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  Monday 2004-04-19 - Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Iranian outfit - success!

On the way back from shopping in the Kinkerstraat (Amsterdam), I go back to the little store near the Ten Kate markt where I’d seen the long coats outside; this time the owner appears and I explain what I’m looking for. “In the back,” he says; he also has coats without lining, for warmer weather.

Indeed: not just a few coats, but racks full of clothing, in both Turkish and Moroccan styles. One Moroccan djellaba (a long, loose, hooded garment with full sleeves) is very nice, purple with some embroidery, but I discover a stain, and another one is a size smaller, not too narrow but not really comfortable either. Then I try on an unlined dark wine-red coat, light and supple, ankle-long and hanging wide; the fabric doesn’t easily wrinkle either, which makes it good for travel. It’s actually quite comfortable, and it looks much better on me than I had expected. It doesn’t take long to decide: it’s not expensive either. The friendly store-owner wishes me a nice trip.

posted: Tuesday 2004-05-04 18:10 UTC clothing, preparations