Keffiyeh Scarf

[kisa]

Balenciaga is the end of the coolness in this trend..

Wow! Never thought I would hear that sentence!!

 

[caramelhoney]

I can't see the the pictures that Lena and Urd posted.

 

[vanilla fairy]

I can't see the the pictures that Lena and Urd posted.

here it is

 

[caramelhoney]

Thanks. I can't really tell if it's a Kahfiyah scarf or not...

 

[ilaughead]

Well, I think that it looks quite stylish in the Balenciaga show. I don't know if the kahfiyah trend will catch on in high fashion, however.

 

[Lena]

kahfiyah inspired scarves were one of the strong points at Balenciaga's collection, he obviously got inspiration from the street trend which is a real change of attitude for Nicolas G.

 

[missy-t1]

I wanted to buy another kahfiyah scarf yesterday, so I went into a Muslim store and they told me they did not have it and I must get out because I am white. I was so sad!

Muslims promoting the wrong thing here (I, myself am a Muslim btw)

ANd for the record I am wearing the keffiyah for the political cause, not for fashion

And I agree with everything xmodel says!

Do the Olsen twins wear a keffiyah?

 

[ParadEyes]

Same with non-Christians wearing crosses

there is a difference between a kahfiyah scarf and crosses.
crosses are religious symbols , the kahfiyah is not ..it's just a traditional piece of clothing that is worn in most arab countries. i don't know why people in this thread are linking it to palestine only.
to me , wearing a kahfiyah scarf is like wearing a japanese kimono-inspired top. i don't see what is wrong about borrowing from other cultures.

anyway , that kahfiyah scarf was the only thing i liked about the Balenciaga show

 

[morgan38]

there is a difference between a kahfiyah scarf and crosses.
crosses are religious symbols , the kahfiyah is not ..it's just a traditional piece of clothing that is worn in most arab countries. i don't know why people in this thread are linking it to palestine only.
to me , wearing a kahfiyah scarf is like wearing a japanese kimono-inspired top. i don't see what is wrong about borrowing from other cultures.

anyway , that kahfiyah scarf was the only thing i liked about the Balenciaga show

Regardless of whether or not the scarf started out as a political statement, it is now. People wear the scarf to show their support for Palestine. That's why you don't exactly see lots of Jews embracing this trend. It's not because they don't like the aesthetic of the scarf but because they know that the scarf now comes with certain political connotations.

I personally would never wear this scarf...and not because I don't like the design or because I'm overwhelmingly pro-Israel. Politics is a touchy subject, and I wouldn't want to offend anyone or make a bad impression by wearing the scarf...especially in a professional setting.

 

[UNiQFashionista]

tushka- what is a muslim store?! confused:X
as u know and has been mentioned many times- kafiyya scarf is NOT an ISLAMIC thing.:S- its traidtionally and culturally arabic.

 

[UNiQFashionista]

Here in the UAE its called 'Ghutra', in Saudi Arabia its called 'Shumagh'.

actually the shumagh is the red and white, ghutra is the white one..as it is called in saudi arabia

 

[ParadEyes]

my point is ( some people want to wear it to support palestine , others choose to wear it because it looks nice and i don't see anything wrong with that

Regardless of whether or not the scarf started out as a political statement, it is now. People wear the scarf to show their support for Palestine. That's why you don't exactly see lots of Jews embracing this trend. It's not because they don't like the aesthetic of the scarf but because they know that the scarf now comes with certain political connotations.

I personally would never wear this scarf...and not because I don't like the design or because I'm overwhelmingly pro-Israel. Politics is a touchy subject, and I wouldn't want to offend anyone or make a bad impression by wearing the scarf...especially in a professional setting.

i know what you mean..
but to be honest.. in a country like America , doesn't every piece of clothing that is arab-inspired is looked at as a sign of palestine/anti-israel/islamists?
whether it's a kahfiah scarf or a galabia dress , you can't wear anything arabic without stirring negative/political feelings. on the other hand , there is nothing wrong with wearing a kimono dress or sporting an indian tunic maybe i'm not making sense here to anyone , but i just feel sad because i believe my culture is rich with beautiful customs , but it can't find its way to globalization since arabic culture is frowned at...atleast at this time

 

[ParadEyes]

some pictures i found that resemble kahfiyah scarfs but are not. i guess they can be a good alternative for those who want to wear the look but don't want to associate any political stance that come with it. they are from the alexander herchcovitch fw04 show from style.com

i like these very much

 

[masquerade]

Regardless of whether or not the scarf started out as a political statement, it is now. People wear the scarf to show their support for Palestine. That's why you don't exactly see lots of Jews embracing this trend. It's not because they don't like the aesthetic of the scarf but because they know that the scarf now comes with certain political connotations.

