Sometimes you see people who make you look, for whatever reason. This man caught my eye, and not for the obvious - the vivid yellow of his djellaba. No, he had a strong presence in the way he mindfully walked along radiating great dignity. The hooded djellaba is a traditional garment worn by many men in Morocco, which is simply thrown on over their usual shirt and pants. They usually wear a pair of traditional pointy toe leather slippers also, called 'baboosh'. You can see them for sale in many market stalls, rows and rows of them in any number of colours. Moroccans have a love affair with the colour yellow- specifically a shade produced by turmeric. As well as being a favourite colour to paint exterior and interior walls of houses, it is the colour du jour for the baboosh worn by trendy young guys in Fez and Marrakesh together with regular tshirts and jeans.
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