Jaffa Thobe

The Jaffa thobe reflects refined beauty and careful craftsmanship. It often features white or light-blue fabrics with dense, precise botanical embroidery inspired by the coastal city’s lush environment. Long vertical lines and a pronounced chest panel are common, along with floral and tree-vein-like motifs, expressing openness, beauty, and deep attachment to land and heritage.

CenterEarly 20th century

Story

The Jaffa thobe carries the spirit of the sea and citrus groves: calm colors and living botanical motifs. Traditional rural threads were used to build a distinct visual identity, often preserved as a treasured family heirloom.

Embroidery

Traditional rural threads
Cypress
Citrus motifs
Almond branch & moon

Palestinian Thobe

Jaffa Thobe

The Jaffa thobe reflects refined beauty and careful craftsmanship. It often features white or light-blue fabrics with dense, precise botanical embroidery inspired by the coastal city’s lush environment. Long vertical lines and a pronounced chest panel are common, along with floral and tree-vein-like motifs, expressing openness, beauty, and deep attachment to land and heritage.

CenterEarly 20th century

Story

The Jaffa thobe carries the spirit of the sea and citrus groves: calm colors and living botanical motifs. Traditional rural threads were used to build a distinct visual identity, often preserved as a treasured family heirloom.

Embroidery

Traditional rural threads
Cypress
Citrus motifs
Almond branch & moon