I personally would never wear this scarf...and not because I don't like the design or because I'm overwhelmingly pro-Israel. Politics is a touchy subject, and I wouldn't want to offend anyone or make a bad impression by wearing the scarf...especially in a professional setting.

exactly. symbols and images get appropriated by other groups and cultures all the time. hell, the christians didnt invent the cross.

and you do make an impression by wearing it. if i see someone wearing the scarf, i will think one of two things: a) they are just wearing it for fashion and have no clue the meaning of it, or b) they have very different political and faith beliefs than i do

 

[vanilla fairy]

my point is ( some people want to wear it to support palestine , others choose to wear it because it looks nice and i don't see anything wrong with that



i know what you mean..
but to be honest.. in a country like America , doesn't every piece of clothing that is arab-inspired is looked at as a sign of palestine/anti-israel/islamists?
whether it's a kahfiah scarf or a galabia dress , you can't wear anything arabic without stirring negative/political feelings. on the other hand , there is nothing wrong with wearing a kimono dress or sporting an indian tunic maybe i'm not making sense here to anyone , but i just feel sad because i believe my culture is rich with beautiful customs , but it can't find its way to globalization since arabic culture is frowned at...atleast at this time

totally!
and i meantioned this before in this thread, why does everything that is even arab inspired always interperted as a politic or religeous thing?
and yeah, that balenciaga scarf is inspired by the kahfiya scarf

 

[xmodel citizen]

^ It is not interpreted as political because it is Arabic. It is interpreted as such because it IS a political symbol and his been for a long time. This explains it in brief.

 

[UNiQFashionista]

sometimes i dont want to visit this thread because i dont like to repeat myself..
Xmodel- if you get your sources from wikipedia- then i dont blame you for being confused.
Being Arabic myself- I know my culture....IT IS ONLY A TRADITIONAL HEAD DRESS..that men in the middle east wore for centuries...
I do understand however, that when people who say for example go on protests or pro-palestine demonstrations will wear it- as Yassir Arafat did...so they can show which side they are on...but as everyman especially in the gulf coutries, wear it.(they are required to wear it to work).they dont mean anything political by it...neither do the beduins of jordan,syria ,iraq and lebanon....its like saying the viel(hijab) is political and its not..its religious..and the kofiyyah is cultural and traditional... I understand the confusion..as you are not from that region
I remember when I wore a cap that has the saudi arabian flag (which is green, and has arabic written on it in white) to school (in the states) and a bunch of students came up to me asking me why am I wearing the palestinian suicide wrap thing!! HAHAA...and then i realized that some palestinian groups wrap their martyers in it because it has a religious saying on it..so some ppl now connect it to palestine..i had to exaplin to them that its just the flag of my country and has nothing to do with palestine or certain political groups..

 

[xmodel citizen]

I'm sure that's all true, but the truth is, to the majority of the world and a sect of the Palestinian people, it is not just a headdress. In reference to Yassar Arafat, it is a fact, not just according to Wikipedia, that he wore it very specifically to mimic the shape of Palestine.

 

[leyla m.]

uniq,

thanks for putting it so nicely. i also dont know why people insist its political. if anything it is the most common thing in most middle eastern countries..
eitherway, i thought it was interesting that urbanoutfitters sells them in every single colour way

 

[UNiQFashionista]

uhh xmodel... ppl are not going to stop wearing it because "some ppl wear it for political reasons"...its CULTURAL MY DEAR..its a way men dress in the middle east... THE KOUFIYYA,SHMAGH..WHATEVER U WANT TO CALL IT...is an ITEM OF CLOTHING THAT HAS BEEN WORN FOR CENTURIES. and there is NO SPECIFIC ACTION that someone wearing a koufiyyah did that made it political...everyone wears it...bad ppl and good ppl...

leyla..ya its soo interesting that they are making it in all these colors...but it does have a pretty print