Loose Trousers
- Modest style: Loose trousers on the catwalk
There are times in a Muslimah’s life when trousers make life a little easier. Whether you wear them under an Abaya or with a top trousers can be practical, stylish, and modest.
Hijabi style trousers
As part of the MAYSAA collection I’ve been working out how to make trousers work for Muslimahs. The key is in the tailoring, the tricky part is the area over the hips. Most high-street trousers that are loose enough through the leg are tight over the hips and bum, so a long top is the only way not to show your figure.
Hijabi style: Keep a look out, loose trousers often hug the hips
Islamic catwalk inspiration
I’ve taken the best designs from the catwalk and discovered what works best and why.
Muslim Style: Loose tailoring at Louis Vuitton
Islamic fashion: Structured trousers at Missoni
Flat Fronted
Flat fronted means that they have to pleats or gathers at the waist. Flat fronted loose trousers are hard to find. Louis Vuitton and Missoni have both achieved a loose silhouette over the hips by dropping the crotch slightly lower and cutting it similar to a skirt in that it flares slightly out from the waist.
Modest fashion: Pleated front trousers at Max Mara
Pleated Trousers
Loose style: Pleats at Louis Vuitton
Trousers with pleats at the waistband often mean that they will be loose over the hips because of that extra bit of fabric. Luckily this style is very much in vogue at the moment, and is my favourite style.
Gone are the days where pleats spelled old fashioned fuddy duddy styling. Now designers have revamped the silhouette and created a very hijab friendly trend.
Coming soon to Maysaa
For the MAYSAA collection I’ve used this style to create trousers that inshAllah will be everything you need them to be! Look out for them in May at www.maysaa.com and for Autumn/Winter where there will be more styles to choose from.
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Comments ( 3 )
Hi Hana
just would like to add i bought a pair of wide leg jersey trousers last yr from net a porter and they are the most comfortable pair ever. Also they are very soft comfortable and very baggy they look almost like a skirt when i wear it. I would definately recommend jersey trousers although one down fall is that they can be quite figure hugging around the hips and bum so if u r quite curvy try and coer the top part with a long tp other than that very good to wear.
Suz added these pithy words on
Sep 15 09 at
11:11 pm
THE PANTS ARE SO OFF THE CHAIN! LOVE THEM! CONSTANCE
Constance added these pithy words on
Oct 30 09 at
7:22 am
We specialize in all types of Hijabs including Scarves and shawls to match Islamic Clothing. We carry the largest selection of Amira Hijabs, including One-Piece Hijab.
We also provide a large selection of scarves in Chiffon, Georgette in various prints.
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Jun 29 10 at
8:47 pm
