Modest fashion news round-up: BBC advice asks what is modest fashion? Quartz's report of the first international modest fashion week in Istanbul. USA TODAY: 'Modest fashion' fans are covering up - and making waves in USA
BBC Radio 1 - BBC Advice - What is Modest Fashion?
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Quartz - Photos: Modest fashion finally got its own international fashion week
Modest fashion is about more than covering up. It's still fashion, full of variety, color, and embellishment intended to make clothing look beautiful and there's a huge audience for it. The global Muslim clothing market reached $230 billion in 2014, or 11% of global spending on apparel according to a report produced by Reuters. If it were a single country, it would be the third largest fashion market in the world, behind the US and China, the report says.
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USA TODAY: 'Modest Fashion' fans are covering up - and making waves in USA
Sooner or later, every American woman with an eye on fashion has to make a conscious decision, based on factors such as religion, personal preference, work rules, age or shape: who do I want to dress like - Bella Hadid or Kate Middleton?
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The profile of modest fashion is rising. Historically dressing conservatively has been at odds with what's considered 'cool' in Western fashion trends, but more considered, covered looks are increasingly becoming more appealing to young adults.
Specifically in the case of young Muslim women, more and more style-conscious ladies are experimenting with ways to express themselves while still respecting and adhering to Islamic requirements. The focus is on interpreting Western identities alongside religious beliefs in a way that enables them to look good, feel confident, and be part of both cultures.
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Quartz - Photos: Modest fashion finally got its own international fashion week
Modest fashion is about more than covering up. It's still fashion, full of variety, color, and embellishment intended to make clothing look beautiful and there's a huge audience for it. The global Muslim clothing market reached $230 billion in 2014, or 11% of global spending on apparel according to a report produced by Reuters. If it were a single country, it would be the third largest fashion market in the world, behind the US and China, the report says.
A range of brands, beyond well-known international labels such as Uniqlo and Dolce & Gabbana, design for those customers, but there hasn't been a large international fashion week to bring them altogether. That's changing with the start of the first international Modest Fashion Week in Istanbul on Friday (May 13).
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USA TODAY: 'Modest Fashion' fans are covering up - and making waves in USA
Sooner or later, every American woman with an eye on fashion has to make a conscious decision, based on factors such as religion, personal preference, work rules, age or shape: who do I want to dress like - Bella Hadid or Kate Middleton?
Nowadays, more women are choosing to wear "modest fashion", and the always impeccably turned out - but never exposed - Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, 33, IS one of their icons.
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