Love assiut robes, but aren’t sure how to style them? How they should fit? What type of belt would look best? Here is a collection of videos direct from the source, Egypt. These dancers illustrate different approaches to head, hip and jewelry embellishments. In all cases, the performers accent their hips with belt and usually either partially or fully cover their hair. Just remember, when you buy a new modern assiut robe, it will come in a very boxy square cut. As these dancers clearly illustrate, the preferred Egyptian fit is tailored to a slightly loose but body-skimming cut.
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’s casually tied an unadorned scarf around her hips, and casually wrapped a paillette edged veil over her shoulders. Unfortunately, the sound is quite distorted, so be sure to turn your volume down.