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.
“We look forward to continuing to evolve our assortment, while listening to our employees, customers, brand partners and neighbors along the way,” Jen Jackson Brown, EVP and President of Nordstrom Product Group, Nordstrom, Inc., said in the statement.
“We hope this collection provides a sense of pride, excitement and confidence for an otherwise underrepresented community of women.”Ibrahim told CNN that hijabs in retail are a new concept, and without them women and young girls had to rely on buying scarves that may be too sheer or too small for their intended purpose. She wanted to change that and allow all women looking to use a hijab to walk into a mall and buy one off the shelf.
