The bedlah is a dance costume and attire normally worn by women. The word bedlah is Arabic for "suit". In the world of belly dance and raqs sharqi the term bedlah refers simply to the costume that a dancer wears.

The costume most commonly associated with belly dance is the 'bedlah' (Arabic: بدلة; literally "suit") style, which typically includes a fitted top or bra, a fitted hip belt, and a full-length skirt or harem pants. The bra and belt may be richly decorated with beads, sequins, crystals, coins, beaded fringe and embroidery.

This costume style, born on European opera stages, was imported back to the Middle East and especially to Egypt where dancers performing on stages in clubs for tourists and locals alike, embraced this formula and dubbed it the “bedlah” or uniform of the professional working dancer.

2024年9月19日 · The bedlah, or “suit” style, is the most commonly associated with belly dance, consisting of a fitted top, hip belt, and full-length skirt or harem pants. The bra and belt can be decorated with beads, sequins, crystals, coins, beaded fringe, and embroidery.

2024年1月29日 · Generally, the Egyptian cabaret costume, called bedlah, is the one that many people today associate with raqs sharqi. That is, the two-piece with bra and hip belt (although nowadays a lot of Egyptian cabaret costumes have beads sewed directly onto a tight skirt rather than a hip belt).

From the 1920s dancers started wearing what is known today as the typical belly dancer’s costume (bedlah): a bra, a skirt, bare midriff, veils, a lot of glitter and beads.

2024年2月4日 · The bedlah, or two-piece cabaret costume, is, in reality, a Hollywood invention that Egyptians and Turkish dancers afterward copied and now in Egypt and Turkey, they make beautiful and elaborated bedlah, selling them to dancers all over the world.