There was a kind of Hijab before Islam, and even before the birth of Christ, in the paintings and images the lower part of the body had been covered. 
This picture is an example of a modern Muslim hijab.
The Hijab of Muslim women has been attended by European women and has become fashionable. European Muslim women who are young, have been successful not only in introducing Hijab as a symbol of the Islamic identity and the supreme human personality but also in turning their Hijab into a fashion by choosing pants, long dresses, and colorful scarves.