NYFW Makes History

Angie

Hijab fashion was sent down the runway for the very first time by an Indonesian designer earlier this week. Anniesa Hasibuan. Look at the link:

https://www.hautehijab.com/blo.....w-york-fas

AMAZING.

(A gentle reminder that this is not a religious or political forum. This is a fashion forum in which we celebrate the diversity of all sorts of dress codes and style personas).

8 years ago

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chewyspaghetti

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Very chic!

8 years ago

UmmLila (Lisa)

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I am glad to see fashion for everyone!

8 years ago

Mochi

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Cool! And daring.

8 years ago

Angie

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You said it, UmmLila. EVERYONE is the operative word.

Nancy, "daring" is a good choice of words.

8 years ago

El Cee

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Yes... amazing. I am always excited to see diversity and inclusivity in these types of shows. On a side note, I was wonderstruck by those gorgeous jeweled neckpieces.

8 years ago

Angie

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And watch this video of Istanbul Fashion Week when you have a moment:

https://www.hautehijab.com/blo.....st-fashion

El Cee, the bling is divine, isn't it. It's sublime with the outfits.

8 years ago

Suz

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Stunning. I love the subtle sheen and lovely drape of the fabrics together with the sparkle.

I also think it's a case of designers finally catching up to street style. i have seen many many women in hijab in major cities (and even occasionally in my own tiny city) looking incredibly stylish, beautiful, and intentional.

8 years ago

Toban

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Stunning!

8 years ago

JAileen

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When we were in Istanbul I saw lots of fashionable young women wearing head scarves and lightweight coats, similar to trench coats.

8 years ago

UmmLila (Lisa)

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My favorite thing about the Istanbul hijabi women is that they all looked like they were wearing bump-its to make a high profile bun under their scarves (not like the colorful woman in your pic, JAileen) but maybe that was just all the rage 2-3 years back.

8 years ago

Kaelyn

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Gorgeous! Head scarves from all cultures are beautiful. I love seeing fashion from different parts of the world, especially when something has cultural significance.

8 years ago

Angie

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That's the spirit, ladies. Love your enthusiasm Kaelyn and Toban.

UmmLila, that's fascinating. Do you mean when the bun is low on the back of the head?

Suz, you're dead right about the unstoppable influence of street style.

JAileen, fun pics.

8 years ago

Thistle

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Inclusivity is always welcome.

I remember reading an article a few months ago talking about the purchasing power of Muslim women that was being "left on the table" because high end fashion didn't serve them. Glad to see someone filling that need.

8 years ago

JAileen

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UmmLila, those pics were taken in 2013. I had to look up what you were referring to. I did see that there! I thought they must have really long hair, but maybe not. We visited the New Mosque and were sitting on some steps outside, and the young woman in picture 2 squeezed in next to me. I think she wanted to interact with a foreigner. We didn't really talk though, because she didn't speak English and I don't speak Turkish.

8 years ago

Joyce B

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It's good to have fashion that involves and respects different cultural sensibilities.

8 years ago

Windchime

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Oh, that's beautiful! Wonderful to see such a fab example of Hijab fashion at NYFW.

8 years ago

Jaime

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I think this year's fashion week has made remarkable strides in diversity. There has also been a bigger variety of sizes, ages, heights, and colors than I remember seeing since I started looking at these shows a few years ago.

8 years ago

Mauvish

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her glasses are killing me !!!! ahhh... i love them.

Like Suz said, the subtle sheen and drape is amazing. Although the girls are adorned but there is lovely softness in the pictures.

Thanks for sharing Angie.

8 years ago

Bonnie

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It's a beautiful outfit.

8 years ago

UmmLila (Lisa)

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I had a lot of fun checking out Istanbul fashion. Might have been 2012 or 2013. Angie, there were a lot of Turkish women with what looked like a bun under their scarves, high on the back of their heads. It was rather elegant. Usually I have seen more close fitting hijabi looks with hair pinned flat.

8 years ago

Alexandra

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The outfit doesn't float my boat, but that scarf is gorgeous. Such a pretty color. I'm a sucker for scarves.

8 years ago

gradfashionista

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@UmmLila, your observations are correct--many women wear a something (like a scarf wrapped around the bun) under the hijab to add volume underneath. It creates a more flattering profile, even though it comes at the expense of hair tugging.

8 years ago

Ledonna N.

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The Muslim women I know are some of The most stylish. It is amazing how beautiful and unique they look.

I am so glad you shared this Angie.

The clothing are beautiful also.

8 years ago

Firecracker (Sharan)

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So cool!

I also heard this story on NPR the other day, about a clothing store in Orlando that specializes in modest hijab fashions:
http://www.npr.org/sections/co.....utique-for

8 years ago

Lyn D.

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Lovely, and very chic!

8 years ago

Sal

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We have a large Muslim population in my city (mostly Somali and Afghani but also Iraqi, Pakistani, Malaysian and Indonesian) - the young women are stylish with hijabs and very funky leggings and footwear.

The school uniforms are adapted and the girls demonstrate their own personality with their additions.

8 years ago