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Trends swimwear for Muslim women

A revolution in swimwear for Muslim women – the Burqini or Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso: a combination of burqa and bikini. It is a type of swimsuit designed by Lebanese designer Austrialian Ahed Zanetti under the name of the company Ahiida. The complaint focuses on the whole, except the face, hands and feet, according to Muslim views of modesty. It looks like a combination of full length with an integrated hood, but is a little looser and in swimsuits. He is described as the perfect Muslim / Islamic solution swimwear for Muslim women who want to swim, but have reservations about “revealing swimsuits. The Bodykini is also designed to conform to Islamic values and aimed at Muslim women who are now active emnjoy swim in a public place or water sports. The bodykini is designed to improve athletic performance and allows maximum movement while in or out of the water. It also provides UV protection, the sun. This is an updated version of the whole body swimsuit that is consistent with conservative views of Islam on female attire. They are more elegant, complex designs with sequin miniskirts that go over long pants. The polyester, nylon and Lycra material allows for smooth movements in the water and does not stick to the body of the woman when she leaves the water. The costumes are being made increasingly popular in moderate Muslim countries like Indonesia and Malaysia as well. They do not absorb water and are very light and thin, so they are safe and very comfortable. A top of the company producing Islamic bathing suits, Hasemi, said he can not produce them fast enough to keep up with demand. The company exports to Egypt, North America, England and Australia. For many Muslim women, these suits offer the only alternative to wearing regular clothes when swimming. Bathing Beauty in Egypt for the Muslim women are better known as “Islamic swimsuit.” They are part of a growing industry catering to women religiously observant. It is most essentially westernized elite who can afford leisure activities such as swimming. In such a conservative society, many women have until now either had to sit on one side or go into the water in their clothes. For them, the swimsuit “Sharia” offers a solution. This is a high neck swimsuit with sleeves and a small skirt, to wear long pants on.

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Muslim women taking part in Aqua-aerobics and swimming

All these years Muslim women have faced the problem of finding an appropriate swimwear which respects the Koran, which requires a woman to cover everything except her face, hands and feet. The swimsuits on the market were not targeted for Muslim women because they led to show skin or are impractical for swimming. To aptly describe how uncomfortable the swimwear designed for Muslimah I mention Ahed Zanetti who wrote to National Geographic News stating “As an active Muslim girl, I found it difficult to participate in most sports, because of all the clothes we wore surplus. And the veil very unpractical when playing sports. For a market that was not covered by the shareholders of mass market like Nike diffusion of small businesses have taken the initiative to design something fruitful for Muslimah. People like Zanetti, Oliver Momeni Hasemi and saw great potential and design need in the market of swimwear for Muslimah. Zanetti is the owner of Ahiida, an Australian company that sportswear women Designs. Oliver Momeni started his company Bodykini in 2007, based in Spain and Hasemi a Turkish company started designing a line of swimwear for men, women and children. Among these products the most admired and upon review, is “Bodykini. Surely, Oliver had the support and advice of family members and an Iranian experience of over 20 years in the textile family. Before designing the final product “Bodykini” Oliver conducted extensive market research and held talks with many Muslim women. During his time, he learned the important attributes targeted while designing the swimsuit. He designed Bodykini is complete mixing of a swimsuit that looks great, designed for modest comfort, conforms to the tradition of Islam and especially women can swim without fear. It does this by removing all the excess fabric as the swimsuit precedent provided like the veil, pants and skirts. Oliver incorporated every thing into 2 main pieces of clothing: a shirt with a hijood which serves a large helmet; that fixed firmly on the head without slipping and trousers. The fabric used is a high quality water impermeable fabric that resists not only highly chlorine, but also provides protection against ultraviolet rays. The advantage of using a polyester material is that it has low water absorption, quick drying and ensures complete stretch in all directions leading to comfortable swimming or aqua-sport. The Bodykini is available in two colors to choose from and two unique features. The first characteristic is that of two elastic bands that are attached inside the pants that buttoned to the inside of the suit, which precluded further float in case the swimmer performs a feet first dive. The second characteristic is the small pocket with a zipper in the pants, ideal for keeping small items like keys or money. So now, with products like Bodykini both problems namely: meeting the Islamic traditional requirements and availability of a comfortable swimming garment for women, are resolved. Bodykini is available online at bodykini. com. Alongside this Bodykini was launched in the Middle East and is available in stores in Dubai Al Boom Marine retail or the Dubai Ladies Club. Now Islamic women can remain more active and enjoy water sports with the power Bodykini. The swimsuits modest Bodykini becoming popular among not only the Muslim population but also among all those who love women cover their bodies and prevent tanning while enjoying the relaxing water. Having said all that, Oliver Momeni is not simply thanked by all Muslim women to introduce such a wonderful product in the market, but major players are eager to promote products as Bodykini which demonstrated a very good grip on the market swimwear. Taylor, of Azizah Magazine, says that ”In another 15 years, there will be a considerable expansion of Muslim consumer market and lots of demand. I think we’re where the Hispanic market was 20 years ago, and today the Hispanic market is a large consumer market. “More over, Arun Jain, professor of marketing at the University of Buffalo, New York, agrees and says that given the potential growth of the Muslim community in the United States, manufacturers of clothing major sport could be missing out on an opportunity to enter an emerging market. In addition, more than women Muslim women in the modern world, including Christians, Jews and others do not feel the need to show off their bodies and strive to be modest.

