Designer Hijabs

The other day a lady and her daughters came into our store Middle Eastern Boutique in Richardson, Texas. After looking around for a while and asking a few questions they began to tell me a few items I needed to carry. One happen to be designer scarves for hijabis to wear as headscarves. One of the young ladies was wearing a sample - a scarf with Dior logos all over it. Ok, clearly it was a fake and not even a good one. They proceeded to tell me how I could sell out of these beauties easily. I politely thanked them for the suggestion.

Girls if you do not listen to anything else I say about hijabs listen to this... do not wear designer knockoffs... it is very tacky. At least knockoffs with huge designer logos all over them that aren't obviously the genuine logo. The only reason someone would want to wear a knockoff with a famous designer's name/logo all over it is to look like they have fashion sense and money in which they would clearly do not have either. Anyone who you would want to impress with a designer logo on a scarf could clearly tell the difference instead you would be making a fool out of yourself.


Anyhow cheap scarves displaying a designer's logo have nothing to do with the beauty and high quality of a classic designers like Dior. Dior is all about details, craftsmanship and beauty throughout the product in the texture, color, form, shape without ignoring the functionality of a product. Not only Dior but other designers like Gucci, Ralph Lauren, YSL, and the list goes on. That is why they are so expensive... they are not mass produced in China. To see a great video about the work that goes into a fashion line for a show go to http://www.diorcouture.com/us/dior_us.html and click "Birth of a Creation", I found it very interesting.

Despite the craftsmanship and beauty of a designer piece why is it so important as a Muslim to try to look like you are wearing designer stuff? I would be embarrassed to carry a purse that cost a couple of thousands of dollars when so many people are suffering due to a lack of a few dollars in their pockets and the basic necessities of life including so many children? Would the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) have worried about such nonsense or be impressed with your Hermes scarf? Come on leave this for the people of this world where it is their paradise, it is all fake and doesn't really matter. So I appreciate the art of fashion and the craftsmanship and design which goes into true designer items, but I personally do not feel I could ever spend such extravagance amounts of money on these items. I think it is more important to buy good quality items especially hijabs that emphasize your personal style without much concern of who the designer is. Of course, you can look nice while being modest without putting so much emphasis on extravagance. What do you think matters to the only one we need to impress, Allah (SWA)?