14 Jul
Fashion & Environment

What about Modest Clothes?

Modest fashion refers to a fashion trend for women of wearing less skin revealing clothes, for different reasons not just a simple matter of covering up; it could be for religion, ethnicity or personal preferences.

Dressing modestly is not simply putting on a long sleeve shirt with loose pants, it encompasses a wide variety of styles usually include long hemlines and sleeves, high necklines, loose and non-transparent clothes.

Why modest fashion is becoming a trend?

Modest fashion is a recognized trend nowadays; the beauty of modest fashion is that it doesn’t belong to one group anymore and it is no longer defined for conforming toward religious requirements only. 

It has developed into an inclusive trend and has made its way from the street wear to models and artists to adapt, especially through fashion influencers on Instagram have made it look more wearable and accessible for ‎everyone.

The reasons why women prefer to wear modest clothes are because they feel confident, comfortable and fashionable and can stay on trend at the same time, also some women choose modest clothes because they don’t like to show a lot of their skin. On the other hand a lot of pieces of modest fashion never go out of style.

Where modest fashion came from?

This clothing style was worn by women across several cultural and religious backgrounds not only Muslim ones they have opted to wear it for years. It has transformed through history, yet kept its primitive essence of elegance, length, and style.

The trend can be primarily traced back to the Islamic Empire at the eighth century as the requirement of Muslim women to cover up. Then there are the robes, shawls and kaftans of the 14th century at the Ottoman Empire. Also if we go back to Britain in about the 1950s ‎modest fashion was the norm. Everyone had long hemlines and long sleeves, Even the Farthingale skirts of Queen Elizabeth I in the Elizabethan era in England are considered modest fashion.

Even queens nowadays continue to wear modest clothes like Queen Rania Abdulla and Queen Elizabeth II and Duchess Catherine, Meghan and others; the reason is that this is the royal code to show them luxury.

 

Which brands included modest clothes in their collections?

Years ago modest clothes were barely available at stores, instead women used to buy clothes and tailor them to become modest by adding extra fabric or sewing slits together, there’s no doubt that the clothes industry has moved in a more positive direction to modest clothes nowadays. Designers and brands are releasing collections that are modest for hijabi and non-hijabi women and they got big profits and success; like Nike, Asos, Mango, H&M, Dolce & Gabbana and others.

How can we realize the rise of modest fashion?

While modest styles and individual pieces have been visible on runways in Europe for the past couple of years, designers are now creating entire labels dedicated to fashion-conscious modest dressers.

Demand for modest fashion is apparent to the extent it even has its own fashion week since 2017. Dubai Modest Fashion Week will be the 7th edition this year of global Modest Fashion Week event series after Istanbul, London, Dubai, Jakarta, Amsterdam editions with 2 Billion media reach including New York Times, BBC, Vogue, featuring a diverse array of luxury and contemporary fashion brands.

By: Yara Sinokrot

15 Jun
All about clothing, Fashion trends

All You Need for the Perfect Summer Look in 2021

While it has been a quiet year for the fashion world, this season has unveiled very stylish and unique designs, thanks to the ongoing pandemic; it was the reason for a season like no other. Designers around the world were working from home during lock down, divided from their usual routine and away from their studios and resources; that had an effect on what designers turned out.

After a year spent social distancing from our own wardrobes, it’s time to let our clothes shine. To help you out, we’ve gathered the cutest summer fashion trends for this year, whether you’re planning on spending the season socially distancing on beaches and in parks with nature or with your friends and family.

Trendy pants in Summer 2021:

– Wide Leg Pants 

With more time spent at home, designers focused on comfort dressing especially wide leg pants with different fabrics whether soft fabrics or denim fabric, with different colors. White and light color pants are so trendy this summer.

Wide leg pants suit all body types. This trend is replacing skinny jeans and other tight pants like leggings especially sport leggings wide leg sweatpants.

 

–Low Rise and Baggy Trousers

 Low rise pants are officially coming back with a wide leg shape, now they are much more wearable.

 

– Linen Pants

No fabric is more suitable for the heat than linen these pants are a must have for any woman.

