Thursday, November 27, 2008

Silver Grey


I came across this blouse and cardigan on JCPenney and decided to build an outfit around it.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Beautiful Hijabi Bride

MashaAllah, this is such a beautiful picture, I wish I could see the rest of the dress, but from what I see, this is by far my favourite.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Modest Wedding Dresses 3

This one is from IslamicBoutique



This one is from Al-Hijab


This one is from NextEve


Modest Wedding Dresses 2

These are from LatterDayBride .



These two are from MyWeddingShop

Bear in mind that the neck and busom should be covered and your figure should not be showing, the dress could be in a larger size to be more loose fitting and a headscarf worn to cover appropriately.

Modest Wedding Dresses 1








I like these from Totally Modest


Friday, November 21, 2008

Ao Dai




The ao dai (áo dài) is a Vietnamese national costume primarily for women. In its current form, it is a tight-fitting silk dress worn over pantaloons. Áo dài is pronounced (ow yai) in the South, and (ow zai) in the North. Áo is derived from a Middle Chinese word meaning "padded coat" In modern Vietnamese, áo refers to an item of clothing that covers from the neck down. Dài means "long." (WikiPedia)

I think the Ao Dai could be 'Islamicized', obviously by not wearing a tight fitting one, try a size or two larger than your normal, and ensure that your pants fully cover your sides and legs.


Wedding Dress Vietnam Style



I like these ao dai from Aoi Dai Vinh
Just add a hijab (headscarf) and you are ready to go.




Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Love these boots


Both available at Payless Shoe Source

Monday, November 17, 2008

More Customizable Costumes

These costumes could be customized into beautiful abayas

I love the black and red look









I bought this one above




From the 'Costume' section

Wedding Abaya??
Customizable Nativity scene costumes
I bought this one , there are so many ideas flowing for me here.


And this one above...cant wait to sew it


More abaya ideas




In Vogue

Nice blouse, but clearly NOT with those skinny pants.These two below can be customized as a long dress or blouse with long sleeves




This one below can be customized with long sleeves to make a nice trapeze style blouse.





Simplicity

This one can be worn as a blouse.
Three long dress styles in one.



A nice long, loose fitting dress style





Friday, November 14, 2008

Sew what !!!

I like to sew, and fortunately there are patterns available that are 'hijab' ready or that can be customized. What I like to do is wear a dress as a blouse with pants or even a skirt.

For you Muslimahs out there who can sew check out http://sewingpatterns.com/

Here are a few that I found interesting:

These are a few from Butterick

This one can be customized as a long sleeve blouse


Another long sleeve blouse, lengthen the sleeves a bit.


Make this one a bit looser fit, its too close in the waist as is.