What is a Mukhawar?
A Garment That Carries Grace
The mukhawar (pronounced mok-ha-war) is a traditional women’s dress rooted in Emirati heritage — a garment woven with ease, grace, and stories passed from one generation to the next.
With its flowing silhouette and gentle modesty, it carries a quiet elegance — like the hush of dawn before the world stirs. Made from breathable fabrics like cotton and linen, it was born in the desert light, yet drifts effortlessly into cooler skies — perfectly at home among Britain’s soft breezes and sudden rain.
Where sundresses flutter and falter with the weather, the mukhawar stands steady — offering coverage that feels like a soft embrace. It moves with you, whether you're hosting loved ones for Eid, wandering through garden paths, or savoring solitude with a cup of tea by the window.
Some are simple, everyday staples — light and lovely. Others bloom with embroidery, a whisper of tradition stitched in gold and thread, like a secret only the fabric remembers.
At Mukhawar London, we’re reimagining this timeless piece — not just as fashion, but as feeling. For women who find beauty in softness, and strength in stillness. For those rooted in Emirati tradition, and ready to wear it into the now.
A Dress with a Soul
Some may call it a jalabiya, and they wouldn’t be wrong.
But to us, it is more.
It’s the feel of home woven into fabric.
It’s the whisper of oud lingering in the hallways.
It’s the laughter of women gathering in the majlis.
It’s the softness of heritage, wrapped in elegance.
Mukhawar is our word — a word that carries the soul of Emirati life, stitched across generations, carried with pride into today.