One of the first impression people have about Dubai is that most of the people dress very differently from the current trends shown on Fashion TV. Everyone dresses in their own traditional clothes, Gulf nationals wear dishdash and abaya, Indians wears traditional Indian suits and saris, Pakistani wear traditional Pakistani clothes etc.

The Arabian Gulf male nationals (Emiratis, Qataris, Saudis etc) traditionally wear Dishdash. Dishdash (or Kandura in Arabic) is the long white robe. Where dishdash is usually white, it can be of any color, cream, brown, gray and even navy or black. Only the traditional white is seen in summer because it reflects the suns rays.  The men may change their Kandura a number of times in the day to go to different events (work, prayers, dinner etc) and so the men's clothes remain looking spick and span A UAE National might have 50 or so dishdashes in his closet, and have up to 20 of those with the dry cleaners at any one time. A typical kandura is tailored to fit and it would cost anywhere between 100 and 200 Dirhams.

These checks are traditional to the Beduin, since the material used was tougher than the other and useful for protection against the elements in the desert. Also, the way that guthra is worn can define who someone is. Some young Emiratis even wear baseball caps instead of guthra.

The Egal is the black rope that fixes the headscarf in place. In the past these would be used by Bedouin to tie their camel's feet down during the night while they were travelling. More of the younger nationals these days do not wear their egal and tie their guthra in a different way on their head. The ghafiyah looks exactly like a Muslim prayer hat but since it is usually under the guthra, you would not necessarily see it. It is usually white in colour with designs woven in. 

The Kerkusha is like a small string like contraption flowing from the neck. Some compare it to a tie, and it is not always worn, though those who do wear it sometimes are inclined to play around with it. The Bisht is worn by those in power which is similar to a jacket that is worn on top of the kandura. Also, the bisht is worn during special occasions such as Eid or weddings, for example, and also when visiting a Sheikh. The faneela is like a vest worn under the Kandura.  A woozar is a piece of white cloth which is tied around the waist under the Kandura. You'll never see one! Na-aal is essentially the sandals that are worn. You may find that shoes are actually worn instead. People say that those in Dubai wear shoes whereas those in Abu Dhabi are sandal wearers.