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@glam.Halal | NOVEMBER-DECEMBER. 2019
Personality
WHISPERER: Fynn says despite her age, she
can still relate and communicate with teenage
rebels due to her struggles in the early days.
W
HEN we talk about
modest fashion, our
minds will automatically
portray Middle Eastern
ladies in long robes.
Some may even express
it as “restrictive” and “oppressing”.
According to researchers, religion isn’t
the only reason why women choose to dress
modestly.
While some aspects remain true in cer-
tain parts of the world, the fashion sense
has been sown into the western countries as
women fi nd it empowering – to feel beautiful
without the gaze and the approval of men
and their wandering eyes.
The term “modest fashion” receives about
8,000 Google searches monthly in th e U.S.
The fashion is a growing industry with
higher annual demands covering the U.S
and the U.K.
While the term “modest fashion” has a
very loose definition, the global fashion
market industry reportedly worth billions
and are predicted to rise even higher in the
near future.
With this, Muslim designers are taking
the opportunity to spread their values and
creativity through social media and online
stores.
So, what do you get when you combine
a spunky attitude with modesty? You’d
defi nitely get FynnJamalRTW, which was
founded by Fynn Jamal, or her full name Nur
Affi na Yanti Jamalludin.
A poet, an art enthusiast, a fashion
designer and on top of them all, a proud
mother of two beautiful children. Aggres-
sively expressive, it’s no surprise that Fynn
was a well-known singer-songwriter during
her rebellious age.
Her step into the fashion industry began
in 2017, to show that modest fashion doesn’t
necessarily mean restriction. Rather, it is a
liberating experience for the artist.
A REBELLIOUS BEGINNING
As everyone has, Fynn struggled to fully
embrace the permissible way of living.
During the fi rst year of working in Kazakh-
stan, Fynn considered wearing the hijab but
she procrastinated.
“I told myself ‘I’ll wear my hijab once I’ve
adopted a child’. However, when the time
comes to adopt Juna, I was still not ready,”
she says.
She had excuses upon excuses to not
embrace the hijab, especially when the gov-
ernment of Kazakhstan forbids the hijab in
Standing out
in modesty
Singer-songwriter Fynn Jamal shares the story of how her
rebellious past inspires her fashion line