Recognizing the Concept of Islamic Clothing Fashion and Designing in Women's Dress

Subject Areas : Art and Architecture

Zahra Akbarzadeh Niaki ¹ , Azam Nemati Charmhini ² , Robabeh Taghizadeh Borujeni ³

1 - Hazrat Masoumeh University in Qom, Department of Textile Design, Qom, Iran.
2 - University of Arts in Tehran, Department of Industrial Design, Tehran, Iran.
3 - Hazrat Masoumeh University in Qom, Department of Textile Design, Qom, Iran.

Received: 2021-10-25 Accepted : 2021-11-24 Published : 2022-03-21

Keywords: Fashion concept, Women's dresses, Islamic clothing,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to recognize the concept of fashion and design of the Islamic clothing in women's dresses. The research statistical universe included all clothing design collections. The research sample was the Islamic women's clothing and dresses. The research design was descriptive-analytical. Data collection was done by using library references. The results of data analysis showed that four different clothing terms, namely hijab, virtuous fashion, ethnic-local clothing and non-Islamic clothing with Islamic motifs, were identified among the designs related to Islamic fashion. Current clothing designers had not yet succeeded in creating a "global Islamic fashion" that was distinct from Western fashion and had not even been directly opposed to it. Designers' mental image of Islamic fashion was based more on the aesthetic features of fashion than the religious adherence to hijab, also, Islamic fashion was still considered as a subordinate of the Western system and has not been able to find its independent identity. Islamic fashion has a real nature and in order to be effective, it needs to redefine and formulate specific design frameworks. It could be analyzed that the existing Islamic fashion style had not yet found a completely independent identity as a global fashion. Muslim consumers themselves could not be grouped into a single category. Specific clothing styles were shaped by cultural aesthetics, economics, business patterns, ideals, and how faith was represented or expressed. As a result, it could be said that according to the number of hijab styles, there were different covers of Islamic clothing design. Islamic fashion had a special design style and had a real nature, but it is necessary to make changes in the design and other processes of this industry and its definitions should be updated and implemented.

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