How to Dress

Argh! It's been like almost a year since I last posted on this blog.  I'm happy that I haven't deleted it lol because that's usually was I resort to doing.  Well lovies, I'm back and here to share my beautiful world of fashion.  You probably think what does a Niqabi have to do with fashion?  I'm not your typical Niqabi that's for sure. I'm that "sugar, spice & everything nice" kinda gal.

For me if I were to describe myself, I'm high maintenance.  This only means that I have strong values and high standards for myself and the people that are around me.  When it come to fashion, I appreciate a modest fashion sense around ladies.  However, around the Zawj anything goes.  I truly believe there's a time and place for every type of clothing.  And of course, always classy never trashy!

As a muslim we are taught what is appropriate to wear around women and men (whether mahrem or not).  And I find a lot of women are touchy when it comes to the Hadith regarding dressing around women.  Like the most basic form of dress is covering from bellybutton to the knees and a women who has more haya (shyness/modesty) should cover more*.  That's pretty much the basics of dressing as a muslim woman in front of other muslim women.  After that, honestly it's all cultural stuff.  So, depending on the event, brush up on cultural customs to not offend others nor embarrass yourself.

*Dress how you want... I've be confronted on many occasions by women (jealous might I add) 

in regards to the appropriation of my dress code basic on religious proof... 

Let's just say I leave them all speechless when I'm done giving them a piece of mind.

I was invited once to an all women's gathering and I was told to get really dressed up.  And so I did.  The joke was on me- I was the only one dressed up.  I was so embarrassed, I felt I looked like a christmas tree in the middle of a forest.  Little did I know, the women attending this gathering frowned upon anyone that dress up.  Good thing though, the hostess was happy to see me dressed up (modestly and elegantly) and was disappointed in her other guests.  All I know is that I vowed never to return to that kind of event.  If I ever did, I would dress up even more next time, just to rub it in their faces!

This I why, ladies, it is important to know where you are going and how to dress up for the event.  Don't be afraid to ask what kind of event it is, formal, semi-formal or even if it's simply casual.  Rule of thumb for me-> ALWAYS LOOK GOOD!!!


Dress lovely, be lovely