Yeah ! Not in a critical way , more curious ! <| sep |> side view . I ' m not good at taking pictures <| sep |> Tempostorm ? is better <| sep |> Generally speaking , abayas are for women . At least the dress that first comes to mind when you think of the word abaya . I asked my husband and did a little research the formal name for what he ' s wearing is a bisht . It ' s worn by men for special ceremonies or festivals , such as weddings or Eid celebrations . From what my husband and fatherinlaw have mentioned , they just refer to it as an abaya probably since it resembles them so closely . My husband actually has never heard of it being referred to as a bisht until I looked it up haha . An abaya is the clothing women wear , but I think it also has become a colloquial term for overrobescloaks as well .