Lav-an-dar

Lavender by celeritas featuring Jeffrey Campbell shoes

In Singapore they pronounce the suburb Lavender, Lav-an-dar on the train, it amuses me alot.

I thought I'd keep up appearances and post my outfit today. I know I always wear boots but its so cold her in the Winter so I have to. I always wear my handknitted socks in them to keep extra toasty. 

Tichels - Evening Aubergine

Gold & Purple Night by celeritas
This look features a scarf from Savvy Sheitals a shop that mainly sells sheitals - wigs used by married Orthodox Jewish women to cover their hair rather than wearing a cloth cover. They are based in the USA and also have a great range of tichels which Muslim women can use for hijab.

This look shows two beautiful evening looks picking up the colours from the shiny aubergine shimmer scarf The shoes are fabulous, I'd love to wear them to a wedding party.

"Kreuzberger girlies" - Streetsyle Five

 

Source: herr klamm - kreuzberger girlies 1

Here's the final kreuzberger girlies 1 look, this time a magenta and purple eşarp with a purple dress over white wide trousers. Again there isn't an exact scarf to the one pictured so I have done three options with three differnt purple scarves. The first look is a dress over a white trouser, shorter shirt over white tee and white skirt and a more modest bolero over a maxi dress. I've picked up colours form the eşarp in the footwear and handbags. I personally love the maxi dress look, so pretty and classy.

 

"Kreuzberger girlies" - Streetsyle Four

Source: herr klamm - kreuzberger girlies 1

Another beautiful summery look from the kreuzberger girlies 1! This features another white long sleeve tee with a maroon short sleeve shirt over the rop and a lovely flowing white skirt. The scarf is also maroon white white polka dots, perfectly matching this tesettür look. I couldn't find a scarf that matched exactly and as before I've done a range of outfits for different interpretations of modesty. There are so many cool purple scarves that I couldn't help but use them like a border. I personally like the geometric and stripy patters best as they are so distinctly tesettür-hijab.

"Kreuzberger girlies" - Streetsyle Two

Source: herr klamm - kreuzberger girlies 1

Its fun to pair a bright eşarp with a black outfit but I'm not such a fan of this one. I have made three looks with black as the primary outfit color with an abaya, silk trench or sari option. As walking or dancing around in heels can be tough and the picture is of flats I went for them for these looks. Two of the eşarp featured here are shayla which some may find easier to style and provide more coverage. Most eşarp are square but there seems to be a rise in the production of shayla as these become more acceptable in Turkey. Shayla are perceived as more Islamic than squares as they are how Arab women wear headscarves rather than the Euro-Turkish tradition of ladies wearing square scarves tied under the chin especially those who are older and live in the villages.

Purple in the rain!

Sorry that this outfit is a bit mad, but I loved the idea of updating the traditional yellow Mac and Wellies walk or work at the dock in the rain. If you look in detail at the scarf you'll see all the detail of boats at dock but not people, so its hijab appropriate. The umbrella has a Monet on it which is just gorgeous and it's not as cringy as a yellow rain hat! I really like this deep purple caftan but its sleeves are too short. The abaya is the classic plain purple from Desert Store which I've always loved, it looks nicer than a t-shirt and the sleeves are nice and loose.

Shiny tesettür underscarves

This is such a beautiful silk headscarf, eşarp from Ugoza but the focus in this post is the pretty underscarf. Most Turkish hijab are silk so presumably the shiny underscarf is also silk, here are what I could find for sale on the internet:

Simply Islam Bone Hair Cap in Silk Saten for US$5.16 are available in a range of colors.

Hijab and satin underscarf for sale on eBay for £7.49, Insh'allah the sister will continue to sell these sets in her eBay store Hijab Elegance

There are also satin underscarves for sale by themselves in purple or green for £2.50.

Alternatively you could sew a piece of satin on to an underscarf you already own (you could turn it around if you wanted the un-satin piece to show), use a satin scarf as an underlayer to another scarf (although this could be slippery) or use an elastic satin headband.