– Shortened Pants

Shortened pants are essential in anyone’s wardrobe. They End at the end of the knees.

 

-Chinos

They are not too relaxed like jeans, neither too formal like dart pants, chinos are the right solution. Crafted from super light canvas, these pants are high waist with a wide fit. 

– Printed Pants

This season animal prints are highly in demand, from zebra, cow, tiger to leopard spots and snake prints, also checkerboard, floral, military and psychedelic swirls prints. Especially with a wide leg or straight leg pants.

 

–  Mixed Color Denim Pants 

The combination of different denim colors in one pant is now very trendy.

 

– Airlift Leggings 

Airlift leggings trend brought leggings trend back strongly, these shiny leggings fit the body perfectly.

 

Trendy tops in Summer 2021:

– Puff Sleeves 

Puff sleeves are still trendy since 2018 and it is obvious that they will continue with us. This trend is used in a lot of items, in tops and dresses also.

– Colorful Tie-Dye

Let’s just all agree that tie-dye is here to stay. Nothing is as stylish as looking as a unicorn especially for summer it is perfect. This pattern is used in different items like cropped or oversized tops and sweat suits also in casual dresses.

– Lace-Up Cropped Top

Lace-up cropped top can be styled with everything from jeans to skirts. It is one of the hottest trends.

 

– Peter Pan Collar Blouses

Peter Pan collars are appearing across any and every clothing item possible this season. This trend comes with different colors of blouses and dresses.

 

– Corsets

Corsets are back from the 15th century, as a top you can wear it in different ways whether alone or under or over a shirt and for a more formal look you can wear it under a blazer. Also this trend is used in dresses.

 

– Satin Tops

Satin is the fabric that goes with everything, it goes with an evening look with a pant or skirt and it goes with a casual chic look with a pair jeans or leggings. Also satin dresses are so trendy and perfect for the summer, they look chic and luxury.

Trendy dresses in Summerr 2021:

– Sheer Maxi Dresses

Sheer dresses are so trendy this season whether it fully sees through or not.

 

– Floral Print /Tea Dresses

They are beautiful dresses with colorful prints that express summer.

– Cutout Trend

The cutout trend is about showing just a little bit of the skin, of unexpected parts of the body, whether as a dress or a top.

 

– Ruffle Dresses 

The ruffle dresses are very trendy this summer and they suit different body types. This trend came back from the 15th century.

 

Trendy skirts in Summer 2021:

– Mini Skirts

Mini skirts dominate 2021 summer collection.

 

– Satin Slip Skirts

Satin slip skirts continue with us from 2020, you can add different tops with different fabric to this item. There is mini and midi slip skirts.

 

– Slit Skirts

Slit skirts could be made of different fabrics.

– Pleated Skirts

Pleated skirts are very fashionable in 2021, there is mini and midi pleated skirts.

 

Trendy Accessories and Bags in Summer 2021:

– Head Scarves

Taking inspiration from the 50s and the 60s, this fashion trend is coming back in a big way. They add a finishing touch to your outfit without overdoing it. Choose a silky design with floral motifs or intricate patterns, or keep it simple with bold colors. You can find different patterns of scarves at Khoodfashion.com

 

– Yellow Bags

This season yellow bags are a trend and it will be a timeless trend. There are so many shades to choose from yellow that suit your taste.

Trendy Colors in Summer 2021:

This summer it will be all about mixing pale pastel, vibrant and fun colors, these colors are the trendiest this season; to put summer’s joy in the clothes, because the colors we dress can have a huge impact on how we feel. 

Here are some examples about the trendiest color combinations:

– Yellow with green

– Blue with green

– Pink with yellow

– Orange with pink

By: Yara Sinokrot

03 Jun
Fashion & Environment, Special Occasions

El Gouna: The Most Important Festival in Egypt

El Gouna Film Festival

The El Gouna Film Festival (GFF ‎) is an annual nine-day event film festival established in 2017 by the CEO and co-founder of the festival Amr Mansi. Inspired by El Gouna’s diverse culture and picturesque environment, GFF is held in the midst of a groundbreaking cultural hub and the spectacular structure of the Gouna Conference and Cultural Center in the Red Sea resort town of El Gouna, Egypt.

