Most people wear traditional dress during work and social hours. Men wear an ankle length, collarless gown with long sleeves (dishdasha). It is usually white, although beige, lilac, black and navy are also sometimes worn. The neckline has a tassel called a furakha, which is sometimes scented with perfume. A plain cloth (wuzar) is worn under the dishdasha from the waist down. On their heads men usually wear a brimless embroidered hat (kumah). Sometimes a square of finely woven cotton is wound around the head, over the kumah, to make a turban (muzzar).

Traditional women’s costumes are very colourful and vary from region to region. The main components are a pair of loose trousers (sirwal), a long-sleeved tunic and a headdress (lihaf). The tunics are often extremely colourful, with bright greens, reds, purples, and oranges, intricately woven together in embroidered patterns. The lihaf covers the head and shoulders and is black or the same fabric as the tunic. In northern and coastal Oman, women tend to wear a full-length, caftan-style dress (khandoura), which is embroidered in different patterns.

The Omani people are an arab ethnic group that lives in south west of the arabian peninsula.

For men the national dress is an ankle-length, collarless gown with long sleeves called a Dishdasha. Usually the clothing is white, although a few other colours such as brown, lilac and black are sometimes worn. There are many accessories men can wear, for example the Muzzar (a type of turban), the Assa (a cane or stick used mainly for formal occasions) and the Khanjar. The Khanjar is a ceremonial curved dagger worn during formal occasions, often described as "an important symbol of male elegance".

The national dress for Omani women comprises a dress worn over trousers (Sirwal) and a headdress (Lihaf). Usually the materials used are of very colourful, vibrant colours. Traditionally Omani women would wear a kind of wooden platform shoe, but nowadays most prefer to wear sandals. The cut of the clothing differs throughout regions, as does colour, embroidery and materials. Women complete their outfit with gold jewellery and cosmetics, opting for either brand name or traditionally made items.

It is said that most of the GCC countries national dress are originated from oman.