Islamic wear in style

For Muslim women in TT, while fashion is not something new, wearing the hijaab as part of everyday attire is becoming more visible and is encouraging mainstream clothing designers to add a stylish dimension to such wear.

Recently a newly-opened beauty salon staged a Muslim women fashion show which saw a variety of styles of hijaabs and Islamic gowns modelled by Muslim women.

Sponsored by Signature House Is Style, the show was recently held at the salon at Munroe Road, in collaboration with Designer Trendz and Swarovski Designs.

Althea James who is the founder of Signature House Is Style, told scores of Muslim women who attended the show that hijaab- wearing women are becoming more visible in the workplace and on the streets. Mainstream designers have begun to develop such styles of clothing that are more appealling to Muslim women.

S ome of the Muslim women who modelled various type of outfits, were Saadiqua Mohammed, Maimuna Keens Douglas and Risha Mohammed.

Saadiqua wore a navy blue brocade- printed dress with a floral band on the waist.

Her hijaab was a purple viscose cotton adorned with a floral crown. Keens Douglas displayed a rosette on a high-low purple and grey gown, with a grey satin scarf.

Wearing a black gown with champagne details, Risha created quite a stir with a glittering burgundy scarf.

The audience greeted Alexandria Rajcoomar’s ball gown dress with a round of applause.

She complemented her attire with a mint viscose silk scarf.

Radeyah Ali wore a signature designer gown. Her brocade- printed skirt complemented the coffee-shade laser-cut chiffon scarf which she wore.