Picture a Muslim woman in a black abaya, nice hijab, black sandals… and neon green stockings. Cute? Or not so much?
I don’t know about you, but I think that colorful stockings and open-toed shoes can look really stylish when worn together. Maybe not the neon green stockings in my little example above, but when worn with more subtle colors, I think that stockings and sandals can work. Plus, it’s a great option for Muslim women who believe in completely covering their feet at all times, or for those women who want to find a way to rock their fierce sandals (it’s the Tyra in me!) even when it’s cold outside.
So, dear readers, would you wear stockings with sandals? Would you wear bright or patterned stockings; or only dark, subtle colors? Are stockings with sandals a fashion faux pas for Muslim women?
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I don’t cover my feet all the time and I have been known to rock sparkley sandals in all seasons lol! That being said, I would definitely wear patterned and or bright tights with peep toe pumps!
Yes, absolutely! I think stockings with open toe shoes look soo cute…especially when its bright colored stockings or like pink zebra print :0! Lol
No! They look horrible! I wear my neon socks with shoes but not with sandals! Unless I’m really cold, but they look really odd!
I think in general if you are under the age of 20 its ” appropriate”. but as a fashion faux paw no at all. rock a haute pair of studded stilletos and a great pair of ankle skinny pants and a long dress and menswear like jacket and a bokd ring is amazingly appropriate for anyone under 35
Oh dear no. Socks and sandals…I just can’t stand that combo!
I think a lot depends on the rest of the outfit, but under most circumstances I don’t think bright stockings look a bit odd with sandals. But I’ve seen some people pull it off well, so I can’t say never . . .
in my country many Muslim women, especially students, wear skin-tone colored stockings with open-toe sandals. I start to wear them several weeks ago, and it feels so comfortable.
That’s good point i agree that.
Asalaamu alaikum,
I am trying to understand the point of open-toe shoes if the toes are going to be enclosed with opaque socks or stockings?
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Hi, my name is Shanti Sherna from Ukraina. I’m 27 y.
I just love to read this forum articles & topics discussed here.
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Shanti,
SALAM TO ALL,
ITS NICE AND GOOD TO HEAR THAT MUSLIM WOMENT LIKE TO WEAR HIJAB, I THINK WOMEN IN HIJAB ARE MORE SECURE AND LOOK BEAUTIFUL THAN IN NORMAL DRESS OR WITH OUT HIJAB.
cool color like army green,ash……. with sandals could be really cool especially under an over flowing abaya! try it out dearies.
I am sure it would look very nice and creative. And I think it is really cute how you have created your own style. But I think with my style I don’t think it would suit me very well. But I love the idea of green one of the most beautiful colors ever!
Yup! I love me some tights. I used to rock a mean pair of fishnets in my punk days. LOL!
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They make hose that is meant to be worn with dress shoes, don’t they? Some tights and hose have unsightly seems in the toe area that would be unflattering when wearing an open-toed shoe, but if you wore the kind with nicer looking feet it could look great.
Would I wear stockings with sandals? Of course I would and still do, as a matter of fact, masha’Allah! For me, it just depends on the outfit, insha’Allah. I have a preference for thong sandals, though, and even though they are not considered stockings, I like to wear tabi stockings and socks because that way I can have the best of both worlds of still being able to wear my thong sandals without having to uncover my feet, masha’Allah!
By the way, if tabi are as much of your thing as they are mine, masha’Allah, try [...], insha’Allah.
I’ve been known to wear opaque black tights with barely-there-straps sandals, but lol, that was mostly so the shoe stays in place and doesn’t slip off my totally slender and long feet (simply no width to them, arghh) Guess that made a statement!
I love tights with Mary Janes and such shoes, but the really open sandals, wear them in summer and in the tropics, you need to be a bit mad to sport tights then, so the foot is out, even if the hem of the abaya/jilbab covers the ankle/top of the foot.
Frankly though, not saying this as a disrespect or to offend anyone, but for us to even wear jilbab/abaya/hijab in today’s more-flesh-out-is-better world implies that we really don’t give a d*mn about what people think we look like, so if you feel good wearing tights of whatever colour with shoes of whatever type, well go for it, girl!
Diplomatically and as a worldwide dress code is TOTALLY INCORRECT!!
Either you wear stockings and close shoes or sandals with discovered feet.
Asalaamu Alaikum
Since the rule in Islam is to cover your feet I do wear socks with sandals in the summer; its much cooler than shoes. The non-muslim rule of not allowing the combination has nothing to do with us because we have to cover our feet whereas they do whatever they please.
I 100% agree with you…….why should we care about the way the non-moslem think, sunnah and qur’an has definite rule about clothing.
