Coats

Tibetan Ladies
Originally uploaded by Kees & Sarah

These two ladies are wearing more or less traditional Tibetan clothing. The coats they are wearing, summer coats in this case, are usually black or dark brown and edged with very colourful material, as you can see on the lady at the left. They always wear a belt and then when it becomes to warm they will drop the top half of the coat, so it looks more like a dress than a coat (same for the guys), this is what the lady on the right has done.
Of course you will see a lot of variation on this theme, different colours and even a sleeveless variety. They will always wear a long sleeved top underneath, as bare arms are not acceptable. The winter coats look vaguely similar in design, but they are fur lined and sometimes have a hat. Hopefully I will manage to get some photos of that this winter and then I might post you another one here.