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Fashion Designers Taking Inspiration From Islamic Dress

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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How to Wear a Maxi Dress?
So all this talk of maxi dresses, so how do we Hijabi's wear it then? There are actually multiple ways to wear it!
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Wear it with a...

1.) Cardigan (long or short)

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Maxi Dresses by Hijabi.life featuring Old Navy


Maxi Dresses
Maxi Dresses by Hijabi.life featuring Old Navy

2.) A leather jacket

Maxi Dresses

Maxi Dresses by Hijabi.life featuring GAP

3.) A blazer



Maxi Dresses
Maxi Dresses by Hijabi.life featuring Old Navy

4.) With a jeans jacket



5.) A cropped jacket, or any other light weight coat. (With a long sleeve shirt underneath. )
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jackets by Hijabi.life on Polyvore.com


5.) Or with just a long sleeve shirt underneath.


Maxi Dresses
Maxi Dresses by Hijabi.life featuring Old Navy


**Lastly make sure, you are wearing a t-shirt, or tank-top underneath the maxi dress, if your wearing it with a jacket or cardigan with it, as many maxi's have deep neck lines, that will show, when your hijab blows in the wind!**
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Summer Look: Maxi Dresses









Celebs are loving the Maxi dress (that's what they are called just in case you didn't know) and
so are we!!


Reason's why we love them:

1.This look is perfect for those hot summer days when you don't feel like layering or wearing your black Abaya.

2.Take's only a couple seconds to put on, on those days when you accidentally sleep in and can't find something to wear.

3.They are Oh-so comfy.

4. They come in different colours and prints.

5.Always going to be in style for a Hijabi.

4.And last but not least they are HIJABI FRIENDLY!

So what's not to love about the Maxi dress <3.


Below are some Maxi Dresses we found and loved:



Product Information: from left to right, Maxi dress from hollister, Suzy Shier, American eagle, Forever 21, Roots & Forever 21.

** Note: All of these Maxi's are on sale, so enjoy shopaholics**
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