This Empowering Luxury Brand Is Changing How Muslim-American Women Wear Hijabs

In 2009, when Muslim-American entrepreneur Melanie Elturk was preparing for her engagement party in Michigan, she couldn't find the right hijab to wear. "I had this beautiful skirt and hand-embellished belt that I made myself, and then I was wearing this polyester-chiffon hijab," she told me at the downtown NYC showroom for her brand, Haute Hijab. "And it just ruined everything. Your outfit suffers when you don't have the beautiful headpiece that should adorn your stunning gown or dress." Image ...