Modest Fashion

News & Analysis

Ahead of IPO, Farfetch Pushes Into Modest Dressing

20 September 2018 • By Kati Chitrakorn

The London-based marketplace is entering a global partnership with modest luxury retailer The Modist.

News & Analysis

Ahead of IPO, Farfetch Pushes Into Modest Dressing

The London-based marketplace is entering a global partnership with modest luxury retailer The Modist.

News & Analysis

Saudi Designer Creates Abayas for Freer Lifestyles

28 June 2018 • By Reuters

28 June 2018 • By Reuters

Colourful racks display designs for different activities like the driving abaya, which features a hoodie and shorter lengths to make switching pedals easier.

News & Analysis

Saudi Designer Creates Abayas for Freer Lifestyles

Colourful racks display designs for different activities like the driving abaya, which features a hoodie and shorter lengths to make switching pedals easier.

Global Currents

Turkey: Troubled, Resilient and Full of Opportunity

21 June 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

Global Currents

Turkey: Troubled, Resilient and Full of Opportunity

For many fashion executives, two years of upheaval has led to uncertainty, but for others Turkey’s increasingly polarised market signals new business opportunities.

Global Currents

Unveiling Saudi Arabia’s Power Brokers

19 April 2018 • By Melissa Twigg

Global Currents

Unveiling Saudi Arabia’s Power Brokers

Last week’s Arab Fashion Week Riyadh focused the world’s attention on Saudi Arabian design and the country’s push for women’s rights, but who are the real power brokers in this fashion market worth $15 billion?

Social Goods | Macy's Launches Modest Line, Duchess of Cambridge Backs Sustainable Fashion

7 February 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

7 February 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

This week, Macy carries its first modest clothing line, while the Duchess of Cambridge launches the Commonwealth Fashion Exchange with Eco-Age's Livia Firth.

Social Goods | Macy's Launches Modest Line, Duchess of Cambridge Backs Sustainable Fashion

This week, Macy carries its first modest clothing line, while the Duchess of Cambridge launches the Commonwealth Fashion Exchange with Eco-Age's Livia Firth.

Halima Aden: 'Modesty Is Not Just for Muslim Women'

30 November 2017 • By Kati Chitrakorn

30 November 2017 • By Kati Chitrakorn

IMG model Halima Aden and Carine Roitfeld, editor-in-chief of CR Fashion Book, discussed modest dressing as a cultural and political issue at #BoFVOICES. Watch now.

Halima Aden: 'Modesty Is Not Just for Muslim Women'

IMG model Halima Aden and Carine Roitfeld, editor-in-chief of CR Fashion Book, discussed modest dressing as a cultural and political issue at #BoFVOICES. Watch now.

Activism Appears on the Catwalk, Modest Fashion Gains Momentum

15 March 2017 • By Helena Pike

15 March 2017 • By Helena Pike

This week, designers use fashion shows to make political statement, while more mainstream brands are tapping the growing modest fashion market.

Activism Appears on the Catwalk, Modest Fashion Gains Momentum

This week, designers use fashion shows to make political statement, while more mainstream brands are tapping the growing modest fashion market.

Global Currents

Middle East E-Commerce Takes Flight

5 March 2017 • By Louise Nichol

Global Currents

Middle East E-Commerce Takes Flight

A slew of new e-commerce ventures are using the UAE as a springboard into the Middle East’s online retail market.

News & Analysis

Meet the Muslim Women Inspiring a Modest Revolution

2 March 2017 • By Bloomberg

2 March 2017 • By Bloomberg

In 2015, Muslim women are estimated to have spent $44 billion on modest fashion alone and Muslims make up 23 percent of the world's population.

News & Analysis

Meet the Muslim Women Inspiring a Modest Revolution

In 2015, Muslim women are estimated to have spent $44 billion on modest fashion alone and Muslims make up 23 percent of the world's population.

News & Analysis

Women in Nike Ad Strikes Nerve in Arab World

23 February 2017 • By Reuters

23 February 2017 • By Reuters

Within 48 hours the video was shared 75,000 times on Twitter and viewed almost 400,000 times on YouTube.

News & Analysis

Women in Nike Ad Strikes Nerve in Arab World

Within 48 hours the video was shared 75,000 times on Twitter and viewed almost 400,000 times on YouTube.