A Day at the Races
Saudi Cup 2023 Dress Code
Welcome to the Saudi Cup 2023
We are pleased to welcome you to The Saudi Cup 2023, the world's most valuable horse race valued at $20 million, with a prize of $10 million to the first-place
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
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.
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Overall Dress Code
Royal Enclosure
Women Men
Daglah or sayah, with agal and ghutra or shemagh.
Thobe & bisht, with agal and ghutra or shemagh.
Formal national dress of your country.
Formal dress uniform of any serving military personnel. Suits including jacket and tie.
Thobe on its own.
Casual attire, whether Saudi or non Saudi.
Jeans, T-shirts, shorts.
Promotional clothing.
Abaya and Thobe whose designs are inspired by the traditional fashions of Saudi Arabia. In terms of lengths and fabrics, a modest approach to out ts 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.
Casual attire, whether Saudi or non Saudi.
Jeans, T-shirts, shorts. Promotional clothing.
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General Enclosure
Women Men
Same as Royal Enclosure. Thobe on its own.
Shirt and trousers (without
. Casual attire, whether Saudi or non Saudi.
Jeans, T-shirts, shorts. Promotional clothing.
Same as Royal Enclosure
Everyday abayas and thobes, do not have to be inspired by traditional fashions.
Casual attire, whether Saudi or non Saudi.
Jeans, T-shirts, shorts. Promotional clothing.
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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.
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
Patterned and embroidered garments
They allow the wearer to be formal but still stand out .
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Men’s Heritage Fashion
A sayah is similar to the daglah fabric. Please note: ammunition belts are not permitted at the
beautiful embroidery.
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Daglah
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.
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.
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.
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Sleeves
Use lots of fabric to create a very wide and loose thobe. It can have sleeves so wide they .
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.
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Embroidery
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metallic thread embroidery and trims. The embroidery is reminiscent of a style popular in the Northern Region.
Embroidery - natural
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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 and provides a distinctive look for brides from the region .
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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.
Layer pieces of fabric that have tassels or beading.
Incorporate metal or jewellery into headdresses.
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Heritage fashion expertise
Illustrations
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Heritage fashion expertise and images
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Dress Code by Fashion Commission, Ministry of Culture
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Photo Credits
We would like to thank the following for use of the photos in this document.
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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
