France : Muslim fashion parade banned in France

5th October 2004

A Paris suburb has banned two fashion shows featuring veiled Muslim women, saying the events could disrupt public order.

In an official order, authorities barred ‘Ready-to-wear for Muslim women’ from being staged twice in Montreuil-sous-Bois.

The order said the catwalk shows were banned as they aimed to ‘show the fashion relevance of items of clothing such as the hijab and the burqa’, ‘trivialize the wearing of the Islamic headscarf’ and were closed to men.

"A serious disruption to public order could result," it said.

Officials said the town, led by Communist-linked mayor Jean-Pierre Brard, made the decision after complaints from several pro-secularism associations.

 

Source: www.fibre2fashion.com