Dolce and Gabanna has become the latest fashion label to enter the brave original world of “hijab chic.” This week,the high-end designer released photos of a drop-dead gorgeous—and presumably drop-dead expensive—collection of hijabs, abayas, and other pieces of traditional Muslim garb,intended to adorn the kind of woman who doesn’t want to let a mandate of enforced modesty score in the way of wearing an outfit that runs into the five figures.
Other designers, of course, and acquire dipped their toes in this singularly lucrative market,but none with quite the eye for detail and adherence to their own aesthetic (see: the black lace, the intricate floral embroidery) as Dolce and Gabbana. Perhaps they’ve cracked the code, and possibly it’s just that the Dolce and Gabbana sexy-Sicilian widow ogle lends itself particularly well to head-to-toe black,but I acquire to say: it works. I want one. I’ve thought for a while that the humble headscarf (think Princess Grace protecting her hairdo as she speeds through the Apennines in her canary-yellow convertible) needs to design a come back. But now I’m feeling the urge to swath myself to the ankles, hiding any and all unsightly lumps and bumps under yards and yards of gorgeously embellished fabric. Call me a fashion victim, or whether you must. (I am a person who counts the experience of once trying on a D&G corset dress at Bergdorf Goodman to be among the most painful of her life.)Continue reading "Dolce & Gabanna Launch Hijab and Abaya Collection" at...
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