Does That Abaya Come in Brown?

Saudi Arabia 2012

By Ann Lopez

July 23, 2012

Also appeared at PRI's The World

The West has a particular image of Saudi women: Draped in plain black cloth with their faces mostly, if not fully, covered.

But basic black isn’t the only option. There are personally designed abayas, gray abayas and, a Jeddah favorite, the brown abaya:

Deema Almashabi designed her own reversible abaya.

Raneen Bukhari, a young blogger in Dammam, in her gray abaya.

Laura Bashraheel of the Saudi Gazette in a Jedda favorite, the brown abaya.