Nfatin

Now this girl has a ton of attitude, her blog HoneyPokapoka is pretty darn awesome too.  Love the eclectic styling, and her use of colour, she’s just uberously cool. The fact she shares a love of Alexa Chung, Daisy Lowe and Freja Beha Erichson kinda proves my point no? p.s. I nabbed the first pic off her blog (I hope you don’t mind I just loved what you were wearing!)

For a ‘Fraidy Cat

I’m definitely not an expert on colour as you will well know by now!  So I decided to keep it simple, and opt (chicken) out by keeping it to small flourishes.  The thing that keeps it me is the mid tone grey plaid shirt, it’s basically the wearable embodiment of a security blanket.  Once again loving my MAYSAA jersey maxi skirt and chiffon head scarf.  Oh and yes I do smile… occasionally. x

Style Statement

Thanks for all the beautiful pictures sent in, you really are a bunch of hotties!  I shall get round to posting them, starting with this awesome look.  I love Imani’s styling, and those trousers are amazing!  Check out her lookbook page here

juxta-pose

As I may have mentioned I am on the hunt for the perfect leather jacket, although it’s kind of on hold due to the hot weather.  This one is almost there, but it’s not quite right, I need something a little more retro.

I miss blogging!  Right now I’m stuck into editing the MAYSAA magazine, but I decided to take a break to give you some long awaited pictures.

Grunge Style

I really should get round to doing another set of my style images, and some more hijabi sketchbook (I haven’t totally forgotten about it!) I’ve just been insanely busy with shoots.  In the mean time here’s another arty image from a few weeks back x

Exciting News

I’m doing a shoot with Grazia magazine tomorrow! Hmm, nervous and excited trying to pick some awesome outfits.  Scary stuff huh?

A Snapshot from this Weekend

Had an awesome trip up to London, had interviews, an (amazing) photo shoot and spent my down time with the lovely and ridiculously talented Yuna.  If you haven’t already check her out here.  Missing my girl already x

Lost in Light

Another Paris photo, sporting a Maysaa maxi dress which will be available soon in grey (some of you have already noticed it in the column of the dresses shop!)

Summer Style

I made this dress years ago and although a little worse for wear it’s still something I love wearing.  It’s a bit of a jersey jilbab, great to wear over an outfit and super comfortable.  And of course there is the Maysaa head scarf which I’ve worn to the side, still my favourite!

Spring Summer 2010

Maxi dresses, head scarves, and geometric mosaic prints from a Japanese fashion house?  Antonio Marras took us on a Middle Eastern adventure, not surprising as the starting point for the collection was Freya Stark, an English writer and Traveller of the Middle East.  It was a tale of two parts with bright bold colour block looks preceded by beautiful printed maxi dresses and that stunning large check trench.

I love how even in the very Islamic patterns there were still elements of the Japanese aesthetic in the indigo blue and white prints.  An harmonious marriage of cultures that didn’t look in the least bit contrived.  Kenzo is always a go to fashion house for jilbab style maxi dresses and loose fit, so there’s not a lot more Marras could have done to speak to us ladies this Summer.

Cultural Combinations

I guess the Japanese, English, Arab mix isn’t such a strange one after all, well  it is something very close to my heart.  It’s rather lovely to know it can be done so beautifully too!

(images: via style.com)

Wide Leg Jeans vintage remix

Wide Leg Styles

It’s amazing what you find when digging through old files.  I forgot about this little gem, so I thought I should unearth it and share it.  The blazer is vintage and adds a whole new dynamic to a very simple style.  This is such an easy style to customize and adapt to your style.  It’s essentially just some wide-leg jeans but you can use wide leg trousers too, and a t-shirt that’s as dressed up or down as you feel.

Whaddya know, it made it on to the Chictopia style gallery: