The dress should not be such that it attracts men's attention to the woman's beauty. The Qur'an clearly prescribes the requirements of the woman's dress for the purpose of concealing zeenah (adornment). How could such zeenah be concealed if the dress is designed in a way that it attracts men's eyes to the woman?

This is why the Qur'an addressing the Prophet's wives as the examples for Muslim women says:

وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَى

"Bedizen not yourselves with the bedizenment of the Time of Ignorance..." (Al-Ahzab 33:33)¹⁵

Additional Requirements:¹⁶

In addition to the above four main and clearly spelled out requirements, there are other requirements whose specific applications may vary with time and location. These include:

1.  The dress should not be similar to what is known as a male costume. Ibn 'Abbas narrated that "The Prophet (pbuh) cursed the men who act like women and the women who act like men."¹⁷

2.  It should not be similar to what is known as the costume of unbelievers. This requirement is derived from the general rule of Shari'ah that Muslims should have their distinct personality and should differentiate their practices and appearance from unbelievers.¹⁸

3.  It should not be a dress of fame, pride and vanity. Such fame may be sought by wearing an excessively fancy dress as a status symbol or an excessively ragged dress to gain others' admiration of one's selflessness. Both motives are improper by Islamic standards.

The Prophet (pbuh) says:

"Whoever wears a dress of fame in this world, Allah will clothe him with a dress of humiliation in the day of resurrection, then Set it afire."¹⁹