Ladies have to don the traditional abaya - the loose black robe that is worn by women in the Gulf - and cover their hair.

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The brooding artist presents himself in a pink-and-black striped robe, holding a horn high, as if to play it.

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The Speaker lives in the Speaker's House in the Palace of Westminster and presides over Commons debates dressed in a ceremonial black robe.

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