Oh yes I would wear stocking with a peep toe shoe I dont think a sandal
Assalamu Alaikum,
I used to bare my feet out until I read a hadith about women covering their feet. I think that if your socks or stockings match then its alright. I don’t see anything wrong with going without if you like that.
I just hope the socks aren’t a bright color!!
Insha’allah, the winter season is coming to sandals are going in the back of the closet until the Spring…
Masha’allah, I have survived this cold season in the AMERICA….its cold..subhan’allah!!
i think it depends with the colour of the out fit.am from kenya and we dont have that much of choice when it comes to dressing so we usually wear plain black abayas!
I thinks it is very cute and fashionable, dark, bright, or pattern stocking will looks great as long as the color match with our hijjab/clothes
Rocking this look since autumn 2006 ;D
I’m used to wearing light brown socks with my sandal regardless what type of cloth I’m wearing. I was taught to wear like that since I was young. But up to now I’m comfortable with it :). Nowadays, some of my friends and my sisters do wear colourful socks which make them look kind of funky but at the same time covering their aurah.
Assalamu alaikum
Im from the tropics and open sandals are a much better option fro me…but unfortunately we don’t have avariety of coloured stockings available here.Can anyone send me the daleel for covering the feet?A sister asked me but Im unable to access the info.Shokran
Nooooooooooooooo! Open toe shoes and stockings…fashion no-no…stockings with closed toed shoes…can be stylish though!
Rabeeyah I toally agree with you!!!
i HATE wearing stockings with opened toed shoes. UUGGGGGGGGGGGGLLLLLLYYYYYYY!!! LOL
every muslim women fashion its looks really. its called muslim fashion
i don’t think socks go well with sandals
what’s reason you don’t like to wear socks with sandal?
I wear stockings all the time and love it. Even if you are wearing open toe shoes.. there are so many gorgeous stockings out there nowadays to choose from, and sometimes even adds a little flare to your outfit. I say.. it’s a definite do!
ASA sisters,
I don’t know if anyone’s still following this website as it looks like both posts & comments are getting less & far in between.
I’ve heard from an imam that wearing socks with open toe shoes is not permissible. The reason is the same for tight clothing, because when we say “cover” we mean to hide both the color & the shape of the part of the body. When we wear stockings, they are either see-through or at least they are tight on our feet, which shows the shape. So the correct way of covering is to wear closed toe shoes. I think even if you wear a long abaya, you can still see the feet when you walk.
Allah knows best.
P.S. Same reason goes for tight hijabs. The same imam said that the hijabs should be loose around the neck and should not show the shape of the neck & shoulders.
That’s a good that but imam heard not permission to wearing socks with open toe shoes. there is question i am very confused. islam permissioned that women cover completely head to feet no part of body showed.
ASA sisters
read this carefully about this some of misunderstood of wear burqa, hijab, gloves, socks shoes.
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Does Islam say it’s hot/warm don’t wear burqa, hijab, gloves, socks shoes?
Now a day’s women wear this thing. And said hard to walk, warm, boring, hard to drive a car
When I study in Pakistan I see in university. One woman I see she ask me. How would you feel when you wear these? How can you wear its warm? I ask him before are you Muslim? She say yes. Does Islam say it’s warm don’t wear burqa. She says no. so how can you say that. Tell me. After she asks many negative points she will ask me. I answer that. Finally she say I am sorry about that.
Next time my friend she wear only burqa. Open face. Open hand, open foot. Many days after she sees me then her also wear that hijab, gloves, socks, and sandal. I see that other many women friend laughing her and ask her again and again its hot summer day, Are you mad to wear socks and sandal, gloves, hijab.
One thing I notice when women/girls wear socks other is laughing, joking here? Why answer me this question,
When someone girl wear white socks. And other says she is school. Laughing. Or said old women. Why are laughing,
Many times I see women drive a car wear gloves. After leave the gloves in car. I ask him she is teacher of university she also wear burqa. Why miss are you wear gloves she say it’s hot and don’t like that.
Many women going to university to wear complete cover that. After they takeoff some of burqas. So why she wear burqa?
Many times I slept there women she say mad women she wear warm cloth I think she is blind.
Many of issues in women and girls say when she wear socks and sandal everyone is joking that? Answer me that.
Don’t joke then because Islam say completely cover you yourself.
About me
When I am 10 years I wear this thing my mother said. Now my age is 26 years. Not problem in 16 years, I pray five time namaz and quran sharif. My I daily wear burqa when I will go out home. Wearing burqa, gloves, socks, shoes. When I am in home clothing, skiffs cover my head, socks, I wear all time when I am sleeping I took them off. Be careful about now days many fashion able women. She cares about her feet using cream, wearing socks and sleep, don’t do that. If you can do your eye side shows down dual and dark. Muslim women wear this color for good in socks
Skintone color socks, White socks, Black socks, cream color socks,