The Hijab of Anniesa Hasibuan performed stunningly in New York Fashion Week

The Hijab of Anniesa Hasibuan performed stunningly in New York Fashion Week - The exhibition of designer Anniesa Hasibuan was also one of the first by Indonesian citizens in the prestigious annual event. At a time when the choice of a Muslim woman's clothing led to a long debate, many called Hasibuan's move a historic moment in bringing the veil into the main spotlight.

Inspired by his hometown Jakarta, Hasibuan features trousers, loose tunics and dresses, in luxurious materials and detailed embroidery applications, all worn with hijab. Hasibuan was a newcomer, and at the end of the show, the 30-year-old designer received a standing ovation of standing ovation from visitors.

Behind the success of a demonstration there is a great team that is strong and strong when experiencing differences, he wrote in Instagram. And we can get through it.
Melanie Elturk, executive director of Haute Hijab - an American company that sells clothing and hijab - was at the show.

I believe fashion is one way we can initiate cultural change in society to normalize hijab in America to destroy stereotypes and eliminate misunderstandings, he wrote in Instagram.
Islamic fashion is now getting an important moment and retailers are now trying to reap the rewards, from H & M launching an ad featuring Muslim women wearing hijab, Uniqlo in collaboration with Muslim designers or Dolce and Gabbana issuing hijab and abaya collectibles, aimed at wealthy Muslim consumers.

This moment coincides with the reappearance of courtesy movement in the fashion world.
Many great designers are experimenting with more enclosed clothing (such as one-piece swimwear that are turning trendy) and creative Muslim designers in an Islamic style.
Indonesia is seen as one of the innovators in the Asian region for modern Muslim dresses.
Fashion in Indonesia is becoming more diverse and we are becoming more confident in using our own culture as one of the influences we use, said Putri Soediono, an Indonesian designer in Singapore.

According to Soediono, Hasibuan proved that Islamic dress can follow fashion, not just the Arabian plain black-colored burqa imagined by many people, and that there are talented people in Indonesia.
However, although some designers see Hasibuan's efforts in modernizing clothing for contemporary Muslims, there is a conservative group in Indonesia who say that these clothes are not quite Islamic.

The essence of Muslim dress is to wear something decent, simple, for women that means they have to make sure what they wear does not attract the attention of men, said Dr. Eva Nisa, professor of Islamic Studies at Victoria University, who has been researching Islamic modes in Indonesia since 2007 .

Some people think that what this Islamic dresser produces is against the religious doctrine (because it can be thought of as attracting attention). According to him, as a reaction, there is a movement toward the veil or shijah hijab - which is displayed as a more appropriate Islamic dress - which is long, loose and does not show women's curves.

For young Muslim women, hijab is not a symbol or a statement, but part of identity - something they show with more confidence. Hasibuan started his career designing for Muslim women - this is what his customers want, Soediono said. We just want to design our own clothes, what we want to wear.
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