The traditional Kuwaiti woman wears a long-sleeved, loose, floor length dress or daraa’. On festive occasions, it may be covered with a sheer, sequined or embroidered dress called a thobe. However, for daily outings, the abaya is popular; it is a silky head -to- toe black cloak that covers the traditional daraa’s as well as Western fashion that is gaining popularity. A multitude of styles and colors of headscarves, called hejab, are worn by many Muslim women in Kuwait.