Nailah posts
The New Yorker Modelling can be a tricky business for Muslim women who cover up. Judith Thurman visits Nailah Lymus, the head of a new modelling agency that represents the modestly dressed, and admires the bright, bold hijabs Lymus designs.
Episode 74: High-Fashion Hijabs, Jill Soloway, and Bluesman Blind Joe Death
newyorker.com
In this episode, Jill Soloway, the creator of “Transparent,” goes after the patriarchy; a Muslim designer unveils high-fashion hijabs; and we look at the tragic life and lasting influence of the guitar legend John Fahey.
108 months ago
The New Yorker The modelling agency Underwraps exists to counter the stereotype of Muslim women as oppressed. “Covering identifies us, but it doesn’t define us,” the founder Nailah Lymus says.
Modest Models
newyorker.com
A New York-based modelling agency seeks to dispel the idea that Islam and modern fashion are incompatible.
111 months ago
The New Yorker Modelling can be a tricky business for Muslim women who cover up. Judith Thurman visits Nailah Lymus, the head of a new modelling agency that represents the modestly dressed.
Episode 48: High-Fashion Hijabs, Jill Soloway, and Bluesman Blind Joe Death
newyorker.com
In this episode, Jill Soloway, the creator of “Transparent,” goes after the patriarchy; a Muslim designer unveils high-fashion hijabs; and more.
114 months ago
The New Yorker The modelling agency Underwraps exists to counter the stereotype of Muslim women as oppressed. “Covering identifies us, but it doesn’t define us,” the founder Nailah Lymus says.
Modest Models
newyorker.com
A New York-based modelling agency seeks to dispel the idea that Islam and modern fashion are incompatible.
114 months ago
The New Yorker The modelling agency Underwraps exists to counter the stereotype of Muslim women as oppressed. “Covering identifies us, but it doesn’t define us,” the founder Nailah Lymus says.
Modest Models
newyorker.com
A New York-based modelling agency seeks to dispel the idea that Islam and modern fashion are incompatible.
114 months ago
The New Yorker On a Saturday in August, while mayors in the South of France were busy enforcing a burkini ban that has since been ruled illegal, Nailah Lymus and Jaharrah Ali, both hijabis (women who cover, in the Muslim tradition), were modelling at a photo shoot Read more ... in Tribeca with our staff photographer Pari Dukovic: http://nyer.cm/M3Hsvvm
114 months ago
Daily Mail 'He got me up against the wall, trying to woo me. I can't say I was impressed'
Usain Bolt 'two-timed his girlfriend with secret lover he asked for a threesome'
dailymail.co.uk
US model Nailah Dillard said that she and the world's fastest sprinter enjoyed several evenings together.
115 months ago