The Abaya is a cultural thing.Different branches of Islam have slightly different 'Rules'.The Abaya is normally worn in the stricter Arabic Countries such as Saudi Arabia.Islam does'nt specify that only black to be worn.Coloured Hiqabb etc are allowed.
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Men are generally thought of as pure and higher in status, as opposed to women, who take a subordinate role in Arab society, are commonly relegated to a lower status, and, to some extent, possess more evil spirits than their male counterparts. Hence, men wear white (more like angels) and women wear black (more devilish.
I'm probably way off on this, it's just a guess. It's not anything that I personally believe!
not all Arabs wear black unless u live in Saudi it is the only place in the world that all women that r 10 years and older have 2 wear black i am an Arabian myself and i think it is nonsense and BTW not all Arabs wear the thing on the head that is called hi-jab they only wear it if they want to .
Of course they do most woman do.
They wore clothes!
Women Usually Wear Dresses And Men Wear Robes And Turbans
Skirts and blouses or dresses.
Things changed slowly during the first two decades of the twentieth century, as women's ready-to-wear clothes encountered wider social acceptance.