Harrir Journal
Style guides, seasonal edits, and considered fashion ideas for women in Iraq.
Sharp tailoring is back for autumn 2026. Here are the trouser cuts worth knowing and four ready-to-copy looks for day, work, evening and a fully modest version - styled for every city in Iraq.
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Purple is autumn 2026's boldest colour. Here's how to wear magenta, plum and deep violet by day, at work, for evening and modestly across Iraq.
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Bold checks are autumn 2026's defining print. Here's how to wear tartan, windowpane and houndstooth by day, at work, for evening and modestly across Iraq.
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The scarf is autumn 2026's leading accessory. Here is how to tie one so it looks current, and three modest looks across Iraq, from a warm southern day to a cool northern evening.
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Corduroy is autumn 2026's key texture. Here is how to layer it modestly across Iraq, from a warm afternoon in the south to a cool northern evening, with an in-stock get-the-look.
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The midi skirt is autumn 2026's hero silhouette. Here is how to style it modestly across Iraq, from a warm day to a cool evening, with an in-stock get-the-look.
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Charcoal and pewter grey are autumn 2026's quiet new neutral. Here is how to wear grey modestly across Iraq, day to evening, with an in-stock get-the-look.
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A small, modest-friendly capsule for the new university term in Mosul — knitwear, tailored trousers, loafers and a blazer, styled three ways for autumn 2026.
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The sweater dress is autumn 2026's easiest one-piece — pull it on, add a shoe, and you are dressed. Here is how to wear it modestly, from a warm afternoon to a cool evening across Iraq.
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Leather trousers are autumn 2026's key bottom — straight, carrot and cigarette shapes in faux and leather-effect finishes. Here is how to wear them modestly, from warm afternoons to cool evenings across Iraq.
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Boots are autumn 2026's biggest footwear story — knee-high, suede, Chelsea and pointed shapes. Here is how to wear them modestly across Iraq, from a warm late-summer afternoon to the first cool evening, with day, work and evening get-the-look formulas.
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Basra's wedding season lands while the Gulf humidity is still heavy and the evenings only start to cool late. Here is how to dress as a guest through that in-between weather in autumn 2026: modest, breathable and unfussy, with long-sleeve gowns, satin abayas, kaftans and chiffon dresses and the clutch and heels to finish them.
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