Djibouti’s traditional dress is practical, graceful and well suited to the heat of the Horn of Africa. Alongside jeans and t-shirts, many older garments remain in daily use.
Dress for women
Women typically wear the dirac, a long, light and sheer voile dress in cotton or polyester, layered over a full-length half-slip. Married women often add a head-scarf called a shash and a shawl known as a garbasaar, while younger or unmarried women do not always cover their heads. For festivals, some women choose special jewellery and head-dresses similar to those of the Berber tribes of the Maghreb.
Dress for men
Men commonly wear the macawiis, a sarong-like garment tied at the waist. Many nomads prefer the tobe, a loosely wrapped white cotton robe that reaches about the knee, with one end thrown over the shoulder in a way that recalls a Roman toga. Arabian-style garments, including the male jellabiya and the female jilbab, are also common. Afar men traditionally carry the jile, a famous curved knife.
Sources: Wikipedia: Culture of Djibouti.
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