“Then in the 1930s and during the Harlem Renaissance and Great Depression, they were used to maintain and protect hairstyles.
“Durags were originally worn by African-American women labourers and slaves in the 19th century,” she explains.
Rihanna wearing a durag May issue 2020, by Steven Klein for British Vogueĭina Yassin, the designer, art director and co-founder of Africa Fashion Week Middle East, has a deep knowledge of fashion history – especially when it comes to African styling. While the trend may appear aptly timed in light of #BlackLivesMatter, the durag has been on the rise in mainstream fashion: at the spring/summer 2020 New York Fashion Week, American designer Brandon Maxwell styled many of his black models in elegant satin durags, and Rihanna was pictured wearing a black durag on the cover of British Vogue in May. Hijabis may identify with this in a similar way: how a simple piece of headwear can be so heavily politicised throughout history, but also be an effortless fashion statement,” Benoit says. “I think there are some interesting parallels to be drawn – the durag is always redefining itself and how it is worn throughout history. “I just stared at it in awe, and thought how stunning it looked.”īenoit, who is in the process of launching Bind London, an inclusive sports headwear brand that will include hijabs and durags, points out that both are symbols of identity – the former as a marker of faith, and the latter as a signifier of cultural pride. “I have never doubled back to an image so fast,” she says. In Vogueīritish designer Kayleigh Benoit first came across the convergence of the two styles on photographer Amran Abdi, who wore a Louis Vuitton monogram-print red durag over her black hijab. A post shared by hamziye | content creator Instagrammers who wear the hijab are embracing the trend, including in Toronto, in Morocco, in Seattle, in Texas, in Sydney and in Dusseldorf, donning everything from Gucci and Fendi logo-printed silk scarves, to cotton, paisley-patterned bandanas.
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