Can I wear a thobe? Should I wear a thobe? Here a thobe, there a thobe, everwhere a thobe thobe.

I get asked it a lot! What would an Arabic person think if I wore a thobe? The answer is simple, he’ll think “Oh my God! He’s insulting me! Infedel Pig!”. Alright, now that I’ve said the stereotypical answer that you were kind of expecting, it’s time to run in the opposite direction. Most Arabic people would love it. They’d think that you’re accepting the culture and it’s cool.

In fact, when I took a couple of Ozzy friends of mine to a tailor, an older Qatari guy asked me in Arabic “Are these thobes for them?”. I said “Yes, they love it”. He smiled and said “That’s so great.”.

Now you might think that each thobe is the same. No no no. You have to choose the collar, the fabric, the button style, the pocket shape, the fit, the color, the shape, the hardness of the cuffs, the cuff style, and so much more. Qatari thobes are usually one button collars, sharp edges, super white fabric and with a square pocket. It’s kind of like the Armani suit of thobes. Add a cobra on there and you’re set! (A cobra is the way that you wear the ghitra on your head. Qatari’s like to shape it to look like a cobra head.)

Now you don’t need to be plain white. There are different coloured thobes, but don’t confuse the winter with the summer thobes since the winter ones are much thicker (although they have more patterns). Then when it comes to the ghitra, play around. Pick a style, choose some nice colours.

One tip to looking ultra fly in a thobe is getting some hip shades, matching watch strap with cufflinks and pen. An example of mine is wearing a white thobe, red ghitra, red pen, red watch, and red pen.

You’ll get the hang of things sooner or later. Give it a go! They’re amazingly cool to wear when it’s hot outside. They circulate the air well. Just watch out when it comes to your cobra, you don’t want it too big; you might take lift off if you walk too fast.