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Time for Muslim Women to Enjoy the Aqua Sports With Bodykini

Entering the water on the beach is a matter of caution for Muslim women, not because they are afraid of water or any other reason on parallel lines but because of the lack of right swimwear which follows the Islamic tradition. Islamic tradition needs the women to be covered from head to toe and only face, hands and feet can be shown. Designing a swimwear which follows the Islamic tradition and is comfortable is not only a challenge but a task next to impossible. But, Oliver Momeni took up this challenge and has gifted the women of the world with a swim wear named Bodykini. Oliver Momeni has solved the puzzle and has come out with a terrific modest comfortable swimwear designed especially for the Muslim and Islamic women. Finish Read More

Muslim Swimwear Broken The”Flesh Exposing” Demur

Two years earlier, a Muslim girl enjoying swimming was synonymous with wild imagination. This was due to the cultural and traditional values of Muslim society that did not allow women to appear without being completely covered with dress. And, swimming requires you to be lightly dressed. Hence, major brands were reluctant to manufacture swimwear for Muslim women apprehending the acceptability of the idea. In such a crucial juncture, Lebanese-Australian designer Aheda Zanetti made the path breaking innovation of Burqini or Muslim women’s swim wear. She designed this swim suit in such a way that it never clashes with ease of swimming and popular Muslim demur of “flesh exposing” bathing suits.

The striking features which make Burqini or Muslim women swimwear an instant hit are many. Some of them are its compatibility with Muslim values, lightweight to offer ease of swimming and potential to prevent Ultra Violet Ray. It is a full-bodied ladies swim wear. However, ambitious and creative Aheda has kept the room for Fashion still open. In this section of ladies swimwear, you can also notice fancy miniskirts over long pants. Made up of polyester, nylon and lycra, it does not hang to your body and fosters your easy moment inside water.

The Egyptian version of Burquini is Sharia swim suit. This is high-necked, sleeveless swimwear and is worn over a long pant. Both these swim wears are Islamic version of modesty swim wears and also available in plus size. With their increasing popularity, scores of online swimwear stores have cropped up. They help you to compare and purchase Muslim swimwear from the comfort of home.

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This Year We Will Definitely See More Muslim Women Taking Part at Swimming and Aqua-aerobic Lessons

Only since a few years several companies threw out the world provide Modest swimwear. Finish Read More

Trends in Swimwear for Muslim Women

A revolution in the Muslim women’s swimwear – the burqini or burkini. Burkini means a combination of burqa and bikini. It is a type of swimsuit designed by Lebanese Austrialian designer Aheda Zanetti under the company name Ahiida.
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