June 18, 2013

June 18, 2013

[Covered-Style Inspiration] Olivia Palermo's Flawless Looks


Just in case you had forgotten how stylish and beautiful Olivia Palermo is.. :)

Olivia Palermo
Source: mirror.co.uk

I love Olivia Palermo's style. Throughout these past couple of months, Olivia Palermo, a model-publicist-actress-NYC socialite, always be on my "style-radar". I love how she mix-and-match her clothing items, and she even sometimes "re-use/re-wear" the same item fabulously while she showed-up at different occasions/events.

Not just that, Olivia Palermo often seem dressing-up modestly in covered-style. This made me love her even more and started to see her as one of my style inspiration.. Her style is inspiring and encouraging - at least for me ^_^ - to learn more about mixing and matching, also accessorizing an outfit..

Sometimes Olivia just dressed up in a simple effortless outfit like simply wore a solid coral-colored long-sleeved blouse and black pants, paired with animal-printed beige ankle boots as the focal point of her look; Or, showed up in all black outfit, accessorized with gold bangles and a statement handbag.
Or, she dressing-up in a more stylish/edgy look - as usual.. ;) - by mixing and matching:
a stylish jacket over a floral jumpsuit paired with heels;
a shirtdress with an edgy belt and necklaces;
dark brown pants paired with electric blue pumps;
a well-tailored blazer and long flowy skirt, matched with a wide brim hat and a pair of open-toe ankle boots;
black-and-white outfit, matched with yellow mustard shoes and accessorized with gold jewels;
a white button-down shirt - tied at the bottom - matched with a brown leather-look skirt, sunglasses and a statement clutch; etc.

You can easily re-create these looks using the similar items you already have in your wardrobe, or just learn how she mixed colors in different colour-palette, mixed prints, patterns, and graphics, or how she matched different clothing-textures (silk, chiffon, lace, fur, leather) over her outfit, and then imply these "lessons" while you create your own look ;)









Source: fabsugar.com


And.. her glam look:
She added an Art Deco-inspired patterned blazer to her Roberto Cavalli gold sequin halter gown.

Olivia Palermo Clothes
Source: stylebistro.com

.. really in love with her style! Are you? ;)
[Pic: Runningwithheels]

MyLifeTime.com shared few points from Olivia's style you can adopt to achieve her eclectic polished style. Here they are:
  1. Stock up your closet on classic basic staples: the perfect white tee and white button-down shirt, versatile outerwear (jacket/blazer/coat), lots of neutral shades: grey-white-black-beiges.
  2. An effortless mix of those neutral shades with a few touches of color from accessories (shoes, clutch/handbag, jewels, vest, scarf, etc.).
  3. Forget about trying to match shoes and handbags.
  4. Mix and match accessories to transform a basic look into something unique and personal - at this point, hijabers (Muslim women who wear hijab) could use their headscarf to create this signature look.. ;)
[Pic: Intheircloset]
And No. 5 and 6 from me.. ;)

5.) Pick out one or two seasonal trends, and wear them in a way that is current and classic.

6.) Learn on how Olivia mixes different/contrast colors, patterns, clothing textures, and then accessorize them fabulously! ;)

Love on how she mixed blouse, belt, and skirt with contrast patterns and colors.. [Credit: OliviaPalermo.com]

See more Olivia Palermo's flawless looks in covered-style below:




More on Olivia's looks can be found on her site, Oliviapalermo.com, where you can take a look at her 'today's outfit' - tagged with: 'Snapped' -, also with details about what she wore and even shop the items she wore right from her site (by clicking a cart image next to the item pic).

My favorite categories in Olivia's site are 'Snapped' and 'How to Rock'! Here are some great tips from one of those categories: How to rock the coat.. check them out here!

So.. get inspired, Lovelies! :)



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June 7, 2013

June 7, 2013

[Video] HuffPost Live: Hijab Couture


Featuring Yasmine Yasmine: a fashion stylist & writer, Mariam Sobh of HijabTrendz, Marwa Atik of Vela Scarves, and Keziah S. Ridgeway of Philly Hijabis Killing It.

