Saudi Arabia held its first fashion show featuring swimsuit models (Video)

Saudi Arabia held its first fashion show featuring swimsuit models, an envelope-pushing step in a country where less than a decade ago women were required to wear body-covering abaya robes.

The show took place at Red Sea Fashion Week at a large luxury hotel on the island of Ummahat Alshaikh, off the west coast of Saudi Arabia .

Saudi Arabia hosted its first ever swimsuit parade. pic.twitter.com/wtZL0e9RcK

— Asaad Sam Hanna (@AsaadHannaa) May 18, 2024

This is a first for the country

في حدث غير مسبوق .. أول عرض لـ"ملابس سباحة" في #السعودية#سوشال_سكاي pic.twitter.com/GOhBM446dS

— سكاي نيوز عربية (@skynewsarabia) May 18, 2024