The American Hijab Design Contest, aiming to present the hijab – or Muslim headscarf – as an accessory “as American as blue jeans” wrapped up over the weekend in Chicago.
The contest challenged designers “to create an American style of hijab.” Its website describedsome of the motivations behind the competition:
The way we generally see hijab worn in America these days is an Arab scarf style on top of American style outfits.However, in the Victorian period, when it was generally fashionable for women to wear hats, Muslim women would adapt the style by simply adding a separate scarf around their neck, so as to be fully covered. They did not switch the hat out for an Arab-style scarf.We’re looking for our nation’s most creative designers to create a truly American hijab style that speaks to today’s American fashion.
To qualify as a hijab under contest rules, all entries had to cover “everything but the hands, face, and feet in a non-formfitting and non-sheer manner.”
The winning design was a camel-colored, quilted knee-length tunic, worn with tights, high boots and instead of the classic hijab, a turtleneck and a knit hat.
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