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Clothing

undergarments
şalvar (loose trousers)
gömlek (a shirt)
mintan (a type of short vest)
zıbın (short underjacket) kaftan
Kuşak (sash)
headwear
shoes

Sumptuary laws dictated the quality and color of fabric, types of furs, color and style of shoes, and style of hat so as to ensure that social heirarchy is immediately apparent.

The only difference in manner of dress between the sexes is that when women are in public they wear a ferace, a type of dark robe that covers her from her feet to her throat, and she wears veils to cover her hair and face.

Hats

külah A type of conical hat worn by commoners
Sarık turban worn by the upperclass. Royalty decorated theirs with feathers.

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