by gypsy8522

In Dubai you can get a similar design for 50 dirhams ($15) after bargaining. I agree it is not worth more than that, no way $95, you can get a designer galabeya for that price and much better quality.

The inflation prices for traditional clothing are ridiculous. I got a couple of beautiful abaya/shayla sets in Saudi for about $15 each, and the quality far surpasses that of the one's sold stateside for $50 or more!

I think I'm just going to get a large veil and call it a day. The instructor said we could use them, but I wanted a thobe to get the full feel of it. However, money and time are too tight to buy one or make my own.

Thanks ladies for all your help!

Lydia dubai · 05-24-2008, 07:43 PM

Hi Sweety,s the dress in the picture ,is the khaleegydress that is sold in the gulf for tourists and yes like maria said,very cheap...at the moment i think 110 uae dirham ...is like around 32 euro or 28 dollars i think (100 us dollars makes 365 uae dirham),keep in mind that this is used for tourist not realy for proff dancing in the gulf,...but many many dancers outside the middle east are using them for work...i think i have mentioned it before in another mail..i will be happy to send you one or a few if you need them for class,i just get them here from the market BDW many vendors in Cairo get them here from the market....and i think i have send by now a few hunderd to all corners of the world LOL and they come in many colors,so if you think you want some,you can send me a email i am happy to go shopping for you have agreat day Lydia

gypsy8522 · 05-25-2008, 03:05 AM

Midoria,

Some abayas are cheap, it depends where you get them. However, inside the shopping malls and at designer boutiques they can cost thousands.

I think it's too much that is charged for the dress mentioned above, but it's meant to be for tourists, so go figure. I would put another hundred or two on top of that and get a better quality hand-made piece instead of buying a cookie cutter design that is travelling around the globe.

Lydia dubai · 05-25-2008, 08:17 AM

Dear Gypsy,yes you are correct some tobe,s are very expensive the proffesional ones start around 500 dirham till perhaps 10.000 or even more...but not everybody can afford a dress like that...so then the cheap ones come realy handy...now the tob that i am refering to, is the purple colored one in the picture in the post early in this thread...also it is not called ,,abaja,, its called ,,neshell,, that is where the name ,,nash,, comes from the traditional uae dance for ladys...the tob is specialy used for dancing and not like a abaya to cover the normal day to day clothing...have a nice day Lydia

05-23-2008, 01:55 PM	#16 (permalink)
Aisha Azar Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest USA Posts: 3,979	Thobe Dear Midoria, You can make practice thobes easily and cheaply. Adiemus has mentioned a pattern and I also have one produced by Vicki Horiuchi, along with info about the thobe, that I sell when I teach classes in Gulf dance. You do not even need the ones with all the embroidery to be dressed authentically as some of them are just very plain. The thobe is not actually necessary at all and most of the women that I know who are from the Gulf and Saudi Arabia do not use one, though someone occasionally does. My dance company often uses them on stage because they are so pretty. You can also do the dance with just a scarf, or a half thobe, or just whatever you are wearing. Baharat!!, my company does a thing we call Khaliji Suite, in which we present several different versions of the dance, including one where the ladies just wear evening clothes. I want to incorporate half thobes into it eventually when I get the time to make some up. There are two articles on my website that have to do with the dance if you are interested. Raqs Azar. They are called Are we confused yet? and Observations on Samri Regards, A'isha

05-23-2008, 03:40 AM	#13 (permalink)
Shanazel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rocky Mountains USA Posts: 4,019	Thanks, Gia, I will drop your name all over the aforementioned site! Thank you, Maria. Let me know when your life slows down to a mere marathon and I'll send you shopping money and postage.

05-24-2008, 07:43 PM	#18 (permalink)
Lydia dubai V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dubai United arab emirates Posts: 1,238	Hi Sweety,s the dress in the picture ,is the khaleegydress that is sold in the gulf for tourists and yes like maria said,very cheap...at the moment i think 110 uae dirham ...is like around 32 euro or 28 dollars i think (100 us dollars makes 365 uae dirham),keep in mind that this is used for tourist not realy for proff dancing in the gulf,...but many many dancers outside the middle east are using them for work...i think i have mentioned it before in another mail..i will be happy to send you one or a few if you need them for class,i just get them here from the market BDW many vendors in Cairo get them here from the market....and i think i have send by now a few hunderd to all corners of the world LOL and they come in many colors,so if you think you want some,you can send me a email i am happy to go shopping for you have agreat day Lydia

05-25-2008, 03:05 AM	#19 (permalink)
gypsy8522 Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 464	Midoria, Some abayas are cheap, it depends where you get them. However, inside the shopping malls and at designer boutiques they can cost thousands. I think it's too much that is charged for the dress mentioned above, but it's meant to be for tourists, so go figure. I would put another hundred or two on top of that and get a better quality hand-made piece instead of buying a cookie cutter design that is travelling around the globe.

05-25-2008, 08:17 AM	#20 (permalink)
Lydia dubai V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dubai United arab emirates Posts: 1,238	Dear Gypsy,yes you are correct some tobe,s are very expensive the proffesional ones start around 500 dirham till perhaps 10.000 or even more...but not everybody can afford a dress like that...so then the cheap ones come realy handy...now the tob that i am refering to, is the purple colored one in the picture in the post early in this thread...also it is not called ,,abaja,, its called ,,neshell,, that is where the name ,,nash,, comes from the traditional uae dance for ladys...the tob is specialy used for dancing and not like a abaya to cover the normal day to day clothing...have a nice day Lydia