Our story

The hijab we could not find, so we made it

Q: What ages does Bubble Girl design for?

The core range is designed for girls aged 3 to 16. Bubble Girl also carries a smaller adult line for mothers who want to match with their daughters.

Q: What makes a Bubble Girl hijab different from an adult hijab in a smaller size?

Fit and fastening. FeatherLite instant hijabs have a built-in undercap and go on in a single movement, with nothing to wrap, tuck or pin. They are cut for a child's head rather than reduced from an adult pattern, so they stay put through a school day.

Bubble Girl began with one girl, one summer, and a search that kept coming up empty.

Hawwa Tanvir wearing a Bubble Girl FeatherLite instant hijab in Ballet Blush

★ Fashion Business of the Year 2025

Bubble Girl is a family-founded lifestyle brand for Muslim girls aged 3 to 16, based in the United Kingdom. We entered through modest fashion and are building beyond clothing. Nidda Tanvir founded it and runs it as CEO. Atif Tanvir is COO. Their daughter Hawwa Tanvir is Creative Director and the brand's youth voice. We make hijabs, modest wear and hijab accessories cut for children's proportions rather than scaled down from adult sizing, and we were named Fashion Business of the Year 2025 at the Islam Channel Business Awards.

It started because we could not find a first hijab for a girl about to start high school. What we found was cut for adults, styled for adults, and sold as though a girl's first hijab were a smaller copy of her mother's. Bubble Girl exists because that gap was real, and because the girl at the centre of it had opinions about how to fix it.

Category: Lifestyle brand for Muslim girls
Founded by: Nidda Tanvir, CEO and Co-founder, and Atif Tanvir, COO and Co-founder
Creative Director: Hawwa Tanvir, Creative Director and Youth Voice
Based in: United Kingdom
Who it is for: Muslim girls aged 3 to 16
What we make: Hijabs, modest wear and hijab accessories
Where we are heading: Beyond clothing, into a wider world for girls
Recognition: Fashion Business of the Year 2025, Islam Channel Business Awards

Nidda Tanvir CEO and Co-founder. Mother.

A mother's account

Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim. As my daughter neared her teenage years, a thought started to form in the back of my mind. It came out of a mother's hopes, and it turned out she was feeling the same thing. We had not really talked about the hijab or its place in her life. Then she told me what she wanted: to walk into high school wearing her hijab, a proud testament to her faith and who she was becoming.

To support her, we agreed she would start over the summer before high school. A run-up, so she could be sure her heart was fully in it.

That sent us looking. We wanted a hijab that suited her age, her energy and her intention. We did not find one. What we found were adult scarves in smaller sizes, fabrics that slipped, and styling that assumed a girl starting secondary school wanted to dress like her mother. That search is where Bubble Girl started.

The Tanvir family praying together at home — The family the brand came from.

As the idea took shape, it was clear the work was not only about fashion. It was about what a girl actually needs at the moment she chooses to cover, and building for that properly. We wanted to make things that fit, and a space where girls could see themselves.

What we build is for every girl who makes that choice, and for the families standing behind her.

May Allah safeguard our girls, enveloping them in His protection and grace, always. Ameen.

Hawwa Tanvir Creative Director and Youth Voice. Daughter. Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist, Faith Inspire Awards 2024.

The daughter's account

Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim. As high school got closer, a lot of thoughts were going round my head. One of them was wearing my hijab to school. I had been feeling it for a while. High school felt like the time I could step into my faith properly. I had not sat down with Mum and Dad about it, but the feeling kept growing.

One evening at dinner I said it out loud. To my amazement, they had both been thinking about it too. We made a plan together: I would start over the summer, so it would not be brand new on the first day of school.

Then came the hunt. We were looking for a hijab that felt like me, that had my energy in it and still respected our traditions. It was not easy. That search is where Bubble Girl was born.

As it grew, I saw it was not only about a hijab. It was a space where girls like me could ask the questions we actually have. How do I talk about the hijab with my friends? Why is everything made for older girls? Bubble Girl became a voice, and a community.

Welcome to Bubble Girl. Every design, colour and product is part of the same story.

May Allah bless our mothers and fathers, the pillars of our strength, and always keep them under His loving protection. Ameen.

Illustration of Nidda Tanvir, Atif Tanvir and Hawwa Tanvir, the family behind Bubble Girl — Nidda, Atif and Hawwa. Illustrated in the Bubble Girl house style.

Recognised

Fashion Business of the Year 2025

Hawwa accepted the award on stage at the Islam Channel Business Awards, with Nidda and Atif beside her.

What the search taught us

Three things we build around her

We start with what she says she wants, not with an adult design made smaller.

Her opinion comes first

Colour, print and styling are reviewed by the girl they are for. Hawwa sits in the design conversation, which is why the range does not look like a shrunken adult collection.

Made for a child, not scaled from an adult

Our FeatherLite instant hijabs have a built-in undercap and pull on in one movement. Nothing to wrap, tuck or pin. Cut for younger heads, not reduced from adult patterns.

Comfort is why she keeps it on

A first hijab that itches, slips or needs constant adjusting comes off by lunchtime. We choose fabric and fit for a full school day, PE and play included.

Where it goes next

More than a wardrobe

We came in through modest fashion because that was the gap in front of us. We are building beyond clothing into a wider world for girls, so Bubble Girl becomes something a girl grows up alongside rather than something she only wears.

Safa is where that starts. She is our own character, and she gives the brand a world rather than a label. That work is under way rather than finished. What has not changed is who it is for, and who it is made with.

Beyond the wardrobe

What we do with it

A portion of the profits from our One Qalb and keffiyeh range goes to organisations working directly with children and families in Palestine. Children Not Numbers is one of the charities we work with. Alongside that, our community work runs through events, donations and support for girls and families in the United Kingdom and beyond.

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Where to go from here

School hijabsUniform-ready, for the school day Instant hijabsOne movement, no pins SoftTouch jersey hijabsSoft jersey, everyday wear Sports hijabsMade to move One QalbThe range behind our giving Parents' guideQuestions parents actually ask A young girl's guideWritten for her, not about her Mission and valuesWhat we hold ourselves to Partner with usRetail, wholesale and collaborations

Common questions

About Bubble Girl

Who founded Bubble Girl?

Bubble Girl was founded by Nidda Tanvir, CEO and Co-founder, and Atif Tanvir, COO and Co-founder. Their daughter Hawwa Tanvir is Creative Director and the brand's youth voice.

What ages does Bubble Girl design for?

The core range is designed for girls aged 3 to 16. We also carry a smaller adult line for mothers who want to match with their daughters.

Where is Bubble Girl based?

Bubble Girl is a family-founded, family-run business based in the United Kingdom, shipping internationally.

What makes a Bubble Girl hijab different from an adult hijab in a smaller size?

Fit and fastening. Our FeatherLite instant hijabs have a built-in undercap and go on in a single movement, with nothing to wrap, tuck or pin. They are cut for a child's head rather than reduced from an adult pattern, so they stay put through a school day.

Has Bubble Girl won any awards?

Bubble Girl was named Fashion Business of the Year 2025 at the Islam Channel Business Awards. Hawwa Tanvir was a Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist at the Faith Inspire Awards 2024.