- A model displays latest collections of Arabesque sheilas and abayas during the Bride Show at Abu Dhabi National Exhibitoin Centre. - Image Credit: Gulf News archive
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. *HERE<http://1426.blogspot.com/2010/03/islamic-fashion-industry-to-be-worth.html> *
