Moorish Women: First Layer

Marlota/Almexia:

replaced and was an evolution of the Arab aljuba. 

• Worn over the under tunic and sirwal by both men and women

• It was long (it reached the ground) and had wide sleeves.

• It could be tight or loose.

• Winter

  • silk lined with velvet

  • silk lined with chamelot, a kind of fabric that imitated camel fur 

  • Wool (lower classes)

  • Lined in linen

• Summer

  • Linen (lower classes)

  • Silk lined in linen (upper classes)

• seed beads 

• gold trimmings

• or plainer cloth 

• strips of silk or simpler trimmings

• Single color or particolor (a Christian influence that dates back to the 14th century).