Thanks to years of steady acceptance and growing support from top fashion icons, Arabic and Islamic fashion is set to continue its influence on the global fashion industry, according to French Fashion University Esmod Dubai, a fashion institution in the Middle East.
The international Islamic fashion industry is estimated to be worth more than $96 billion (Dh352.6 billion), assuming that 50 per cent of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims each spend at least $120 a year on modest clothing, according to a study conducted by Tamara Hostal, director and founder of Esmod Dubai.
"We can see Arabian styles steadily influencing European street fashion, which proves the potential of this emerging niche," Hostal said.
The growth and expansion of the Muslim middle class and their penetration into Western society are making them more dress- and fashion-conscious. As more and more Muslim men and women become educated and take up professions and develop businesses, they adopt modernism with a touch of Islamic tradition to match their modern lifestyles.
Analysts say these factors will drive growth in the Islamic fashion and clothing industry.
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