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node: fashion_islamic_iran
type: fashion
slug: early_islamic_iran_fashion
title: "Fashion in Early Islamic Iran"
lead: "After the Arab conquest, Islamic robes and the turban layered over Iranian dress; but the Persian tailoring tradition — the open-fronted coat (qaba) and fine silk — was kept and influenced dress across the Islamic world."
published: 2026-07-28
updated: 2026-07-28
change: "Created as a fashion sub-page under the history section (iran region)"
requester: internal
reason: "Per the owner's decision, fashion lives under each history era"
---

## Overview

As part of the Islamic world, Iran kept its Persian traditions of textiles and tailoring.

## Key garments and style

Men wore a long tunic under a robe with a turban. The open-fronted coat (qaba) of Persian origin was widely taken up across the Islamic world, and silk woven with inscribed bands (tiraz) was prized.

## Transition

With the rise of the Turkic Seljuks, a Turco-Persian court dress developed.