Jordanian Royals in Traditional Dress Part 1: May 2004 - May 2012

[Angie]

How often do the princesses wear them?

 

[maryshawn]

Well, from what I've seen over the years, the jordanian royal women wear 3 separate wardrobes--jeans and khakis for casual days, tailored suits for overseas and visits from european monarchy, and the traditional dresses for official Jordanian functions, like the beginning of the Jerash Festival. Sometimes, Queen Noor would wear beautiful Jordanian caftan-like outfits in Washington DC at official ceremonies celebrating peace accords. But even when visiting very conservative arab states, the only visible concession is the suits cover arms, most of the leg and the yannis or scarf is on their heads. I personally enjoy seeing them in Jordanian attire at special occasions---the lovely designs and fabrics are stunning. Queen Rania doesn't seem to wear them as much except for a few articles I've seen where she is promoting Jordan posing against the beautiful historical places in the country. Hope this helps. Maybe someone from the Middle East could give more insight.

Mary Shawn

 

[Angie]

Are the dresses as beautiful as the moroccan ones?

Am in awe of those dresses

 

[SafaaBatin]

here are some jordan traditional dress photos

 

[SafaaBatin]

more photos

 

[SafaaBatin]

the first is bedouin dress, the other two are circassian:

 

[Angie]

the first is bedouin dress, the other two are circassian:

Lovely dresses!

 

[Josefine]

can sometell more about the dresses is there several depending from where you are is there a natinak dress please tell more

 

[mousbah]

Portrait of queen Alia in a traditional dress from Salt region
to www.mgaproduction.com

 

[Amoula]

Portrait of queen Alia in a traditional dress from Salt region
to www.mgaproduction.com

AH! Beautiful!Queen Alia,looked Amazing (MHSRIP)
I have the first custom,I love it,we wear it in Henna Parties and family gatherings sometimes. That's what most Jordanians/Palestinians do,Even the princesses wear them in such ceremonies.

 

[shelley]

AH! Beautiful!Queen Alia,looked Amazing (MHSRIP)
I have the first custom,I love it,we wear it in Henna Parties and family gatherings sometimes. That's what most Jordanians/Palestinians do,Even the princesses wear them in such ceremonies.

She was very attractive, and I think without any help from the cosmetic surgeons. She was one of the people who did not change her appearance after her marriage.

 

[Bubbette]

But let's remember, she was only 20-something when she died, so who knows what she would have done later.

 

[shelley]

But let's remember, she was only 20-something when she died, so who knows what she would have done later.

29 - but Q. Noor had her first surgery within three years of her marriage and Q. Rania has already had her nose done( before she was married , as has P. Haya. Actually, Q. Alia's mother is still extremely good looking for a woman of her age and they always say to look at a woman's mother to know how she will look later ( thtis was of course in pre plastic surgery times...)

 

[SafaaBatin]

queen noor and queen rania

 

[SafaaBatin]

traditional designs by hanaa sadeq

 

[mousbah]

Queen Noor

 

[maryshawn]

Do you have a photo of Q. Alia's mother? I've never seen her before. Thanks.

29 - but Q. Noor had her first surgery within three years of her marriage and Q. Rania has already had her nose done( before she was married , as has P. Haya. Actually, Q. Alia's mother is still extremely good looking for a woman of her age and they always say to look at a woman's mother to know how she will look later ( thtis was of course in pre plastic surgery times...)

 

[mousbah]

from mgaproduction:

Last photo of the queen Alia in discussion with her mother Hanane Toukan during an official dinner. 2 days after the queen Alia died in a helicopter accident

 

[Safaa Batin]

Do you have a photo of Q. Alia's mother? I've never seen her before. Thanks.

she might be the one in these photoes:

 

[shelley]

she might be the one in these photoes:

She is the older lady in the photographs. And as I said, not at all bad for someone who must now be in her seventies. Q. Alia was her oldest child and she was born in 1948......so her mother must be about seventy two at the very least.

 

[La la]

Here is a(nother) pic of Princess Haya's grandma. She's quite stunning.

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41844

 

[mousbah]

Queen Noor

 

[mousbah]

Queen Rania

 

[mousbah]

Princess Aisha bin Hussein (from mga production)

 

[Lyonnaise]

The detailing in those dresses are exquisite! (I wonder if Canada has a traditional dress??)

 

[Bubbette]

Here is a(nother) pic of Princess Haya's grandma. She's quite stunning.

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41844

She looks too young to be her grandmother? I mean if Alia had Haya at 20, Alia would be 50, her mother would probably be 70; nah, I guess that could be.

 

[La la]

She looks too young to be her grandmother? I mean if Alia had Haya at 20, Alia would be 50, her mother would probably be 70; nah, I guess that could be.

That's what also thought but the caption read so. However, she doesn't look anywhere near 70 (at least nothing like the 70-year-olds I've seen).

 

[Humera]

The detailing in those dresses are exquisite! (I wonder if Canada has a traditional dress??)

Canada doesnt have a "traditional" dress, just like the US doesnt have one.
Canada was colonized by europeans, so people wear traditional western clothing. But it is a very multi-cultural society so people from various ethnic backgrounds have their own traditional dresses they might wear at certain occasions.

 

[Safaa Batin]

...traditional dress

 

[Safaa Batin]

Queen Rania wearing the traditional dress of Ma'an.