Saturday, September 8, 2007

Great layering T-Shirt!

The Canadian Muslim has some beautiful scarves and Abayas on her site but what has come to my attention recently are her Long Sleeve Neck Shirts. They come in five colors: Black, Navy, Baby Blue, Red and White. What is so great about them is their length of 23", which should be past waist length on most girls. I'm 5' 5" and a 23" shirt would reach my upper thigh. The advice of Canadian Muslim is to layer a dress over the T-Shirt as is the latest fashion.

Trendy Long Sleeved V-Neck 100% Cotton Shirt US $18.99


Try Artizara's Milano Wrap Around Duster with Headband US $34.95 with a white or black shirt, matching pants and Amira Hijab

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

My Outfit!

My scarf is a shayla which transitions from light gray to dark gray vertically. I haven't been able to find anything the same but Islam Orient's Hijab Mix Smokey Gray Blue £4.99 would look really nice too!

or if you prefer more gray

The Hijab Shop's Edge Stripe Hijab in Gray £4.95


I'm a New Zealander so here's my New Zealand hoodie, substitute any gray hoodie you like here but patriotism always looks good. Antartic Shop's New Zealand Hooded Jacket NZ $54.50


For our American sisters' here's some Muslim and national patriotism:

Cafe Press' American Muslim Hooded Sweatshirt in Ash Gray US $28.99 Cafe Press also sell heaps of other Muslim 'branded' gear featuring "I love Islam", "Islam = Peace", "Islam Rocks", "I love Allah" etc on everything from T-Shirts to baby bibs

Wear a long sleeve black t-shirt underneath like this:

Islam Rocks Women's Long Sleeve Dark T-Shirt US $27.99

My skirt is black A-line with two box pleats at the back below back pockets, here's two options:

Essence of Black's Box Pleated Skirt in Black US $29.97


Shukr's Inverted Box Pleat Skirt in Black US $34.95

I wore black, New Zealand made vintage leather boots with this outfit, here's a similar style


Nine West Jemonia in Black US $192.95

Complete the outfit with a carry-all bag:
Pintucked Maison Handbag US$47

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Rayyan's Forth Outfit - Scarf

A shayla-shawl style scarf in brown with a pink scarf.


The Hijab Shop's Hijab £8.95 As this scarf is not opaque it needs an underscarf to be modest, try Canadian Muslim's Undertube in Dark Rose Brown US $4.99 for a close color match


Hijab Shop's Vogue Hijab £8.95 The black and white edging on the front is a decoration from the underscarf used on the model

The pretty Star Scarves' Reversible Pink and Brown Scarf US $10.99


This chiffon shayla is really pretty and features a lot of pink if that's what you like Hijab Lady's Swirl Print Shawl in Brown US $9.95


The same chiffon pattern but in a square scarf Hijab Lady's Swirl Print Hijab in Brown US $9.95

The very pretty embroidered Everything Islamic's Lightweight two tone Hijab Scarf in Brown £3.50

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Rayyan's Third Outfit - Scarf

Also a shayla-shawl scarf in pink with a pale apricot end, with a sheen to it. I couldn't find any scarves with an apricot end so here's some other options:

Try the shiny Star Scarves' Dark Pink with Sequins and Beads Scarf US $13.99


Or the silver shot The Hijab Shop's Vogue Hijab in Pink with Beaded Tassles £7.95


Or the flower patterned The Hijab Shop's Vogue Hijab in Pink £8.95


For something really different have a look at this striped Muslim Base's Igal Hijab - Maroon, Brown and Pink Tie and Dye Effect £4.99 This is a really different style of hijab and as far as I know it is exclusive to Muslim Base

The following is a YouTube Video from Muslim Base showing you how to tie this style of hijab


How To Wear Hijab Series - The Igal Hijab

Friday, July 27, 2007

Rayyan's Third Outfit - Kurta

This is a very pretty purple kurta with silver embroidery with a bit of ribbon around the cuffs. You cannot see in the episode what pants Rayyan is wearing with the kurta as she is pictured sitting down or the shot is framed to only show her upper body. All kurta are different so here's two you could try:

Modesty Catalog's Dark Mauve Kurta US $24.00


Islamic Outfitter's Traditions Kurta in Mauve US $25.00

Rayyan's Second Outfit - Scarf Pin

Only photo I could get of the pin from this episode. It seems to be the same as in Outfit 1 and I would not usually repeat the item if its the same but I've found some alternatives:

Urban Muslimah's Crystal Spray CAD$6

Urban Muslimah's Crystal Tear Drop in Clear CAD$6

Rayyan's Second Outfit - Scarf


This scarf is a similar very pale pastel blue to Rayyan's shirt, its a shayla (shawl) style rectangular scarf quite broad and long, with vertical stripes. Hijabs are so fun and blue is one of my favorite colors so here's heaps:

The Hijab Shop's Shine Stripe Hijab in Blue £6.25


The Hijab Shop's Hijab in Blue £4.95


For an bright trinagular scarf try Hijab Girl's Khadija Hijab in Navy Blue US $7.95


or a paler option Click's Fashion's Hijab 4

Or try this al-Amira StarScarves' Light Blue Al-Amira Hijab (2pcs) $9.99 as your hijab or as an underscarf