Hijabi clothing exhibition and new modern chador style in Iran

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Asalaamu alaikum and Hello dear readers.

Every season, there are these hijabi clothing exhibitions that go on in major cities across Iran, like Tehran, Esfahan, Shiraz, etc. Here, all the “latest” chador, manteau, and scarf styles are put on exhibition. New styles are unveiled, and stores come to vend, giving women from smaller cities and provincial towns the opportunity to buy designs that may otherwise be difficult to get unless you live in Tehran and know where to go!

There was one recently, and along with the exhibit, there was a new modern chador style unveiled called chador-e mantoo, which is basically a hybrid modern chador with a manteau style, so it gets away from the need for wearing a manteau under one’s chador. Of course, there are right now on the market at least half a dozen modern chador styles that are considered all-in-one pieces; some even include an attached maghneh (scarf) too. So this is just one of many styles, but from what I see, it does look rather fluid and different. Of course, it will take a few years before this style is readily available to most, much like it took a few years for the ubiquitous chador-e melli to trickle down to the masses.

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Here are some pictures from the exhibition and below them the new chador style pictures.

 

 

Now pictures of this new style of chador with attached manteau.

Okay, so it’s a bit hard to see, but maybe you will get the gist of it. It’s based off the now popular “chador-e qajari” style, which is a chador style inspired by what women during the Qajar (Ghajar) dynasty wore.

Its the grey one below…which is leaning “out” from the rest…

Yes, I do remain a bit confused as to how exactly the chador-e mantoo truly looks and how it’s worn… but it’s a new style nevertheless… mashAllah.

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-Bailey Umm Ibrahim