Peplum and 'Phyton' luxury skin as detailing are major trends in the high fashion world right now. Creative fashion styling has made many fabulous pieces accessible to Muslim women.

An interesting talk on HuffPost Live about the blooming of Hijab Fashion. Watch it out below:



Yasmine, a fashion stylist and writer, in this talk, had a chance to mention some creative fashion styling that has made many fabulous/couture pieces accessible to Muslim women. Also, some major trends in the fashion world: pleated peplum (in this video, embedded on a gorgeous white blazer by Prajje 1983 - an amazing designer recently showed in New York Fashion Week), and beautiful detailing by the neckline: 'Phyton' luxury skin (snake skin). Many high fashion insiders use this luxury skin to accessorized their fashion pieces. Those are very on trend in high fashion/couture right now.

Yasmine and Dena (the interviewer) showed us the styling interestingly.

It's a really great watch! :)



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June 6, 2013

June 6, 2013

Neck and Ear Candy.. by Nat's Living


Rustic, ethnic, raw, naturals..


What I would like more of: unique necklaces and long earrings to keep my "plain" hijab look more interesting. These - lead free and nickel free - necklaces and earrings handmade by Irene Natalia of Nat's Living have the qualities needed. They just add sweet charm to the whole look.

While mostly of my daily outfits are rather "plain", effortless and simple.. so often I forget to add details. I have beautiful hijab pins I never pin onto my headscarf, some rings in my jewel box I forget about, necklaces I never had a chance to wear, pretty bracelets I only remember if I'm not wearing my watch, etc..

It would be nice to feature more details like this in my day-to-day outfits.

Necklace by Nat's Living
Sometimes, if it possible, I wear necklace as a hijab accessory - settle it down tightly into the scarf with pins.
As for what kind of hijab-style you can pull off to be worn with long earrings, see some of the tutorials here.


Have a fabulous weekend, Lovelies! :)


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June 5, 2013

June 5, 2013

An Afternoon Walk



Just took a little walk in the afternoon.. enjoying the breeze and the scenery around with the kids while "Mr. Sun" got ready to set down..

Was wearing my effortless relaxing outfit - a striped top, my favorite grey light-weight pashmina, skirt-like pants (celana kulot), paired with my brownie platform slide and a medium-sized black handbag.. No accessories, except the hijab pins ;)



Unintentionally, we all were wearing stripes! ;)

The road was a little wet after the rain.. Lucky, I had put on my platforms!



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June 2, 2013

June 2, 2013

On the Sidewalk

Photography

Red Stockings
Red Stockings
Bookshop Main
Bookshop Main
Boys Wrestling
Boys wrestling
Mom’s Shoes
Mom's shoes
by Fred Herzog (Equinox Gallery Vancouver)

Love these photoshoots by - a Germany-born then emigrated to Canada - Fred Herzog. He took lots of streetscapes photos and photographic documentation of Vancouver and other cities in North America in years of 1950s - 1960s. Love to see these "old" city-sceneries through his eyes..



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May 31, 2013

May 31, 2013

Dive into Summer with Dorothy Perkins: Boyfriend-style Jeans and Black Cardigan


Summer Style

Dorothy Perkins, or Dotty P, or DP (named after the English Rose), is one of the biggest ' fashion trend-setter' retailers based in the UK and it's firm favourite on the British High-street. Then after established over 90 years ago and going worldwide, recently DP finally got going in Indonesia.. DP provides a unique, feminine, wearable, up-to-date and affordable fashion.

The brand offers UK sizes 6 to 22, and a wide range of collections including Tall, Petite, Maternity, Shoes and Accessories.

You can take a look at the Dorothy Perkins Indonesia site at http://id.dorothyperkins.com, to get a feel for what’s available - there’s a great selection online, handbags, skirts, Summer dresses, or a bunch of accessories for your next dinner.

