Sunday 27 March 2016

Abaya – Keeping Up With The Changing Fashion Trend

The simple and loose dress Abaya is worn by women in many parts of the Muslim world, including UAE, Kuwait, the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indian, North Africa and the Arab Countries.

Also known as Burqa in India and Pakistan, this dress is now available in fancy and attractive dressing that are both stylish and beautiful, which are designed by some of the leading names in the design industry.


In the past, abaya or burka used to be simple in its design, but now it is more decorated with lace and is available in various colors like red, pink, white, blue, brown and off-white with embroidered work on sides and neck shoulders. Abayas are also available with a mix of jewel-encrusted lemon and black lace trim, and the garments are styled similar to the cocktail jewelry of the label along with patterned bags, and oversize sunglasses in a lookbook shoot.

These beautiful dresses got a new meaning with designer Abeer Al Suwaidi, widely known in the fashion world for her trendsetting work on abayas, and transforming this traditional garment as the preferred choice of fashion-conscous women across the globe. The garments, while keeping up the modesty of women, have all the flair that makes Abeer Al Suwaidi collection such a huge success. The new line of Fashionable abaya designs brought out by Abeer is designed to showcase the grace and beauty of the women world.

It all started almost a decade ago, when Abeer begar designing career with abayas, as she found it her niche in fashion designing to express her creativity. Keeping the root intact, she brought out culturally symbolic attire to make a strong fashion statement, and it was an instant hit.

Driven by the huge popularity of her design work that showcased her creativity and originality, Abeer soon brought in new concepts and style in design in different materials. Many of these signature designs are now the norm by way of adaptation and imitation in the fashion industry. The praise she got from the industry led her to launch her signature designer boutique, the USH.

In her career, Abeer introduced the world with many innovative designs including the skinny abaya, corset-fitted abayas, illustrated abaya, and abayas made of knotted fabrics, jersey and cotton.


Any woman who is interested in beautiful abaya designs can buy these garments at USH Boutique or By Symphony in Dubai or at HOUSE OF FRASER in Abu Dhabi. One can see Abeer’s entire repertoire online at wp.abeeralsuwaidi.com 

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