'Burkini' ban good for sales, says Australian designer --AFP Report

Muslim models display burkini swimsuits in Sydney where burkinis are generally accepted as a means of covering up on the beach ©Saeed Khan (AFP/File)

Burkini Ban has once again galvanized the debate over clash of civilization and recent news about escalating trends in Bikini sell after the ban by Marks and Spencer shows that the conservative swim dress is really threatening the western civilization. Below are two stories from AFP and Independent, both endorsing that non-Muslim ladies are also preferring the conservative swim outfit.


AFP Report

Burkini bans in France have boosted sales and interest in the full-bodied Islamic swimsuit, particularly from non-Muslim women, the Australian credited with creating the design said Tuesday.

The burkini has sparked huge controversy in France, with bans in 15 towns in the country's southeast amid high tensions following a string of deadly jihadist attacks.

"I can tell you that online on Sunday, we received 60 orders -- all of them non-Muslim," the 48-year-old Sydney based designer Aheda Zanetti said.

Contrary to French Prime Minister who said this garment enslaved women, Zanetti calls this new trend in western women as Women empowerment, "Women are standing together on this. It doesn't matter what race or religion."

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According to an article published in independent UK, Marks and Spencer has confirmed that thier Burkini collection that was launched in March, 2016 is completely sold out.

It was initially intended to appeal to Muslim women but may have also proven popular with non-Muslim customers worried about the damage that exposure of the sun.

Yet the ban has only boosted sales, particularly from non-Muslin customers, according to Ahiida Zanetti, the Australian-Lebanese designer who created her first burkini more than 10 years ago. Speaking to indy100, Ms Zanetti said that some 40 per cent of her clientele are not actually Muslim.

Marks & Spencer burkini collection sells out