Perfectly Plaid

A high fashion set for the hijabi who's ready for winter. Why not purchase a plaid coat this season? This bright blue allows you to wear it in many ways- go blue, black, even GOLD with this look.

The pleated high waisted straight leg pant is really high fashion this season - so if you're looking for something in that direction, this is it! I saw them at H&M last summer, and I wish I bought them (we don't have an H&M here) :(. Insha allah next time I come across them I def will!!


Where to shop:

Jacket and trouser- Marc Jacobs
ankle boots and clutch- forever21.com

Grunge

I love grunge!

Be your own stylist:
- loose cardigan over licensed tee
- faded loose denim
- sneaker (converse will put you a foot up fashionably, but sportin any sneaker you love will keep you stompin ground)
- belt to keep yourself looking put together
- hijab tied loosely will top the look off!

Now you're thinking.. alright asma, what's the vintage chanel bag doing in there?? what can I say? Sisters, it was a Carrie Bradshaw instinct.


Where to shop::
top- topshop.com
cardigan- musthaves.dk

Eid Outfits

Tunics are great for hijabis- any time of the year. I included two in the outfits above. The outfits above highlight a few ideas to consider for your Eid outfits:
- trouser or skirt to create streamline effect
- clutch
- gloves (yes for indoors)
-statement making heels
- bow ties on your tunic
- pashmina scarf to tie loosely



HIJABIFASHIONISTA Caution:
With most tunics, (unless their fabric allows them to just hang off your shoulders) your frame seems really broad. SOOO if you tie your hijab tightly, your head will look hella small. Wear your hijab loose, in a khaleeji style, or with an underscarf and it stylishly tossed around your head!

A Vintage Eid

So you're feeling like going to the prayer covered, and fabulously vintage. yuuum I love just saying the word. "Vintage". It's so soothing, is it not?


I especially love the outfit on the right because I love the scarf. Stores are sporting this hood scarf now because "it's cold in the winter but I hate wearing hats", ALSO perfect for us hijabis. Wear an underscarf underneath it and casually put it on. With a dress in a tweedy knit, you'll look so winter fabulous!

Vintage Ideas:
- Long gloves
- vintage clutches and bags
- chunky bracelets
- tweed
- heels with fabric

The two ways I created the outfits to work with dresses:
Long sleeve shrugs
Long sleeve top underneath

For more Ideas, go through posts titles : 27 Dresses (there are NEARLY 27 of them! ahahaha). If you have an idea I haven't mentioned comment!! :DD

Eid On a Budget- The Three C's

So Eid comes up out of nowhere and starts demanding money for a new outfit.. LIKE HUH? For some reason, I always end up broke around eid time, or just enough money for an outfit and the guilt of not being able to shop for months after.

SO WHAT DO I SAY?

I say, use that bit of money to buy ONE ITEM! Take for example the outfit I made above. Everything in there are items you can find in your closet.. (If you're thinking UHHH NO! then keep reading, and I'll teach you a few tips on how to spice up a few pieces to make them eid-spectacular!!)

IF I didn't have 2 tests and a presentation on eid, and I actually got to celebrate it- thennnn I would spend that money on a coat. WHY? Because it's something I can debut at the eid prayer and in all the pictures and so on, but I get to use it for the rest of the season (BECAUSE God knows i need a new one!).

With a new coat:
- Take your best trousers or even formal jeans. I would go for a wide leg because they always look classic, clean, and chic. ahh The Three C's
- A simple pashmina should do the trick, but to spice it up, go for a brooch and place it stylishly on the scarf. Your mother's jewlery box? A thrift store?
- Your favorite heels! Wearing something YOU love, makes it feel that much better!
- NoOOOOW everyone wants a new bag for every occasion, but if you don't have the money for it, or even the time to pick one up, take that silk scarf you paid so much for only to find out that it was too slippery and annoying to wear and TIE it onto one of the arms of your bag. Chic in one simple step!


This outfit reminds me of my outfit last Eid. I wore my favorite heels (a biege crocodile stamped leather), with a simple black skirt I wore a hundred times before (but I mean, it's so simple no one could tell or care), a black trench, my favorite clutch, and a new GREEN pashmina with a print. Sooo, I hadn't bought anything new except for the scarf - and I loved it! classic, clean, chic, and more importantly- CHEAP!

Just a toe, testin' the waters.. OH SHOOT we're covered in snow.

Aren't you jealose? Like for real, I'm loving the knit hats everyone's wearing this season. I was sitting in the library with two friends and I pointed out maybe 3 girls wearing one in like 3 seconds! I was like, look they're covering their hair! It's like a hijab - besides the bare neck, leggings as pants, and the whole non hijabi :( ordeal. So anyway, I decided I would go home and try to wear one of my knit hats that I bougt and hijabify it.

So I did, AND I DID! IT WORKED! You know those underscarves? Like the short tube looking thing you wear under your hijab sometime.. anyway, it's like a headband. I wore that under the knit hat because the girls that wear the knit hats always show a bit of hair if not most of it.

Now that I had the black headband on, I could wear the hat as far back as I pleased. For the neck dillemma, I wrapped one of my pashminas around my neck like a scarf. I looked all layered and cozy. Love it.

MORE TIPS:
LAYER over your ankle boots with legwarmers.
WEAR your cute coat. (gosh I need a new one.. a few more weeks at work insha allah)


WHERE TO SHOP:
Boots- topshop.com (gosh I would go to london JUST for topshop)
Jeans- aeropostale.com
Knit Hat- coach.com (maybe someday... ... ... but for now, I'll stick with my cheap knit hats from random stores) hahaha