Modest Fashion in UK Women’s Working Life: A report for fashion and the creative industries and creative arts education

This report discusses the findings of a study on how religiously-related modest fashion and associated behaviours impact on women’s working lives – regardless of their own religious or secular background or beliefs. The investigation compares the experience and implementation of workplace modesty codes at UK faith-based organisations (FBOs) with the experience of women employed by UK and global secular employers whose work took them to Saudi Arabia (the UK’s biggest trading partner in the region) where they had to abide by Saudi regulations about women’s dress and behaviour.