The festival is a creative event aims to support Egyptian and Arab talents and to enhance business opportunities for the Arab cinema where a wide range of meetings will be organized between Arab and international film artists, filmmakers, directors, producers, and distributors. In addition, the event will present round-tables, workshops, red carpet, opening ceremony, screenings and panel discussions.

El Gouna Film Festival has become the most important starry industry event in Egypt and for the Middle East. It ups Egypt’s film industry game, and set El Gouna as the uncontested art destination in the region. 

The festival presents a selection of the newest films from around the globe, and the festival gives special attention to films with humanitarian content. Also in a Special Presentations section iconic films from the past that continue to be cherished by film-loving audiences are screened.

After four consecutive editions the sentiment still echoes throughout every year more and more. Even with the tight anti-COVID-19 preventive measures in place the fourth edition of ElGouna Festival was done, the red carpet was designed in a way that helped maintain social distancing, with the festival’s opening ceremony held in a new location that is twice bigger than the one used in the past three editions.  El Gouna Film Festival renews its pledge to nurture and support the art of cinema for the 5th year in a row. The 5th edition of CineGouna Platform is scheduled to take place, October 16-21, 2021 in the resort town of El Gouna.

While it’s the place to celebrate the very best of Arab cinema, it’s also one of our favorite events to see the latest looks from Middle Eastern fashion designers where their styles become trends. The festival gives young designers and small brands the opportunity to have a platform to get their name put on the world stage with film stars wearing their creations.

Each year people wait for the festival to see the actresses’ dresses and looks, for that actresses try to be creative with their looks as much as they can, a lot of them succeed in this mission and glowed in the festival, here are some of the best looks:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

– Actress Tara Emad in a black dress by Deana Shaban in ElGouna Festival 2020

– Actress Salma Abu Deif in a white silk dress by Naeem Khan in ElGouna Festival 2020

But unfortunately not all the actresses and celebrities were lucky with their choices and looks many went too far trying to prove their uniqueness, here are some of the unlucky looks that were seen in the Gouna’s festival:

– Kenzy Abdallah Asser Yassin’s wife in a dress by Farida Temraz in El Gouna Festival 2020

– Actress Laila Elwi in a yellow dress by Hany El Behairy in El Gouna Festival 2020

– Maha Al Sagheer Ahmed Al Sakka’s wife in a pink dress by Christopher Frakin in El Gouna Festival 2020

 

By: Yara Sinokrot

11 May
Tips

Modest Clothes in Europe Market

 

Clothes in the Middle East market are so diversified, where you can find traditional, modest and Western fashion clothes. While in  Europe it is not the same, there are only Western clothes, you can barely find modest or Arab traditional clothes.

Women in some countries in the world wear traditional clothes on a daily basis like in Gulf countries for example, while other countries in the Middle East and in Europe only old women wear traditional clothes on a daily basis and younger women wear traditional clothes only for special occasions such as a wedding or religious celebration like Eid and Ramadan.

Muslim population in Europe keep growing, and unfortunately Islamic fashion clothes offerings have been limited and there is a gap in the Europe market, there is no single Islamic brand catering to the fashion needs of the Muslim population,  most of the clothes in the market are unsuitable designs specially for Hijabi women.

Islamic clothing includes Kaftans, Abayas, clothing items that conform to Islamic dress code, Islamic clothes nowadays combine religious clothing with fashion trends, such as long dresses, long sleeves, loose fitting clothes and high necklines.

Modest clothes are not only for Muslim women whether Hijabi or non-Hijabi, a lot of women from different religions like to wear this kind of clothes.

In the past women had to customize clothes from the tailors because they couldn’t find modest clothes in the Europe market. But nowadays women in Europe are not facing the same problems they used to face before when they want to buy modest clothes or arab traditional clothes for occasions because now they can order whatever they want online from any country in the world and can come to them easily.

Khood is the best online store solution for such problems in finding modest clothes and Arab traditional clothes , you can find in our website a lot of varieties for occasions and for daily basis whether you’re a Hijabi or not.

 

By: Yara Sinokrot