Modest Fashion & Peace Journalism

Costumes and apparels surely define the cultures and identities of people living in different parts of the world. In Islamic countries, the clothing's for women has mesmerized anthropologists for thousands of years. But, the Islamic ladies clothing's are always regarded as oppressive and backward in the eye of westerns. There was a revolutionary change in the muslim women fashion as a result of increasing women empowerment. The modern Islamic community's ladies today prefer to look modern in a modest way. Mainly for this reason, the Muslim designers worldwide are designing clothes that mediate faith & style. They are designing exclusive Muslim ladies modest clothes which are a perfect mixture of modesty and modernity. The Muslimah fashion industry is bustling with modest dressing trends. The de Young Museum of San Francisco dedicatedly exhibited the scene of Muslimah fashion. A wide collection of Muslimah fashion style expresses the diversity and individualism ...

Many critics worldwide are always found to be commenting about the dressing style of the Muslimah community women. The Islamic ladies everywhere across the world are found to be dressed in a modest manner abided by the religious values of Islam. Probably, the Muslim women were not allowed to dress beyond their religious guidelines. Till mid-2000’s, the fashion trend of the Islamic community women was confined within traditional boundaries. It was only after the increasing women empowerment, the Islamic ladies became more fashion alert and this lead to the beginning of a new muslim women fashion chic. The new fashion style that left its mark in the fashion industry was the modest fashion. Right from the mid-2000’ till the present date, Muslim designers have been redesigning the traditional dressing style of the Muslims and giving them a new appearance. They are continually exhibiting their outstanding collections in different fashion weeks held internationally. The fashion desig...

Muslim ladies fashion followed traditional style and was considered as a sign of oppression before mid-2000. The Islamic ladies were not allowed to dress anything that was not a part of Islamic dressing code. In the Islamic religion, the Muslim ladies need to dress in a modest way. Hence, the fashion trend of the Muslimah ladies has always been called an old fashioned and outdated. The Muslim women clothes were well thought-out as drab and restrictive in the westerns eye. But, with the increasing women empowerment, the Islamic ladies became more and more fashion cognizant. They are today the dictator of themselves. They love to present themselves in a modern and fashionable look before the world. The muslim women fashion of the present era changed a lot due to the revolutionary change in the Muslim fashion industry. The new fashion trend that emerged in the mid-2000 is basically a mixture of modesty and modernity. Muslim designers dressed the clothes with great effort. The dress...

Great change in the Muslim women fashion style has been noticed in the couple of years. The Islamic ladies especially, the young generation is found today with chunky knits; trendy modest swimwear’s uniquely designed for the Muslim women, streetwears and latest collection hijabs. It is all because of the modesty movement that marked the beginning of a modern muslim fashion trend. The fashion style showcases styles allied with Islamic women fashion requirements. The introduction of modern, fashionable modest attires has replaced the contemporary looks into classier one. It has wide opened the opportunities of selecting dressing style for Islamic ladies and helped them to get a modern look yet keeping faith in religious values. Reina Lewis, the cultural studies professor commented in her book stating “The Muslim women are changing the fashion landscape”. She also said that in 2013, the Muslim fashion was expected at $266 billion, but the number is expected to rise further by $299...

The meaning of modesty is interpreted differently by different people. In Islam, the term modesty has a special connection with dressing style. According to the Muslimah culture, the women need to dress in a modest way. They cannot put on clothes that go beyond modesty. It’s for this reason; the Islamic ladies were not allowed to wear any clothes that exhibit their body. The ladies belonging to the Muslimah community were to cover their head and neck. Their fashion chic included traditional dressing style. It was not before mid 2000’s when modest fashion marked its entry in the Islamic fashion industry. With the emergence of a modest fashionable clothing trend, the Muslimah women breathed a fresh air. Prior to that, they had to dress traditionally and often critics commented that they were the victim of oppression. But, discovery of modest Muslimah dresses made such statement void. Today, the Muslim ladies are able to express their unique identity globally due to the varied co...