After years of turning heads with her riotously colorful frocks in Malaysia, fashion designer Tom Abang Saufi can't decide whether to shed a few shades on her batik dresses for the Middle East. "If ...

Some major designers are launching fashion lines aimed at Muslim women — loose-fitting tunics and skirts with accompanying head veils. Once destined for markets in the Middle East, such clothing is ...

Is it fashion's responsibility to ease acceptance of different identities, to foster tolerance and understanding - or to promote a specific aesthetic expression of liberty?This may seem like a ...

DUBAI: Social media has made possible for users around the globe to contribute to the fashion industry, and is now serving as a platform to introduce Islamic fashion to the world. The Islamic fashion ...

On Monday, the University of Georgia’s textiles, merchandising and interiors department hosted the third event of its four-part diversity in fashion speaker series. Indiana University associate ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Asia’s emerging lifestyle issues and innovations. With Islam being the largest religion in Southeast Asia, ...

JAKARTA (Reuters Life!) - Long known as feminine and demure, Indonesia's traditional kebaya is headed for a makeover at the hands of innovative designers. Growing demand for stylish yet still modest ...

The next big fashion trend is already here. Spending on high-end Shariah-compliant clothing by Muslims is surging, just as Islam is growing and on track to become the world's largest religion by the ...

The kerfuffle in France over Western fashion designers producing Islamic clothing for women is one of the great non-issues of our time. But the kerfuffle itself is telling. It’s another sign of the ...