To avoid skin cancer? Sorry... The answer is that it has to do with modesty, as advocated in the Quran.
Modesty as mentioned above but also it's cooler and safer in the desert to be cover by a white coloured cloth White clothes reflects the sun, while black clothes absorbs the light which makes it hotter
Loose arab garments
They wore robes and women wore short robes
a god duuuuuuuhhhhhhhh The term "robes" is misleading in a way. Any draped garment could be considered a robe. The Romans wore tunics and togas and the toga could loosely be considered a robe as it had no sleeves and was long and covered the body.
Hidatsa women wore long deerskin dresses. The men wore heavy buffalo robes and skins.
There are 422 million Arabs.
they wore loose robes and sandals and long sleeve shirts and long shorts
Loose arab garments
They wore long loose robes and sandals, as it was a muddy desert area dust would flow everywhere.
Look at modern day Arabs and take the glasses off. turban thing, robes and sandle
The white colour reflects the sun, so is cooler. Also, as the robe is loosely fitted, there is a better cooling air flow under the garment.
Men wear loose robes over pants. Some now wear T-shirts and long pants. Women wear long dresses or loose blouses with long skirts. Men generally wear a hat and women have head wraps.
Orthodox Jewish men sometimes do wear long robes.
Kimonos (loose robes) are a traditional form of dress in Japan.
Arabs did not invent books. Books existed long before the Arabs began to use them.
long robes....
boys wore long robes girls wore short robes with metal jewelry
From day one. Judges were wearing black robes long before there was a US Supreme Court.