Barely three years ago, there wasn’t a single hijabi on the international runways – but the scene is finally changing. Modest fashion has become more than a religious observance, spreading its wings around the globe to become a billion-dollar industry.
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Halima Aden has expressed gratitude to Vogue magazine for the first Hijabi group cover that appeared on the top.Somali queens Amina and Ikram have as well been congratulated.
The trio, were shot by Txema Yeste and styled by VogueArabia fashion director Katie Trotter, stars on the cover of the April issue, which puts the spotlight on modesty and a woman’s right to choose “your body, your rules.”
The cover marks the first for Omar and Adan for Vogue Arabia, and the second for Aden, who says, “I think it’s important to remember that wearing a hijab is a woman’s personal choice. It doesn’t make her any better or worse than another Muslim woman. To me, it symbolizes modesty and gives me a sense of power.”