Creating women's Scarf Designs Inspired by Head covering Decorations in the Southern Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

This research studies the decorations of traditional women's head coverings in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with the aim of identifying their shapes and types and analyzing them from a formal, decorative and color perspective, and benefiting from this in designing fashion accessories. The importance of this research is highlighted by the fact that traditional head coverings are a rich heritage of decorative units and can be used in contemporary designs with authenticity. The research adopted the descriptive, analytical and applied approach Some models of traditional women's head coverings in the southern region were studied according to their formal, decorative and color elements. The results resulted in a remarkable diversity in the decorations of these coverings, in terms of the methods used in their implementation or in terms of decorative patterns and colors , which reflects the richness and diversity of decorations in women's head coverings in the southern region of the Kingdom  The possibility of benefiting from it by quoting its decorations in designing contemporary fashion accessories that preserve its authenticity and highlight its cultural value. The researcher also recommended working on inventing more modern digital preservation methods that facilitate access to and benefit from these decorations and paying more attention to the methods used to decorate traditional women's and men's head coverings in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.