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Saudi Women Are Breaking Free From the Black Abaya

More ditch the traditional, body-covering abaya for creative but still conservative alternatives

Sarah Taibah, an actress, skateboards along the waterfront walkway in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Iman Al-Dabbagh

Donna Abdulaziz

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia—Saudi women today are wearing clothes that, a few years ago, could have landed them in trouble with the police.

Many are abandoning the plain black version of the traditional abaya, a loose, body-covering dress that all Saudi women wear in public over their clothing to comply with decency laws. In its place, they are opting for conservative but creative alternatives: sporty jumpsuits, business-cut robes and even kimonos.

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Saudi Women Are Breaking Free From the Black Abaya

More ditch the traditional, body-covering abaya for creative but still conservative alternatives

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