Rayyan's Twenteeith Outfit

Here's Rayyan Hamoudi in her usual at home, no hijab attire. Note the hijab-hair!

I think this outfit is pretty dreadful, red-purple hijab with a navy shirt and brown doesn't make sense. Al-Farah used to make long navy shirt but they are now out of stock so you can try this shorter navy shirt from Liz Claiborne. She wore the long brown coat in Episode 15 but I beat most muhajabat have a brown and black coat and there are other options like khaki or olive, white or denim too! Try Shukr's outerwear section or Modern muslimah's tesettur options.

Here are some great shirts from Shukr that do go with a reddish, plummish, purplesh hijab:

Shukr's Sundial Wrap Top in Cherry for US $48.95 is now only available is size 2XL but there are other colors available in the other sizes and wrap shirts are very Rayyanni, see outfits nine and 11.

Shukr's Jersey Dress Top in Cherry for USD $44.95 is really pretty and well matched with the Lace Contrast Skirt in Buterrcream/ Red Plum for USD $48.95 shown here. We don't get to see what is worn with Rayyan's unmatching navy shirt and I think this gorgeous a-line shape off-white with plum goes wonderfully with any of the hijab options I selected.

If you like a pale purple to go with the red & mauve hijab try this:

Shukr's Piped Lace Blouse for USD $54.95, the slight contrast detailing around the middle and on the sleeves makes a reference to the belt trend, without revealing your shape.

Or for a darker purple that is still pale:

Shukr's Samarkand Tunic is Grape Shake for USD $59.95 features a cute tie accross the middle without cinching in, perfect if you like the belt trend but don't want to show your curves. The embroidery at the wrist and up the arm is sort of a one-toned take on the detailing on khaliji abayas.

Here's some other great purple/plum skirt options:

Wow this bold is a bold eye-popping skirt but if you love purple I really recommend you try Shukr's Jersey Tie Front Skirt in Grape for USD $54.95

This skirt is really flowy and long, perfect for those that love the 2 piece equivalent to an abaya look Shurkr's 24-Gore Godet Skirt in Hibiscus for $54.95

Rayyan's Twentieth Outfit - Hijab

Here Rayyan Hamoudi is wearing a pale red chiffon shayla with mauve paisley and a silver stickpin. This isn't my favourite scarf from a fashion perspective, I don't think the mauve and red really goes and especially not with a navy shirt underneath.

Scarf World's Jacquard Shawl (Red & Purple Paisley) for £11.99
I really love this shayla, the purple and red actually go, not like Rayyan's scarf. It looks alot like a pashmina but its actually polyester so its very light.

Scarf World's Sheer Silk Scarf (Red & Mauve Pasisley Stripes) for £14.99
Mauve and red with a metallic shimmer work well in this scarf as its more graduated than Rayyan's mauve paisley on red. This silk would feel lovely on your skin.

Scarf World's Ruffle Chiffon Neck Scarf (Berry) for £14.99
This neck scarf isn't wide enough to be a hijab at 11 inches but the colorway of apricot, dark purple and red are so nice so its worth matching it with an al-amira.

Star Scarves Crimson Red/Burgundy Al-Amira Hijab (2pcs) for USD $9.99
This is a nice understated red al-amira if you prefer to not go for brights but like the color.

Its not a stickpin but its quite cute, you could use the white or maybe even the pink hijab pin with the second scarf.

Hijab Pin Canada's Tiger-eye Magnet in Grey or Pink CAD $5

Rayyan's Sixth Outfit - Scarf

Hehe Rayyan looks a bit grumpy in this image! She's wearing a simple purple georgette square hijab with a white underscarf in with this outfit, its so simple and pretty. You could wear any hijab with this outfit as this other clothing items are neutrals.

Star Scarves' Light Purple with Sequins Pashmina Scarf for USD $14.39

Al Hannah's Solid Turkish Gauze Hijab US$9.99 in Violet

The Hijab Shop's Square Hijab in Purple £5.25



I personally have a scarf very similar to Rayyan's from eJilbab, a Georgette Hijab in Thistle US$5.99