A Day at the Races Saudi Cup 2024 Dress Code
Welcome to the Saudi Cup 2024 We are pleased to welcome you to The Saudi Cup 2024 , the world's most valuable horse race valued at $35 million, with a prize of $20 million to the first-place winner.
We encourage our guests to celebrate Saudi culture by dressing in styles inspired by the heritage costumes traditionally worn around the Kingdom.
Traditionally, attendees dress up and look their best at horse races worldwide, and we are embracing this practice for the Saudi Cup 2024.
We are pleased to have collaborated with Saudi heritage fashion expert Dr. Laila Albassam and illustrator Norah Sahman to bring you the Saudi Cup Dress Code.
Contents
Overall Dress Code
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Inspiration for dressing in the Royal Enclosure
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Dress Code for Men
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Dress Code for Women
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Overall Dress Code
Royal Enclosure Men Permitted
Women Not Permitted
Permitted
Not Permitted
Daglah or sayah, with agal and
Thobe on its own.
Abaya and Thobe whose designs
Casual attire, whether Saudi or
Thobe & bisht, with agal and
non Saudi.
fashions of Saudi Arabia. In
Jeans, T-shirts, shorts.
ghutra or shemagh. ghutra or shemagh.
Formal national dress of your country.
Formal dress uniform of any serving military personnel.
Suits including jacket and tie.
Casual attire, whether Saudi or Jeans, T-shirts, shorts. Promotional clothing.
are inspired by the traditional
terms of lengths and fabrics, a modest approach to outfits
should be taken, aligned with Saudi traditions.
Formal national dress of your country.
Formal dress uniform of any serving military personnel. Smart suit with jacket.
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non Saudi.
Promotional clothing.
General Enclosure Men
Women
Permitted
Not Permitted
Permitted
Not Permitted
Same as Royal Enclosure.
Casual attire, whether Saudi or
Same as Royal Enclosure.
Casual attire, whether Saudi or
Shirt and trousers (without
Jeans, T-shirts, shorts.
do not have to be inspired by
Jeans, T-shirts, shorts.
Thobe on its own. jacket or tie ).
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non Saudi.
Promotional clothing.
Everyday abayas and thobes, traditional fashions.
non Saudi.
Promotional clothing.
Inspiration for dressing in the Royal Enclosure
Dress Code For Men
The information set out on the next pages are suggestions for easy ways to dress up or modify an existing outfit to reflect Saudi heritage fashion in your Saudi Cup look.
Bisht If you are going to wear a bisht, then make sure that your thobe is eye catching in colour and material. Alternatively, you can wear a smart suit underneath the bisht.
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Patterned and embroidered garments úòõñ øñçèõ ÷ëè åìöë÷ äõè èüè¡æä÷æëìñê They allow the wearer to be formal but still stand out .
Men’s Heritage Fashion
Sayah A sayah is similar to the daglah but is made from patterned fabric. Please note: ammunition belts are not permitted at the Saudi Cup.
Daglah
Ê çäêïäë ìö ä ĥòòõ¡ïèñê÷ë æòä÷ ðäçè çìö÷ìñæ÷ìùè åü ì÷ö Ĥ÷÷èç æø÷ äñç beautiful embroidery.
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Dress Code For Women
The information set out on the next
pages are suggestions for easy ways to dress up or modify an existing outfit to reflect Saudi heritage fashion in your Saudi Cup look.
Colour This elaborate and large thobe is an overgarment worn over a traditional darrah by brides. The middle of the 20th century saw great popularity in the use of national symbols as patterns across various media. One of the more visible uses of Saudi’s national emblem, the crossed swords and palm tree,’ was in’ women’s costumes. Permitted at the Saudi Cup. Red has always been a popular colour on both luxurious and inexpensive fabrics. 11
Colours from the South
Make a thobe using the brightest of colours. This can be achieved using a bright fabric or by brightly coloured threads embroidered on a dark colour fabric. This style of thobe was worn by the women in the South.
Sleeves e d i W
Use lots of fabric to create a very wide and loose thobe. It can have sleeves so wide they äïðòö÷ ÷òøæë ÷ëè ĥòòõ.
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Narrow
Thobe with background overlaid with bands of red, green, yellow and white embroidery. The extensive embroidery renders added weight to the garment, giving it contours.
Embroidery
Îðåõòìçèõü ¡ ðè÷äïïìæ ÷ëõèäç.
Embroidery that is featured in a panel across the entire vertical length on the front of the garment ö÷äñçö òø÷ òñ ä öïìð¡öïèèùèç ÷ëòåè. Red, and other bright colours, were frequently worn at weddings.
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Embroidery
These delicate shapes and subtle colours stand out on the black thobe background.
This velvet tunic fastened at the front was worn by a bride from the Northern Region and has distinctive embroidery patterns that are appliquéd across the garment. The patterns are further surrounded by metallic thread embroidery and trims. The embroidery is reminiscent of a style popular in the Northern Region. Embroidery - natural colour threads.
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Layers Seven pieces of clothing create this bridal ensemble from Makkah. The use of white is distinctive to this region, and the ensemble comprises a white undershirt, sudairiah, thobe, sirwal (trousers) and almdoura (headpiece and veil). Golden thread embroidery, that mimics ĥòõäï öóõìêö ìö úòùèñ äæõòöö ðòö÷ òé ÷ëè ïäüèõö and provides a distinctive look for brides from the region.
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In the cities of the Western Region, such as Êï¡Öäçìñäë äñç Öäîîäë úòðèñ ïäüèõèç white on white. This sort of look can be achieved by layering the same colour in çìģèõèñ÷ éäåõìæö úì÷ë ÷ëè ðòõè öòïìç éäåõìæö below and more opaque fabrics on top.
Headdresses Headdresses are another way to celebrate Saudi heritage fashion.
Embroidered head coverings, draped loosely. Draping was popular with brides.
A straw hat over an orange scarf. Asiri women in straw hats.
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Headdresses
Take a black cotton scarf and wrap it into an interesting shape of your choice for volume and create a silhouette.
Incorporate metal or jewellery into headdresses.
Layer pieces of fabric that have tassels or beading.
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Heritage fashion expertise dlbassam Dr Laila Albassam Illustrations norahsahman Norah Sahman Heritage fashion expertise and images artofheritage Art of Heritage mansoojat Mansoojat Dress Code by Fashion Commission, Ministry of Culture FashionMOC Photo Credits We would like to thank the following for use of the photos in this document. Page 3: Saudi Cup Page 9: private collections Pages 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17: Art of Heritage Collection, Riyadh Page 18: Traditional Crafts of Saudi Arabia, John Topham & 0thers