Now, Amirah chooses from several colors of abayas. She designs them herself.

如今，阿米拉有几种颜色的长袍可以挑选，她甚至亲自设计长袍的款式。

The new policy says that women must still be covered in an abaya when riding a bike.

新政策表明，女性骑自行车时仍需身穿长袍。

In Jeddah, a more liberal port city, seamstresses design abayas with bright colours and women smoke water-pipes out of doors.

在相对自由地港口城市吉达，不仅女裁缝师会设计颜色鲜艳的长袍，而且女性也会在公共场合抽水烟。

But outside, they stick to the more typical Saudi dress, known as an abaya, keeping their arms and legs covered.

但出了酒店，她们还是会换上典型的沙特服饰，也即所谓的“长袍”，遮住她们的手臂以及腿部。

Now, Amirah chooses from several colors of abayas.

现在，Amirah 从多种颜色的长袍中进行选择。

Many carry eye-catching accessories as a way to offset the black of their veils and abayas.

许多人都带着引人注目的配饰来抵消面纱和长袍的黑色。

But abayas are changing, too. In the past, women could only wear traditional black abayas.

不过长袍的传统也正在改变。过去，女性只能穿传统的黑色长袍。

She works on other design projects outside of work, as well. And she sells her handmade abayas.

业余时间她也承接别的设计项目，她还卖自己设计的长袍。

In the past, women could only where traditional black abayas.

过去，女性只能穿着传统的黑色长袍。

And she sells her handmade abayas.

她出售她手工制作的长袍。

At Jeddah's annual festival, the organisers display the colourful costumes women used to wear before the puritans imposed the black abaya of the central desert on the whole country.

在吉达的年度盛会上，组织者会展示五颜六色的服装，而这些服装是在清教徒迫使女性身着黑色长袍之前女性曾穿过的服装。

There has been months of debate in France over whether the abaya, a loose-fitting full-length robe, should be allowed in schools where the wearing of headscarves is already banned.

法国学校禁止戴伊斯兰头巾已多年，关于是否应该允许穿伊斯兰教长袍的争论已经持续了数月。

But abayas are changing, too. In the past, women could only wear traditional black abayas. Now, Amirah chooses from several colors of abayas. She designs them herself.

不过长袍也正在改变。过去，女性只能穿传统的黑色长袍。如今，阿米拉有几种颜色的长袍可供选择，她自己亲自设计长袍。

Amirah is a 30 year-old mother of two children. She has a full-time job teaching graphic design at Jeddah International College. She works on other design projects outside of work, as well. And she sells her handmade abayas.

现年30岁的阿米拉是两个孩子的妈妈。她有一份在吉达国际学院教授平面设计的全职工作。工作之余她也承接别的设计项目，她还卖自己做的长袍。