Turban In Islamic cultures, some men wear a turban-style headdress in emulation of Muhammad who is believed to have worn a black or white turban. In Islam, the turban is a "Sunnah Mu'akkadah" (Confirmed Tradition). The head wraps are worn in different ways and called by different names depending on the region and culture. Examples include ( "`emãmah") in Arabic, () in Persian. In Shi'a Islam, a black head wrap around a small white cap is worn by descendants of Muhammad called Sayyids, and white turbans by other well-educated persons and scholars. Sufi Muslims often wear a green head wrap around
Draped turban the profile of the draped turban as glamour wear – Miranda wore hers in a variety of extreme permutations in her films. Versions of the draped turban started to gain in popularity again from the mid 1950s; in 1955, "The Times" reported on a Dior ensemble taking in the eastern trend and comprising sheath dress in brocaded silk, matching jacket trimmed with sable fur and brocaded silk draped turban. Turban styles were adapted to accommodate more bouffant hair styles. Milliner Claude Saint-Cyr – who designed hats for the Queen – featured a new supple felt turban in 1956 that covered