Q http://www.theguardian.com/commenti...ya-collection-wont-ease-shopping-while-muslim The Dolce & Gabbana abaya collection won't ease shopping while Muslim Fatin Marini Trying to be stylish while modest has been at the crux of Muslim women’s fashionable dilemmas for years, and one capsule collection won’t change that It’s nice that fashion houses are considering modesty requirements, but brands like Dolce & Gabbana are out of reach for most people. Photograph: Courtesy of Dolce & Gabbana Friday 8 January 2016 04.10 AEDT Last modified on Friday 8 January 2016 08.18 AEDT Let me try to give a little insight into what’s it’s like for me to shop as a Muslim woman. I walk into any retail store, look for the mini-dresses and decide how I can layer it on top of a pair of pants and a long-sleeved top. In the fitting room, I will twirl to make sure nothing is too clingy – or too akin to a potato sack. Long shirts are always a good find and dresses are usually hit or miss. This can be a frustrating experience, as most stores across America don’t really have hijabi Muslim-friendly ready to wear clothing. This won’t change with the release this week of the Dolce & Gabbana 2016 abaya collection. The collection is being lauded by fashion magazines and websites because the designers are showing that “modest” doesn’t have to equate to dowdy, boring or head-to-toe neutrals. But I don’t know if most Muslim women believe that anymore. Tying to be stylish while maintaining modesty has been at the crux of Muslim women’s fashionable dilemmas for years, and one capsule collection won’t change that status quo – though it’s nice to see designers recognizing Muslim women, especially now, when creeping Islamophobia means women can be targeted for “looking Muslim”. Dolce & Gabbana launched an abaya collection this week to much aclaim. Photograph: Courtesy of Dolce & Gabbana It could reflect the fact that, in 2013, Muslim women spent $266bn on fashion globally, a figure expected to increase to $484bn by 2019. But much-publicized capsule collections like D&G’s, even if well intentioned, still keep us on the outer edges of inclusivity by virtue of the fact that it feels rare instead of mundane. I want to see Dolce & Gabbana – and every other design house – make clothes for the everyday Muslim woman. Clothes she can wear to work, to school, to party. It would even be great to see some of these abayas pared down for school drop-offs and D&G signature gowns “Muslimified” for our formal events. The D&G collection may be appropriate for Eid, but we exist the other 11 months of the year. And some of us can’t afford couture. Around the Middle East there are souks lined with stores that are jam-packed with abayas. They come in all colors and styles. Depending on the region, their prices range from cheap to extremely expensive. And the European and American brands tend to tailor their clothes to the demographic so those long tops and flowing skirts are more readily available. That’s not the case in much of the west, though the Muslim population continues to rise in America and across Europe. With numbers like that, one would think designers would be falling over themselves to cater to this demographic. Dolce & Gabbana are being applauded for “groundbreaking moves in the fashion industry, where the blinkers are usually firmly on when it comes to diversity”. But it’s 2016: should we really have to do a happy dance every time designers throw us a crumb? Muslim women are making room for themselves at the table. They are fashion bloggers, designers, models and media moguls. We aren’t looking for validation anymore. This collection is a great first step but it won’t change our lives – my shopping experience will remain a challenge with or without it. UQ
There is a reason Muslim men want their women all covered up. Because they are ugly as hell. Lets try not to change that. There is enough ugliness in the world as it is.
So one has a religion which is purported to be all about God, forsaking worldly items and vanity. Then one complains that there aren't enough fashionable items to wear. I just wanted to throw that out there.
I really don't know what to say, as I like being generous. Let's just say that the majority of these women have a standard of "beauty" that has a conentration of face shapes very much different to any other place in the world.
There are plenty of Arab and Persian women who are positively gorgeous. Of course, cloaked from head to toe in a robe, one would never know. Just google "beautiful persian women" for example.
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