Pious Fashion: How Muslim Women Dress

by T.G.H. James and W.V. Davies

Book Overview

Who says you can't be pious and fashionable? Throughout the Muslim world, women have found creative ways of expressing their personality through the way they dress. Headscarves can be modest or bold, while brand-name clothing and accessories are part of a multimillion-dollar ready-to-wear industry that caters to pious fashion from head to toe. In this lively snapshot, Elizabeth Bucar takes us to Iran, Turkey, and Indonesia and finds a dynamic world...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674241606
• ISBN13: 9780674241602
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 8.5"