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The brand’s renown has been fanned by the likes Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, who has sported a Bouguessa abaya as a long duster.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Women cover their heads and wear the abaya, a long black gown.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2022
Nilab looked like a spy in her abaya, gloves that covered her tattoos and sunglasses.
—Juliet MacUr, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2022
Women may choose to wear the head to toe covering called a burqa, or a cloth veil covering their face paired with a headscarf and long robe called an abaya, said Muhajir, the ministry of virtue and prevention of vice spokesman.
—Washington Post, 7 May 2022
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Women cover their heads and wear the abaya, a long black gown.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2022
Nilab looked like a spy in her abaya, gloves that covered her tattoos and sunglasses.
—Juliet MacUr, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2022
Women may choose to wear the head to toe covering called a burqa, or a cloth veil covering their face paired with a headscarf and long robe called an abaya, said Muhajir, the ministry of virtue and prevention of vice spokesman.
—Washington Post, 7 May 2022
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“Abaya.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abaya. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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