Inspiration: Aishah Amin from The Hijab Diaries!
I stumbled on her by accident, but I think it was a very fortunate one indeed. Before I start gushing about this lady, let me show you some pictures first! She had a lot of looks, loads of outfits but here are some of my favourites. Shamelessly taken from her FB..
She makes me want to purchase the exact same blazer!
My favourite out of all. She looks like a muslim Vampira!
This architecture lecturer is so undeniably beautiful! And her outfits are amazing. She had mentioned that she wasn't tall, but clearly she could pull off the maxi looks perfectly. Sigh, I could just gaze at these pictures all day long.. One of her statements on her FB is a reminder that hijabis are to cover their chest and not wear leggings. This hit me hard, because even though I don the hijab, it doesn't cover my chest that well and my favourite kind of bottom to wear is skinny jeans..
It's quite hard for me to switch hijabs because I'm so used to the syria kind. Not to mention it's so easy and convenient to wear when you're late for classes and such. I've worn selendang a couple of times before but those were during special occasions, times when I felt I need to dress up more. I find it so hard to maintain though, every five minutes or so, my hands will be adjusting it here and there and I envy girls (including my younger sister) who seem to wear it so easily and it won't move around. I've never told anyone this but aside from wanting to make money, one of the reasons I'm selling my used clothes online is because it's an opportunity for me to buy more modest clothes. I've outgrown lots of them (yeah, I had this thought that I will forever remain in this size) so it's high time for me to buy new clothes that are fashionable yet reasonable and close to my values and beliefs.
It's very challenging nowadays with various styles coming in and out and for a person like me who adores fashion, would want to have a taste of it even though not all of them are designed for muslimahs. However, a good example like Aishah Amin here makes it possible to look current and chic with the right amount of modesty. Thank you, I accept your challenge!
One thing that I'm doing now is to ditch clothes with 3/4 sleeves and buy proper long-sleeved ones. So, look out for them to be posted on WJMJ! And wish me luck on this personal challenge of mine! :)
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I visit her blog too! She's so chic.
Nashrah, I've been doing the same doa for myself too. Will include you also now. :)
p/s: I LOVE your outfit last Wed. Your denim button downs, maxi skirt n flats! Love love love it! (hehe kantoi was cheking u out)
waaa thanks so much Azie! you're too kind :) ooh wow i totally didn't know i was being checked out hahahaha. rasa flattered jap haha. omg u know what, that was very much inspired by Hana Tajima! in one of her blog posts, she wore a denim button down, black maxi skirt, and her pashmina shawl and i loved the outfit! so saje jela nak try2 hee
good luck nashrah! btw, i have the same keinginan to dress modesty. but being in this type of body makes it hard to find a perfect dress with a reasonable price. the hijab as well makes it more challenging. nak dapat kemas terletak tutup dada mesti sampai lambat ke kelas =.=" akn terus berusaha dan berdoa mcm u and azie :)
so niceeee :)
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