A daisy print piece from the new collection.
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Dolce & Gabbana launches hijabs and abayas targeting wealthy Muslim Middle East market
Floral prints and lace a feature of Italian fashion house’s debut collection of traditional Muslim dress, whose launch follows similar moves by high-fashion and mass-market clothing retailers
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Dolce & Gabbana is to launch a collection of hijabs and abayas targeting wealthy Muslim women in the Middle East.
The debut line by the Italian luxury fashion house features headscarves and the loose, full-length outer garment favoured by some Muslim women.
The hijabs come in sheer georgette and satin weave charmeuse fabrics, with D&G signature lace detailing on the hems. The Arabian edition of Style.com, the fashion website where the pieces were revealed, wrote: “They also appear to feature a lightweight and dramatic drape.”
There is also a nod to the D&G spring collection with hijabs printed with daisies, lemons and red roses.
Stefano Gabbana, co-founder of the luxury brand, announced the launch of the collection on his Instagram account using the hashtag #dgabaya.
No information has been released on how much the pieces will cost or in which regions the garments will be available.
The line received a warm reaction from some. Dina Gharbo tweeted: “Beautiful! I think I just found this year’s Eid outfit.”Another woman, Nicole Restrepo, posted on Facebook: “Stunning clothing! I would love to buy them for a economical price … I’m not a Muslim but I love the style.”Others, however, were more sceptical and described the move as a marketing ploy.
Muslim style bloggers are also collaborating with brands, with Dina Tokio, a British fashion blogger, launching a scarf collection with Liberty . There has also been an increase in halal beauty products such as water-permeable and wash-off nail polishes.
Globally, Muslims spent US$266 billion on clothing and footwear in 2013 – more than the total fashion spending of Japan and Italy combined, according to a recent report by Thomson Reuters. The report also noted that the figure is expected to reach US$484 billion by 2019 .
A recent report from Bain management consultancy found that sales of personal luxury goods in the Middle East hit US$8.7 billion in 2015, up from US$6.8 billion the year before.
D&G operates 13 stores and boutiques in the United Arab Emirates, with multiple outposts across Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
D&G is one of the first major luxury labels to create a collection with nods to Middle Eastern culture and addressing the specific need for traditional pieces such as the abaya and the sheyla headscarf.
The Japanese clothing company Uniqlo has launched a new collection by Muslim fashion blogger Hana Tajima that includes loose blouses, skirts and dresses along with the more traditional kebaya – a light, loose tunic worn by women in Malaysia, Indonesia, and other Southeast Asian countries – and hijab, while last autumn H&M featured its first female Muslim model, Mariah Idrissi, in a promotional campaign.
The Guardian