• Tailors work at a custom clothing store in Kuwait City on April 23, 2022, amid high demand on "dishdashas", the traditional dress in Kuwait, as social gatherings returned during Ramadan after two years of closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
    Tailors work at a custom clothing store in Kuwait City on April 23, 2022, amid high demand on "dishdashas", the traditional dress in Kuwait, as social gatherings returned during Ramadan after two years of closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
  • Work had been slow during the Covid-19 pandemic as gatherings were prohibited.
    Work had been slow during the Covid-19 pandemic as gatherings were prohibited.
  • As social gatherings returned, the store has experienced high demand for 'dishdashas', the traditional dress in Kuwait.
    As social gatherings returned, the store has experienced high demand for 'dishdashas', the traditional dress in Kuwait.
  • Now, business is booming and the number of made-to-measure orders are increasing.
    Now, business is booming and the number of made-to-measure orders are increasing.
  • A tailor measures and cuts fabric.
    A tailor measures and cuts fabric.
  • Tailors create bespoke dishdashas.
    Tailors create bespoke dishdashas.
  • Among piles of fabric, tailors get to work with pin-point precision.
    Among piles of fabric, tailors get to work with pin-point precision.
  • Today, the factory is busy finalising a number of orders ahead of eid celebrations.
    Today, the factory is busy finalising a number of orders ahead of eid celebrations.

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Skilled tailors at work in Kuwait - in pictures

Business is booming as Covid-19 restrictions ease and social gatherings return for Ramadan

The National

April 26, 2022

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Updated: April 26, 2022, 9:31 AM
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