A few years ago, 26-year-old Hilal Ibrahim of Minnetonka, Minn., was looking for a dressy hijab to wear for Eid, the Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan.
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Hilal Ibrahim Partners With Nordstrom For Store’s First Designer Hijab Line
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) A Minneapolis woman is making huge strides to diversify the world of fashion.
Hilal Ibrahim, the founder of Henna and Hijabs, has partnered with Nordstrom to launch the department store’s first line of designer hijabs.
The product made its debut in 16 Nordstrom stores Tuesday, including at Mall of America in Bloomington. “‘The time is now.’ That’s our company motto,” Ibrahim said. “It’s a surreal moment, like it’s like this is really happening.”
Ibrahim designs hijabs to be fashionable and stylish, which isn’t always the case for the head scarves commonly worn by Muslim women. The Nordstrom launch also makes them more accessible, a focus of Ibrahim’s since high school. Sahra Mohamed is a friend of Ibrahim’s.
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By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN
Hilal Ibrahim began dreaming of making hijabs more accessible to women of all cultures in high school, and now her luxury designs are available as some of the first hijabs to be sold at a major fashion retailer in the US.
The 26-year-old began her company, Henna and Hijabs, in 2017 to do what others had not: make hijabs, traditional head scarfs commonly worn by Muslim women, that were accessible to everyone using sustainable materials.
Her fashion hijabs made their appearance in 16 Nordstrom stores across North America this month, including the Mall of America and online, according to a statement from the department store. The pieces start at $45.