Devoted to creating fashion that asks the big questions, Samia Malik launches her latest Ihtgw collection titled “Collection :1 Female Islamic dress code & Intergration.” The capsule collection of separates is presented as an observation of  women’s islamic apparel conception, controversies and traditions. 

 ”..By 2011 it appears that Muslim women choose to wear the Hijab to show their respect for God, others may wear it because it’s ‘trendy’ without adhering the initial purpose of the Hijab, i.e some women make the Hijab look glamorous. Others  yet may wear Hijab for cultural reasons, rather than religious reasons. However I am not making any judgments about why people choose to wear Hijab, I am only stating a few obvious observations.”

A closer look at collection 1 on the next page, available here.

Using conceptual prints Samia Malik created The  Ihtgw  ( I have to go Work)Spring/Summer 2010  as a statement on”urban structures, everyday life, propaganda, music and use of cheap labour within the fashion industry. ” The  unisex streetwear line has won me over as it opens the door not just to  a dialogue about vital issues and  topics  but,   also  to the possibility and necessity for this generation  to create its own  new symbols  and prints that hopefully will in turn become universal. On the next page a closer look at Samia Malik Ihtgw Spring/Summer 2010.