{"id":3228,"date":"2015-04-07T16:57:14","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T23:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/?p=3228"},"modified":"2022-08-09T11:34:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T18:34:23","slug":"assiut-robe-styling-tips-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2015\/04\/assiut-robe-styling-tips-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Assiut Robe Styling Tips Direct from Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2706\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/main\/davina-looking-down-assiut-vj\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Davina-Looking-Down-Assiut-VJ.jpg?fit=216%2C324&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"216,324\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Davina-Looking-Down-Assiut-VJ\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Davina-Looking-Down-Assiut-VJ.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Davina-Looking-Down-Assiut-VJ.jpg?fit=216%2C324&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2706\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Davina-Looking-Down-Assiut-VJ.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Davina-Looking-Down-Assiut-VJ\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Davina-Looking-Down-Assiut-VJ.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Davina-Looking-Down-Assiut-VJ.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Davina-Looking-Down-Assiut-VJ.jpg?w=216&amp;ssl=1 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Love assiut robes, but aren\u2019t sure how to style them? How they should fit? What type of belt would look best? \u00a0Here is a collection of videos direct from the source, Egypt. \u00a0These dancers illustrate different approaches to head, hip and jewelry embellishments. \u00a0In all cases, the performers accent their hips with belt and usually either partially or fully cover their hair. \u00a0Just remember, when you buy a new modern assiut robe, it will come in a very boxy square cut. \u00a0As these dancers clearly illustrate, the preferred Egyptian fit is tailored to a slightly loose but body-skimming cut.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This clip features Nabeweya Mustafa wearing a densely patterned assiut robe with a large diagram of what appears to be the continent of Africa across her torso accented with Egyptian cartouche and stylized star motifs. She\u2019s casually tied an unadorned scarf around her hips, and casually wrapped a paillette edged veil over her shoulders.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the sound is quite distorted, so be sure to turn your volume down.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/urbxB81X1Eg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>Nabeweya Mustafa appears in this next clip as well. \u00a0Her lively Fellahin dance in the middle of a cotton field is quite charming, especially when you check out the pattern on her sleeves &#8211; which features a stylized field of plants. \u00a0She wears a triangular shaped scarf around her \u00a0hips, and at various points in her dance, she has a shawl that is worn on her head or around her shoulders. \u00a0The crescent shaped dowery necklace is traditional for\u00a0Upper Egypt.<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1o6UErkpo7A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>The last video features\u00a0Farida Fahey and Mahmoud Reda. She\u2019s wearing a lovely traditionally cut assiut robe with traditional rectangular construction instead of western shaped armscye.\u00a0with a long black veil, and shaped silver belt. \u00a0Her assiut robe is so\u00a0heavily embellished that jewelry isn\u2019t missed. \u00a0As a side note, I really enjoy seeing the amazing Mahmoud Reda in his prime!<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MFi4jPZpFAY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2015\/04\/assiut-robe-styling-tips-egypt\/\"><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Davina-Looking-Down-Assiut-VJ.jpg?fit=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Davina-Looking-Down-Assiut-VJ.jpg?w=216&amp;ssl=1 216w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Davina-Looking-Down-Assiut-VJ.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Davina-Looking-Down-Assiut-VJ.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" data-attachment-id=\"2706\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/main\/davina-looking-down-assiut-vj\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Davina-Looking-Down-Assiut-VJ.jpg?fit=216%2C324&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"216,324\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Davina-Looking-Down-Assiut-VJ\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Davina-Looking-Down-Assiut-VJ.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Davina-Looking-Down-Assiut-VJ.jpg?fit=216%2C324&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><p>Love assiut robes, but aren\u2019t sure how to style them? How they should fit? What type of belt would look best? \u00a0Here is a collection of videos direct from the source, Egypt. \u00a0These dancers illustrate different approaches to head, hip and jewelry embellishments. \u00a0In all cases, the performers accent their hips with belt and usually [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2706,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[45,8,10,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assiut-assuit","category-belly-dance","category-belly-dance-costuming","category-general"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Davina-Looking-Down-Assiut-VJ.jpg?fit=216%2C324&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YZtR-Q4","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3228"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9426,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3228\/revisions\/9426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}