Asalaamu alaikum and Hello dear readers.
Now, I’m sure they aren’t really “mainstream” by any means, but I’ve begun to see online and on Iranian TV shows that some women in Iran are now sporting muted, colored modern chadors when outside the home. They are being favored for wearing around the house when guests come over; although, other than maybe a dark blue or dark brown, I highly doubt you’d see any light-colored modern chadors when out and about in, say, the Bazaar.
As I’ve mentioned before in other blog posts, while the Chador is not a new clothing item to Iran and Persian women have been wearing some form of a Chador for hundreds, if not thousands, of years, the favoring of black colored Chadors when outside the home is indeed a new phenomenon and only became the norm after the Iranian Islamic Revolution in 1979. Prior to that, black chadors were reserved solely for funerals and were never worn inside the home, during prayers, or outside the home.
What do you think of these colored Chadors? I’d definitely buy one if given the chance, especially a nice brown modern chador.
Thanks for reading! You know I love feedback and hearing from my Readers so please feel free to leave me a comment or two.
-Bailey Umm Ibrahim
Share this:
Discover more from Old School Hijabi
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Asalaamu Alaikum
I’ve never worn this style but the last two look really nice.
Masha’Allah, I’m so glad chador styles are branching out! If I could find chador-e-mellis in colors other than black (especially browns, greens, blues, and purples), I might actually consider wearing them full time!
Mashallah, the colors look beautiful.