Bisht

Bisht

King Salman is wearing a black bisht.

     Bisht is a traditional kind of cloak that Saudi's men wear it on important events such as weddings, and when they visit important guest especially on the first meeting. Usually, they wear it to cover themselves from the shoulder to the feet. Ward bisht comes from Persian language because they use it to describe what wears on the back.

     The materials of bisht are camel woods or goats woods. Also, sometimes tailors use gold woods to make luxury bisht and it is handmade. There are two kinds of bisht. The first one is using in the winter as a jacket for heating and the second one is used for summer events. It has brocaded in different designs. Bisht industry takes between 12 to 15 days. There are different colors of bisht. The famous bisht colours are the black, white, and brown.

     Bisht is one of precious things where it can't warn alone on top of the dress "thop " without a head cover "ghutra". It must be worn with "ghutra". Indeed, bisht one of the things which it is inherited. You can't  throw after the passage of time. On the contrary, the longer the duration the more increase value and price.

     Usually bisht has expensive prices. The prices start from $1000 and more. The famous country where it made good bisht is AlHasa. It's located on the eastern side of Saudi Arabia where there are the best manufacturers there.