Traditional Costume

The inhabitants dress whichever they like despite the French influence. Most Comorians dress in western fashion, while older individuals, notably elders, frequently wear traditional garb. Shiromeni, a long, colored dress with a skirt, is a common item of clothing for women. Comorian ladies will often cover their faces with colorful shawls or scarves. Another method Comorian women dress is by applying a "beauty mask" to their faces made of sandalwood and coral paste. Although some Comorian women choose not to do so, doing so produces a sort of creamy, white paste that they apply to their faces.

In the Comoros, men dress in cotton clothes with skirts that reach their knees. Because of the oppressive heat in Comoros, they occasionally wear a white jacket and a white skull cup. Men wear sarongs, which are long, patterned skirts, when they leave town. Young guys do, however, prefer to wear conventional western attire to that of their own type. However, older people like wearing traditional Comorian attire.