Abaya edits
Ramadan asks a lot of an abaya. It goes to the mosque after a long day, sits through taraweeh, serves food at iftar and is still on at midnight when the family is talking over tea. The ten designs here were picked for that month: five calm colours, black, pearl grey, taupe, olive and navy, with embroidery that stays near the neck, the front edges and the cuffs instead of covering the whole abaya. Each comes with a scarf in its own colour and is cut in Pakistan to a size from S to XL or to your measurements.
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The Gilded Seam makes Ramadan abayas to order in Pakistan: ten designs in black, pearl grey, taupe, olive and navy, closed shapes for the mosque and open ones for iftar, each with soft embroidery and a matching scarf. Choose nida, crepe or chiffon, and a size from S to XL or your measurements. Making takes 5 to 7 working days after your quote is approved and paid.
10 designs
Each design is made to order in your size or to your measurements. The pictures are design previews made before sewing, so the finished piece is confirmed in your written quote.
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A black lantern-sleeve abaya with a stand collar, embroidered with cream jasmine flowers and gold leaves around the collar, down the front placket and on the cuffs. Comes with a matching scarf.
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A pearl grey butterfly abaya with a round neck, embroidered with a fine cream diamond lattice around the neckline and on the sleeves. Comes with a matching scarf.
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An open-front kimono abaya in taupe, embroidered with cream acacia blossom and grey leaves down both front edges and around the sleeve cuffs. Comes with a matching scarf.
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An olive green bell-sleeve abaya with an A-line cut, embroidered with soft gold olive branches down the neck opening and on the flared sleeves. Comes with a matching scarf.
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An open tulip abaya in navy with petal sleeves, embroidered with soft blue irises in a spray over one shoulder and down the front, and on the sleeves. Comes with a matching scarf.
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A flowing, open bisht-style abaya in black, embroidered with cream jasmine flowers and gold leaves down both front edges and around the ends of the sleeves. Comes with a matching scarf.
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An open tailored abaya in pearl grey with a shawl collar, embroidered with a fine cream diamond lattice along the shawl collar and around the cuffs. Comes with a matching scarf.
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A taupe layered-sleeve abaya with a round neck, embroidered with cream acacia blossom and grey leaves in a spray over one shoulder and on the layered sleeves. Comes with a matching scarf.
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An open pleated abaya in olive green, embroidered with soft gold olive branches down both front edges and above the pleated sleeve ends. Comes with a matching scarf.
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An open cape abaya in navy, embroidered with soft blue irises along the edges of the cape, down both front edges and on the cuffs. Comes with a matching scarf.
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Most people keep their brightest clothes for Eid and dress more simply through Ramadan, so the colours here are the calm end of our abaya collection. Each embroidery is shown in two shapes, one closed and one open:
Each of these embroideries is drawn in all ten of our abaya shapes, so if you like the Pearl Geometry lattice but want it on a lantern sleeve, or the irises on a closed butterfly, ask for that combination by name. The other shapes are on the abayas page, and the brighter colours, burgundy, deep teal, chocolate brown and ivory, are on Eid abayas.
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For the mosque, a closed abaya is the simplest choice: it covers whatever you are wearing, needs no pinning and looks the same at the end of the night as at the start. The lantern, butterfly, bell and layered designs here all close at the front. The butterfly is the loosest, cut as one wide piece, which makes long standing and sitting comfortable; the lantern gathers its sleeves into deep cuffs, which keeps them out of the way when you lift your hands.
For iftar at home or with friends, an open abaya over a dress or a kameez lets the outfit underneath show. The kimono and bisht hang straight like a long coat, the tailored abaya has a shawl collar that looks smart at a dinner table, and the tulip, cape and pleated designs have a little more movement for an iftar party. If you will be serving food, a cuffed or narrower sleeve is easier than a wide one; ask for a narrower sleeve in your quote and we tell you what the shape allows.
If you make wudu away from home, think about how easily the sleeve pushes up. Wide kimono and bisht sleeves fold back over the forearm, while a gathered cuff needs to be loose enough to slide up. Tell us when you ask for your quote and we agree the width of the cuff with you, measured from your own forearm. Abaya sleeves with inner cuffs shows another way to keep the arms covered.
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An abaya worn every evening for a month needs a fabric that forgives being sat in, folded into a bag and worn again the next night. All three cost the same on these designs, so choose by how you will use it. Nida is soft and matte with an easy drape, and it is the one to pick if this will be your everyday Ramadan abaya. Crepe is a little heavier, with a fine grainy texture that hangs well through a long evening. Chiffon is light and floaty but slightly sheer, and suits an iftar party or the last nights; ask for a lining if you want it less see-through.
Ramadan in 2027 falls in February, so the weather depends on where you are. In the UK, Europe and North America a winter evening calls for nida or crepe with warm layers underneath. In the Gulf the evenings are mild, and chiffon or nida is comfortable. Abayas for Ramadan evenings has more on dressing for the month.
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Ramadan 2027 is expected to begin around 8 February, with the exact day set by the sighting of the moon. Making takes 5 to 7 working days, counted from the day your written quote is approved and paid in full, and then the abaya is posted to you, with the courier time depending on your country. To have it for the first night, ask for your quote in January. Your quote states one total that already covers delivery and any import duty and taxes.
If you would like a second abaya for Eid, order both together: Eid al-Fitr is expected about a month later, in early March. When you ask for your quote, name the design or the embroidery and shape you want, the fabric, your size or your measurements, and any change to the sleeves or the hem. Planning your Eid outfit timeline helps you work back from both dates.
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Necklines, sleeves and backs from this collection. Tap a name to see every view of that design.
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Initials, a name or a monogram can be embroidered too: tell us the letters and where you would like them, and we confirm the size and thread in your quote.
Anything else you would like changed, ask in your quote request and we tell you honestly whether it can be done.
How to order
Delivery to the UK
Quoted and paid in pounds. Your quote includes delivery to your door and any import VAT, duty and courier fees, so there is nothing to pay when the parcel arrives. Ordering from the UK
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FAQ
In January. Ramadan 2027 is expected to begin around 8 February, depending on the moon. Making takes 5 to 7 working days once your quote is approved and paid, and the courier time to your country comes after that.
A closed one, so it covers your clothes without pinning: the lantern, butterfly, bell or layered designs here. The butterfly is the loosest for long standing and sitting, and a cuffed sleeve stays in place when you raise your hands.
Yes. An open shape over a dress shows the outfit underneath: the tailored abaya with its shawl collar, or the tulip, cape or pleated designs, which have more movement. Chiffon suits an evening party; ask for a lining if you want it less see-through.
Yes. Every design on this page comes with a scarf in the same colour as the abaya, at no extra cost.
No. They are design previews that show the cut, the colour and where the embroidery sits. Your written quote confirms every detail before anything is cut, and colours can look slightly different on a screen.
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