In the Umayyad Caliphate (AD661 - 750 ... materials such as wool and would have worn fewer layers. During the Abbasid Caliphate (AD751 - 1258), black became the ceremonial colour for court ...

The period of the Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258) has long been recognized as the formative period of Islamic civilization with its various achievements in the areas of science, literature, and culture.