The other danger in the fashion industry’s casual ‘acceptance’ of ‘modest fashion’ is that it breeds a false notion of tolerance, which in reality is far from existing. It seems that we have become naive in assuming that because there is some minor industry representation, suddenly Islam is being accepted in its entirety; for its veil, its burqa, its different interpretations in dress, its five pillars, its ideas, and as a system overall. We’ve forgotten that we’re just another number; a target market for sellers on the ‘modest’ high street.
