---
node: fashion_afsharid_zand
type: fashion
slug: afsharid_and_zand_iran_fashion
title: "Fashion in Afsharid and Zand Iran"
lead: "In the 18th-century Afsharid and Zand periods, the court dress inherited from the Safavids was carried on, and new headgear appeared, such as Nader Shah's four-peaked hat."
published: 2026-07-28
updated: 2026-07-28
image_file: afsharid_and_zand_iran_fashion.jpg
image_source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Painting,_portrait_of_Nader_Shah_seated_on_a_carpet,_oil_on_canvas,_probably_Tehran,_1780s_or_1790s.jpg"
image_author: "Unknown — portrait of Nader Shah (late 18th c)"
image_license: "Public domain"
change: "Created as a fashion sub-page under the history section, with a period image (iran region)"
requester: internal
reason: "Per the owner's decision, fashion lives under each history era"
---

## Overview

In this age of war and reunification, dress changed while keeping the Safavid style as its basis.

## Key garments and style

The court dress of a long robe, sash and turban was kept. The conqueror Nader Shah is shown in a distinctive four-peaked hat, and the Zand court at Shiraz continued a splendid silk dress.

## Transition

With the rise of the Qajars, a distinctive court style — including the tall black lambskin hat — took shape.