Freedom, empowerment, mobility: In 2020, Saudi Arabia fashion forwarded as reforms for women reap rewards
Saudi women today are fashioning forward and wearing clothes that a few years ago would have been frowned upon for violating dress codes.
As social changes and reforms take hold, personal dressing style is also changing to reflect a new sense of long-awaited freedom.
Some women still prefer to wear the plain back version of the abaya but many are replacing this traditional look with modest but creative twists. They've come up with abayas that are coat-style, open-front, jumpsuit, and kimono dresses.
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