| The women of the city donned their abayas, the fabric drawn in around their waists. |
| The women of the family swept her up in warm embraces, almost causing her to disappear in the flurry of abayas. |
| There were 79 women, 11 with heads uncovered, the rest split between headscarves and black flowing abayas. |
| Small flocks of mangy goats and sheep, shepherded by women in flowing black abayas, forage in the trash. |
| The western coastal of Jeddah is far more relaxed than Riyadh, with abayas often brightly coloured or worn open to expose the clothing beneath. |
| It included 14 abayas or ankle-length dresses, which it matched with embroidered headscarves and hijabs. |