DP's this season collection has many strong different designs and some hot Summer key trends.. graphic prints: dots, floral, stripes, tribal; on-trend colours: jade, peachy pink, cobalt blue, nautical look; gorgeous maxis, cute sandals and pretty tops.



I picked out a pair of boyfriend-typed jeans and a black cardigan - every wardrobe basic-staples for Summer casual look - as my first try out from Dorothy Perkins. The jeans are made of 100% cotton and the cardigan is in a soft stretch jersey made of 95% viscose with 5% elastane.

DP's black cardigan felt very soft on my skin, it's light-weight, breathable and very comfort to wear in my country's tropical climate weather. It has a rouched detailing to the back that make it a cool design.. love it!

It's perfect (particularly for hijab-wearer Muslim women) to be thrown on over a sleeveless dress in hot Summer days! :)

As for the jeans, the boyfriend-typed jeans is also a perfect choice for women who do not like the "mainstream-fashion" skinny jeans, yet at the same time do not want to wear the slouchy baggy-like or boot cut jeans while still maintain to look edgy and flattering. And it's a safer choice for hijabers (= hijab wearer women). So, for you, hijabers, you might want to consider having a collection of boyfriend-typed jeans. They guarantee a looser fit appearance without looking like a pair of oversized jeans, and have a cleaner finish.

The plus of wearing boyfriend jeans is that you can wear them with short hem / fall-just-above-the-hip tops, without look too figure-revealing.

Unfortunately, here in Indonesia the boyfriend jeans are quite hard to find - not like the skinny jeans that keep showing up everywhere! So thanks to Dorothy Perkins, with its affordable price (compared to other similar high-quality jeans/denim here) and its online shop, has made us easier to shop our favorites.. ^_^

Shopping in a hot day in Beringhardjo traditional market - at the spices section.. ;)
Add a splash of flowers to your jeans-cardigan staples!
Love my DP jeans! I'm expecting my third born, so my belly is blossoming.. haha :D

The colorful Batik clothes sold at the high-street side.. Be careful if you intend to shop Batik at Malioboro street side, do not get it in over-priced or get the low-quality ones.

In the midst of crowd-and-busy Malioboro street, holding my shopping plastic-bag full of akar wangi (frequently used to maintain the Batik clothes in store) :

These DP jeans and cardigan will surely become my staples.. and I can think of endless possibilities on mixing-and-matching them with any other pieces available in my closet! ;)

Outfit details:
Pink floral top: Kasyalna fashion
Nude-coloured shoes: Crocs' old collection
Faux leather postman-bag: Ann's favourite stuffs
Bracelet: faux white-pearls bracelet from Mom
Headscarf: unbranded floral scarf



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May 14, 2013

May 14, 2013

A sneak peek to Islamic Design House's New Spring Line 2013

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Very soon Islamic Design House will be releasing their new, greatly improved website along with their new Spring Line collection. Recently, I was sent an April catalogue of their new Spring 2013 collection. There are many edgy and trendy jilbabs/abayas, with more nursing-friendly designs. Love them! And for future collection, the team behind Islamic Design House are working to provide a larger selection of plus-sized jilbabs/abayas.

Above are a few snaps from the catalogue of some of the designs I found most appealing to me.. You can see the complete collection very soon in their new website! :)

What do you think? Do you like Islamic Design House's new designs above? Do you have any suggestion for their future designs?

Click here to see the latest collection of Islamic Design House, and use the code: FASHFAITH to get 10 % OFF your purchase on the website.


Related post: My review on their abaya-coat.



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"Modesty has its own style. Within Islam's mandate for modesty, the styles are endless.."
Muslim Fashion in the Qur'an:

O ye Children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment upon you to cover your shame, as well as to be an adornment to you. But the raiment of righteousness,- that is the best. Such are among the Signs of Allah, that they may receive admonition!
(Al Qur'an Surah 7:26)

 

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