How to tie a hijab

The Islamic faith places special demands and rules on Muslim women in wearing clothes. Modern clothing designers annually develop new collections for Muslim women, in which the leading role is given to the headscarf hijab. But not every Muslim fashionista knows how to tie a hijab correctly and stylishly.

Varieties

A headscarf is an integral part of a Muslim woman's wardrobe, and the fair sex has long since adapted to various ways of wearing a hijab. Gone are the days when a hijab stole was necessarily made exclusively from dark, thick fabrics. Now Muslim women have access to headscarves made from thin textiles of all sorts of colors, styles with bright patterns and designer decorative elements.

Fact! Hijab represents modesty and purity of Muslim women. Therefore, modern fashion designers have to create fashionable images of Muslim women without deviating from religious rules and traditions.

Hijab stole

A hijab stole is a headscarf measuring 1.5 meters, completely covering the head, neckline, ears, and falling freely onto the shoulders. But the face remains completely open when wearing such a wardrobe item.

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The chador can be called the most conservative and closed item of clothing for a Muslim woman. A voluminous cape made of light fabric is worn over the main clothing and completely covers the woman's figure from head to toe. According to the rules of Sharia, the color of such clothing is allowed to be black, dark blue or white. It is permissible to wear a chador both with an open face and with a closed one. In this case, the cape has cutouts for the eyes. The rules for wearing such clothing depend on the internal requirements of Muslim countries.

Abaya

Another type of hijab is the abaya. The abaya, like the chador, completely covers the woman's body, and the eye slit is covered with a mesh. In the modern world, the burqa is most often found in Asian countries.

Interesting! The mesh for the abaya is made from horse hair, it does not cause discomfort and allows air to pass through freely.

Burka

Burka, in the Gulf region, means a small face mask made of starched, mesh fabric. Gold burkas are usually worn by young girls who are about to get married. Black burkas are worn by older women who have been married for a long time.

But in the Middle East, a burka is considered a cape made of thick fabric that completely covers a woman's figure. There is a thin mesh in the places where the eyes are cut.

Fact! It is from this item of clothing that the Muslim swimsuit burkini got its name.

Niqab

A head covering in a classic black design. The niqab completely covers the head, face and neck, leaving only a narrow slit for the eyes. In the modern Muslim world, designers allow the production of such a headdress from colored, light, and even translucent fabrics. But not all countries support such a bold approach to women's clothing.

Chimera

A head scarf used as a cloak over clothing. The khimar completely covers the head, neck, shoulders and stomach, leaving the face open. This type of hijab is most often used by Turkish women.

Sheila

A long, wide scarf made of light, colorful fabrics is called a sheila. The headdress completely covers the head and falls on the shoulders. Most often, the sheila is used by Muslim fashionistas of the Persian Gulf countries.

Alm-amira

The headdress of eastern princesses is divided into 2 components. A tight-fitting scarf is worn over the head. The second part of the product is a scarf in the form of a long sleeve, worn over the headscarf. The scarf falls freely and completely covers the neck and shoulders, the face remains open.

Women and girls wearing such headdresses can be found among the Crimean Tatars.

Burkini

The Muslim women's swimsuit option appeared at the beginning of this century, but has already become the most revolutionary clothing in Islamic countries.

Such clothes are made only from polyester, which allows beautiful oriental beauties not only to swim in a burkini, but also to play sports. The set of clothes consists of narrow, tight-fitting trousers and a tunic with long sleeves and a tight-fitting hood.

Interesting! Before the creation of the burkini, Muslim women bathed in long special dresses or shirts, which made it difficult to stay in the water for a long time and made it difficult to swim.

Modern Hijab

By definition, hijab is any outerwear worn by a Muslim woman. But in the modern world, this definition has spread exclusively to women's headwear in Islamic countries.

If initially only conservative colors of hijab were allowed, now the fashion industry of Muslim countries offers a wide choice of headdresses made of colored, thin and even transparent fabrics.

Headdresses with floral and animalistic patterns, designer decorations and trims are often found. And tying a hijab has become a separate branch of the Muslim fashion industry.

How to put it on correctly

In countries with strict religious traditions, women wear the hijab all the time. The only opportunity for Muslim women to appear without a head covering is in front of their husband or close relatives.

There are several classic or trendy ways to wear a head scarf. And the prevailing opinion that the hijab is characterized as shapeless, unattractive clothing of exclusively dark colors is a thing of the distant past.

Modern Muslim women and girls closely follow the latest fashion trends and always look well-groomed, stylish, elegant and feminine.

Interesting! Hijab for Muslim women has not only religious significance. The headdress is also used as additional protection from the hot sun, dry wind, dust and sand.