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H&M’s hijad-clad Muslim model hailed as an inspiration | |
2015-09-28 | |
In the weeks after the H&M commercial aired early September, images of the 23-year-old model -- clad in an oversized pink trench coat, a checkered hijab and outsized sunglasses -- have gone viral, garnering thousands of comments praising the brand for its diversity. The London native told fashion blog "Fusion" that since the commercial aired, she has been hailed as an inspiration to women by various Moslem women's groups. "It always feels like women who wear hijab are ignored when it comes to fashion," she said in an interview published Friday. Hidrissi said she participated in the ad campaign with the consent of her parents, and H&M provided her with a mostly female staff to work with during the photo shoots. "[They] asked how much in terms of neck I could show, but to be honest they were very respectful," Hidrissi said. "If the cameramen noticed something not quite right, they would call a woman over to fix me; it was sweet." H&M's "Close the Loop" commercial features a diverse range of both models and people of various ethnicities, religions and body types. | |
Posted by:trailing wife |
#4 ^lulz |
Posted by: Shipman 2015-09-28 16:14 |
#3 Hidrissi was having a hissy: "I think that designer's a sissy! Sez Allah, verbatim, 'Please defenestrate him If one of my Muslims is prissy.'" |
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2015-09-28 14:09 |
#2 The perfect Mohammedan model... His slave in hijab in a bottle! "Maria, my passion Is not adult fashion; Hidrissi, you're too old to toddle." |
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2015-09-28 14:06 |
#1 mmm so diverse. Of course if the theocratic fascists win she will get acid in the face for being in a photograph and for working with unrelated males |
Posted by: anon1 2015-09-28 01:33 |