It's time to make fashion accessible and empowering to Muslim women — and anyone else who doesn’t want to show a lot of skin.
Muslim woman, I try to dress as modestly as possible. But growing up, it was clear that being stylish meant revealing a lot of skin — dressing in short shorts, sleeveless tank tops, crop tops and mini skirts, for example.But finally, status quo disruptors such as Malala Yousafzai — who wore a stunning sequined dress with an attached hijab at the Oscars — are redefining high fashion.
ones that included hijabs, burqas or niqabs. I was in awe, as this was the first time I had ever truly seen myself in high fashion. Trisha Chas of Indonesian fashion house Zeta Prive said she finds drive in her quest to create modest clothing options for Muslim women that are luxurious, rather than basic or simple. Many of her designs include intricate and bejeweled outfits, reflective of the multilayered spirit of the women they adorn.
Part of the push forward is navigating the resistance to modest high fashion. Puspita described struggling to make her designs appealing to American consumers at New York Fashion Week, without compromising her pledge of modesty. She told me, however, that her faith is a constant reminder that her work is an expression of gratitude and servitude toward God, and her mission to serve women who want to dress modestly.
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