Showing posts with label DIY style. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DIY style. Show all posts

Saturday, October 10, 2009

GUIDE: How to Wear Mona/Kuwaiti Hijabs

For those who want a quick and easy style (a tiny bit sporty, a tiny bit girly), I prefer Mona Hijabs (sometimes called Kuwaiti hijabs) to Al Amiras (which suit some faces amazingly but not my own alas). They are very easy for travelling, ect. They basically ARE Al-Amiria (slip on) hijabs but with a short peice of decorative fabric attached that you can pin with a pretty hijab pin (I prefer to use a brooch for these instead of a stick pin so that it doesn't come loose for sports and I don't have to fuss). Pluys you can get more chest coverage out of one. They can be bought online and try and find a hijab store that sells the brooch too so that you don't have to pay extra shipping form two different online stores! For DIY stylists (and very curvy sisters), any old Al-Amira CAN be made into a Kuwaiti hijab. Just sew a hijab you like onto an-almira hijab in the desired length (to get the coverage you crave but that manufacturers don't cater to) and be reassured you are then wearing khimar (not just a headscarf).

Monday, September 14, 2009

DIY Style: Arabesque El Spanole

I bought this http://www.sunnahstyle.com/product_info.php?pName=side-tying-shoulder-close-abaya&cName=abayas-shoulder-close abaya (for USD $49.99) and transformed it with a little bit of purple and black lace into an Arabesque-esque look that will completely suit my a little bit of Gspsy style. Everything in my life is very eclectic but old world (and that's the way I love it). I already made the shayla with a tier of purple and black lace ruffles, and I have to say, it is very modest and yet wholly something non-muslims are 100% unintimidated by.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Designer Abaya: make your own, the button edition

Isn't this Dubai-design abaya with gold trim and cute buttons details just so elegant and cute? Well, why not make your own. Purchase this gold trimmed butterfly abaya from http://www.sunnahstyle.com/product_info.php?pName=gold-satin-full-butterfly-abaya&cName=abayas-butterfly for $49.99 USD and spend ten dollars or less on some buttons (to get the same look as the above pic do it in reds, creams, whites, and yellows. And since none of of you can have the excuse that you are too untalented you can't even sew on a button, check out this vid for how-to-sew-on-a-button http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrSs_DiJ-ZA
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