This trend for stylish yet modest garments is played out in blogs such as Mipsters (Muslim Hipsters), says Jaques, who describes Istanbul as a European city in which people dress conservatively, albeit more liberally than in Saudi Arabia or Iran. “All of the women I photographed were very open and excited to work on the project. I believe they were eager to show the world how trendy they can be. For me, this project is about colour and light, and getting that exuberance to shine through the images.”

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First published in the April 2014 issue. To read more from this issue, visit the BJP Shop.