I’ve always wondered why the hell don’t we have our own fashion, our own style…or even styles!
I’m really sick of it. It’s hard enough that I’m veiled and that every piece of cloth is either short or transparent (and I’m so sick of buying transparent long-sleeve shirts only to discover at home, and then having mother telling me that I’m wearing a transparent shirt while I pretend that I don’t know what she’s talking about only because I really paid A LOT for it)
But all of this aside, all the modesty and self-respect aside, why on earth can’t we look “Arab” in our own clothes? why are our clothes always imported? and why is it that we pay a whole lot of money for brand manufacturers who obviously don’t give a damn about what we like or what we want? But then again, we continue to buy and therefore they can happily conclude that we are satisfied.
It really gets to me that I can’t find decent yet fashionable clothes to buy. I mean, I’m starting to wear clothes I wouldn’t have even tried 5 years ago! It only gets worse.
Just for the record and now that I’ve talked about this, I have to wear 3 different types of tops at the same time sometimes! and because there’s no such thing as long blouse or shirt these days I found myself wearing some really mini skirts over pants. Who wants to look like a school girl at work?!I look like I’m barely 15 and believe me, this doesn’t help when I try to order someone around or get some guys who are 3 times my size to unload a shipment to an underground store.
I face the same problem with clothes I hate it. I JUST HATE IT!!! Everything is just either tooo short or tranparent or tight!! It makes you get sick of shopping and depressed. I’m veiled too and bad enough we dont have shops that take care of us
My Finace is facing the same problem doing her Jhaz… I can see a positive side in inforcing Abaya in Saudi Arabia now :p
But seriously, even for men wears, the colors of the T-shirts and jeans wears are becoming so odd! Thank God the formal wears are still within the range of acceptance for us.
Totally agree… I have the same problem!!
I know what you’re saying! I would love it if I could only find a few decent blouses…
I will add my voice to the moaning. SC, maybe you have a future as a clothing designer?
One thing i have really liked is the 3/4 length sleeves button up blouse and stretchy fabric that moves with you. I just buy the clothes a couple sizes bigger.
You should check with Tololy…she has great taste and is very fashionable without looking like a carbon copy of Mecca Mall mini-divas
for four years i tried every thing …,shopping became one of my worst nightmares so i found a SOLUTION .It may be odd for u (and it used to be the UNthinkable for me ) but i did exactly what these clothes manufacturers aim against and weared the JILBAB ,not any jilbab (i didnt like many of the jilbabs girls wear )but found few places which sell very beautiful ,elegent,fashionable but expensive ones (but they worth it ).
Ramroom, Reem, rebecca there’s a club for pissed off decent women and I wasn’t invited?
Hani, I did try 3abaya, it’s just not my style, besides, I can’t wear black everyday! good luck to your fiance
Kinzi, I thought and still thinking of designing my own clothes but that needs lots of free time. I will check with Tololy when I go to Jordan, thanks for the advice.
nermeen, lol I also tried jilbab, couldn’t imagine myself wearing it for the rest of my life. But maybe one day, who knows.
I don’t know my wife seems to find very islamic very fashionable and very expensive clothing all the time.
Edward, you don’t live in the Arab world do you?
ops! i really wanna meet girlz who wears arabic clothes…
very nice!
i used to have the problem of finding what to wear as hijab clothes..however alhamdulilah im finding it much easier now, basically its all about experimenting, trying out styles and finding what suits u… most of my clothes consists of combining short dresses (to the knee) with my favourite pair of jeans (different colours and styles for different occasions) and wearing a long sleeve top underneath, its the fashion nowadays anyway and im sure they have those in arabic countries, but i know it may be harder over there..but when i went to lebanon and jordan they had alot of cute dresses!! u can match them up with accesories, high heels when u go out or wear them with flat shoes if u need to walk more… basically i love wearing hijab and many of my friends have now decided to wear it too because they see how decent and beautiful it looks, i dont let it stop me from living mylife, im highly active and sociable and im loving it, if anyone needs any help or needs to ask any questions about this feel free to email me on ladee_dana@hotmail.com
p.s all you mu7ajabaat out there, much respect to u girls,may allah grant u all paradise because it aint easy being a mu7ajaba!