Designer Anniesa Hasibuan walks the runway for the Anniesa Hasibuan collection during New York Fashion Week on February 14, 2017, in New York City. (Photo: Angela Weiss / AFP)
Indonesian designer Anniesa Hasibuan shot to global fame last month after her Islamic fashion earned a standing ovation at New York Fashion Week. (Link to video we made on this)
She unveiled her second collection of Islamic clothing amid controversy over US President Donald Trump's recent executive order barring refugees and migrants from seven Muslim-majority nations.
Anniesa used immigrant models to showcase America's diversity, as she revealed her new collection.
Take a look at the highlights we've put together here.
Tiana emphasized that the experience of walking down the runway in hijab made her feel empowered. She also stated that hijab is womanly, sexy, and glamorous at the same time. “You don’t have to show your skin to be sexy,†she told AFP.
(AFP Photo/Neilson Barnard)(brl/red)
