Some movements of Islam severely restrict women's freedom, forbidding dressing openly and ordering the wearing of a special hat. However, this does not mean that the followers of Islam are stuck in the Middle Ages. The art of fashion has power over Muslim women. To verify this, just go to any modern store that sells Islamic dresses and hijabs. So what are they curious about?
Features of Islamic Clothing
Muslim believers must look in a special way - very modest. The Qur'an on this subject says that a woman’s outfit should open only the face and hands (sometimes also the feet), not be too tight or translucent. In a word, it protects beauty from the eyes of ill-wishers or simply curious.
There are several varieties of women's dresses designed for different places: at home or going out. They differ in the degree of closeness and the general freedom of variation. A traditional outfit designed for public places - abaya - usually black. This is probably due to the times when travelers were often attacked at night: in dresses of dark colors, women could escape from their pursuers unnoticed.
Abaya is required to wear far from everywhere. As a rule, women are limited only to hijab, which, contrary to popular belief, is not only a headdress. As for home wear, you can show great freedom, because I can remain open head, hair, neck, shoulders, arms and legs to the knees.
Modern islamic fashion
However, modern Muslim women rarely agree to dress as sternly as their ancestors. Without departing from the Sharia, they allow themselves more interesting fabrics, not always dark, but rather restrained colors, inserts, embroidery and other decorations that make Islamic dresses very elegant and beautiful. They attract attention to a woman, emphasizing, but not too revealing her beauty. According to the outfit that the lady wears in public, we can draw conclusions about her taste, preferences, financial situation and status.
Modern life dictates its own rules. And Islam can no longer lock a woman at home. Therefore, these days, he allows you to wear burkini - closed swimsuits, as well as special dresses, coats and even business and sports suits. Muslim women can live the most ordinary life of the average European, differing from her only in clothes. Of course, this is not practiced in all countries. In some places, women are forced to cover even their entire faces, but there is no need to talk about extreme cases.
There are even fashion shows where designers demonstrate their view on how a modern Muslim woman should look. And there you can see not only stunningly beautiful Islamic dresses, but also variations on the themes of traditional hats, jewelry, makeup trends, etc.
Styles
Traditional Muslim dresses suggest a fairly loose cut, so that the fabric does not fit the body, but conceals its contours, without attracting extra attention to it. Women themselves believe that such clothes even give them an advantage over the Europeans, exposing the body for show. Thus, the most popular styles of Islamic dresses are hoodies, long shirts, straight or flared skirts, bat-type sleeves. Also, from time to time, couturiers offer high waists and all kinds of beautiful draperies that, while maintaining their principles, Muslim women look modern and very stylish.
Designers
Basically, Islamic dresses are the theme of the work of oriental couturiers, which is quite natural. In Muslim countries, there is no shortage of fabric artists. But outside of them they are not always in demand. In Russia, there are quite a lot of adherents of Islam, so in some large cities. For example, in Kazan, from time to time, own fashion weeks are held, representing the work of Muslim designers. In Russia, the most famous names in this segment are Naila Ziganshina, Gulnara Nurullina, Dilyar Sadriev, Rezed Suleymanov and some others. Even world-famous brands such as DKNY and Chanel, which in any case will not remain without consumers, produce clothing lines specifically for Muslim women. As for world-famous couturiers, these are Rome Alasadi, Yasmin El Said and Zina Zaki.
Where could I buy?
The abundance of online stores of different directions does not leave any problems for fashionistas. But often before buying, I want to look and try on Muslim dresses, touch the fabrics and choose colors. Well, in most major cities you can find showrooms of the already mentioned designers. Well, the most affluent women of fashion can go shopping abroad: to Iran or the UAE. Yes, and many European capitals have long acquired many specialized stores. So, London was recently proclaimed one of the capitals of Islamic fashion.