Here is a great article from New York Magazine: The Cut of how fashion designers John Galliano, Carolina Herrera, and Nina Ricci, are taking inspiration from the abaya in there latest runway designs; in light of the ban of the burqa in France

John Galliano, Carolina Herrera, Nina Ricci, and More Design Fancy Abayas

John Galliano, Carolina Herrera, Nina Ricci, and More Design Fancy Abayas
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Last week, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said full-body veils, like burkas some Muslim women wear over their clothes, are "not welcome" in France. Four days later, the George V Hotel in Paris hosted a fashion show consisting entirely of designer abayas. John Galliano designed the abaya worn by the red-haired model who opened the show by riding down the runway on a white horse. Twenty models followed wearing abayas by Nina Ricci, Blumarine, and Alberta Ferretti, among others.

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