What is "xhamadan"

A xhamadan or xhamadani is a traditional wool garment, which is worn by Albanian men It can be sleeved or sleeveless. The sleeveless xhamadan is only one type of the Albanian jelek (or vest), the other two being the jelek me reshme, and the jelek fermele. The jelek me reshme went out of use around the beginning of the 20th century. whereas the xhamadan and the jelek fermele continue to be used in traditional festivities. A good xhamadan is usually richly embroidered, sometimes in gold: in the past its quality revealed social rank.