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RUUQ

Have you ever stood in front of the mirror, looked at your outfit, and thought: this isn’t me?

In the summer of 2019, after ten years of wearing the hijab, Alizar Tawil found herself in exactly that position. A mid-hijab crisis.

Like many Muslim women, she had always struggled to find a style that felt like her own. Her style was rooted in streetwear, especially Japanese street style. Expressive, layered, and when styled intentionally, beautifully modest. Merging that with hijab was the part she could not solve. The options were limited, and somewhere in the compromise a part of her personality had gone missing.

Her workaround was layering. Every look needed the same five things: a long sleeve shirt, a turtleneck, an underscarf to stop the hijab slipping, the scarf itself, and pins to hold it all together.

It worked. It also took a long time. Every morning.

Then came the question that started everything

What if one piece could do the job of all five, and make any outfit instantly modest?

That is how the RUUQ bodysuit was born.

What it is

A bodysuit with the head piece attached. Full coverage from wrist to hip, nothing riding up, no pins to check. Made in two versions, long sleeve and sleeveless, and patented.

One piece replaced five. The morning got shorter.

What actually changes

Modest dressing has usually meant shopping from modest wear retailers. A smaller pool, fewer choices, and a wardrobe built from what was available rather than what you wanted.

With the coverage handled underneath, that limit disappears. You can shop anywhere, from anyone, and know you are covered.

That is the part that matters. Not the garment. The freedom it gives you to dress like yourself again.

The other half of the wardrobe

The streetwear never went away. Oversized cuts, dropped shoulders, pieces with enough structure to hold their own shape. What she was drawn to before hijab turned out to be what covers best, because something cut generously does not need anything layered over it to work.

So RUUQ makes that too. Same principle, the other half of the wardrobe: tops, outerwear and trousers designed to be worn as they are.

Where to start

Start with the base. A bodysuit in the two shades you will reach for most.
Build on top. Everything already in your wardrobe becomes modest, because the coverage is handled underneath.
Add as you go. Tops, outerwear and trousers, cut to the same principle.

Where we are now

Over a hundred five star reviews. A range that runs from foundation layers through to streetwear. Designed and made in Amman, sizes S through 3XL, with 30 day returns because fit matters more than a sale.

One last thing. Ruuq means chill, or relax, in Arabic. That is exactly what we want for you.