This season has seen the rise of covered-up silhouettes, creative layering and an occasional flash of the collarbone. The runways served models donned in high necklines and extended hemlines, and leggings or pants underneath skirts and dresses to provide more, if not complete coverage.
The first ever Hijabi model, Halima Aden is breaking fashion barriers with her “ more is more” sense of dressing on some of the biggest designer runways worldwide; from MaxMara, Yeezy to Alberta Ferreti. At the same time, Ghizlan Guenez, has founded the new e-commerce destination, The Modist, to cater to the luxury modest customer segment and offer them styles that are progressive yet conservative — proving that modesty is going mainstream.
In spite of its religious and cultural origins, modest fashion has now become a global phenomenon. Here’s looking at the coolest ways to cover up this season.
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