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Can the burqa be stylish?

December 31, 2019November 6, 2013 by Editorial

To some it’s an object of oppression, to others a graceful and modest form of expression. Elizabeth Day meets the women determined to make Islamic dress both a statement of choice – and fashion

Categories Fashion Tags #fashion, A Quiet Revolution: The Veil's Resurgence, Alexander MQueen, American Apparel, Asprey, burqa, Elizabeth Day, from the Middle East to America, hijab, Islamic veil, Life & style, luxury Islamic clothes, niqab, Observer Magazine, Philip Treacy, Sergio Rossi, Sheikha Raya Al-Khalifa, Stephane Rolland, stylish women from Middle East, the abaya, The Observer, traditional Islamic dress, Valentino, Victoria and Albert Museum, women across the Middle East, world's biggest buyers of haute couture

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