Beauty contests are notoriously catty, and the Miss Arab World pageant in Cairo last week proved no exception. Muwadda Nour of Saudi Arabia had barely lain hands on her faux-jewel encrusted crown when critics began sniping that at approximately 200 pounds, she “did not meet the required standards” of a beauty queen, according to the [...]
The All American California girl is making a new fashion statement. Barbie’s going Islamic. Burkha Barbie, who comes in a stylish vermillion, lime burkha and a more traditional black hijab, was ‘unveiled’ on Friday as a part of a 500 doll Barbie collection that is to be auctioned off by Sotheby’s for the Save The Children [...]
The fashion world, by its very nature, constantly reinvents itself, with new styles from the outrageous to the classically inspired hitting the runways each season. But what about Islamic fashion? Confined by rules of modesty and propriety, Muslim clothes for women have seen little change over the years. The hijab dress code stipulates that women should [...]
One newcomer who made a big splash at this year’s Jakarta Fashion Week was young designer Dian Pelangi. At age 18, her cutting-edge Muslim fashions for young women are beginning to attract local and international attention. On Monday, the third day of Fashion Week, she presented her new collection in a show by the Association of [...]
Want to observe Islamic dress code while staying trendy in Dubai and Saudi Arabia’s scorching desert heat? Put on a pair of gold encrusted BQ shades — the world’s first sunglasses especially tailored for piously dressed women in the Persian Gulf. The brand’s name BQ comes from the word burqa — a face-covering harness worn [...]
