Meet six designers through their own accounts of modest fashion, from experimental headwear and graphic streetwear to expressive occasionwear and abaya design.
Understand Indian hijab and head-covering heritage through regional textiles, Bhopal dress records, Kerala women’s accounts and contemporary designers.
Discover Iranian women’s dress through historical jackets, regional ensembles, embroidery and contemporary designers, with thoughtful ideas for a personal wardrobe.
Understand the abaya industry through market figures, consumer research, designers, production relationships and regional enterprise examples.
Understand Kuwait’s hijab debate through women’s electoral rights, the 2009 court case, the first elected women’s accounts and the Assembly’s later suspension.
Explore hijab in South Africa through community histories, local design, ceremonial dress and women’s accounts of work, family and everyday participation.