Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Abaya Fashion Meets Western Fashion

Amal Murad introduces herself to the Fashion Bloggers
Maha, Zahra and Ekta
Last week we met with Amal Murad and Maha, Zahra and Ekta (who are fashion bloggers!) at the Pavilion in Downtown Dubai. It was a fun evening and the ladies chatted over coffee and snacks, and Amal even gave them a quick introduction to Abaya design and shared some tips and tricks she uses when she creates her abayas!
                                                                      
We spoke about how abaya styles grew over the last few years and even how the women in Saudi Arabia wear them differently than women in the UAE. The ladies even discussed the western inspirations for abayas recently and vice versa! At one point, Amal stressed about the creative challenges involved given the cultural considerations and the purpose of the abaya! We had such a great time with these ladies and hope to hear from them soon! Check out some of the images from that evening below!


The bloggers shared their views on how western fashion
influences abaya fashion


(L-R) Maha and Ekta listening to Amal as she shares her
experiences as an abaya designer

(L-R) Maha, Ekta, Zahra and Amal Murad

Amal Murad explainging the complexities of observing
cultural values while designing abayas

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