Posted by Steve Portigal | 22 Mar 2006
|
Comments (3)

Design brings more cultural mashups. Al Quds jeans, from Italy, are designed for Muslims.
The bagginess is to ensure the wearer avoids stiffness while bending down repeatedly during prayers. The pockets are for holding all the accessories Muslims have to take off while they worship. And the jeans have green seams — because green is the sacred color of Islam.
Dutch Design Week
Prague Design Days
1 Hour Design Challenge Winners!
Coroflot Salary Survey Results
Comments
cf "Mecca Cola"
Jeans is jeans, that's why it's very unique and probably the most casual wear in the world.
But I think that moslems would preferred to use other cut of ware when praying, like saroong or more comfortable ware.
So the idea to modified jeans for moslems praying needs, therefore, i think is not necessarily needed.
In some islamic countries, where the rule of Islam is very strong, specifically in middle east and arab, the 2 legged cut it self is the problem for most moslems, that the cut shows the shape of human body. that's why in most Arab country most people use a long dressed cut to hide the body shape.
This is different than other moslem countries in Asia or other continent. The assimilation of cultures allowes moslems people to use any cut of cloth as long as it covers the skin.
Mecca Cola is a politically-targeted product, whereas Al Quds are religiously-targeted. Mecca has no functional benefits as a beverage, but the jeans are designed to solve a very specific problem (you may not agree that they solve it well, of course)