So who hasn't heard of
Maysaa yet? Well I say you better get
clickety clicking before you are one of the last to find out!
I first discovered Hana Tajima Simson on Facebook which then took me to her blog
Style Covered. I've been following her for a while. Born to a Japanese father and English mother, Hana reverted to Islam 4-5 years ago.
I love her style... It took me a while to get used to her style, but now I absolutely love it. She is outside the norm of a typical hijabi look, but that's what makes her Hana! I'm glad she is as she is - she gives us a new perspective.
She is an amazing designer and trendsetter. Through her blog, I have been watching her put together her collection under her fashion label Maysaa since the start. I don't know if you remember, but a while back I had made a
post where I was complaining that if only hot full length dresses with full sleeves were available to us hijabis at affordable prices?
Well ladies!.. You/We are now able to find elegant long dresses @ Maysaa with full length sleeves that we can wear as is or accessorize into something else! You can check out the Magazine section at Maysaa for inspiration on how to match the items that are available at her online store.
If you haven't checked it out yet, do so! Supporting Maysaa and others alike is supporting our own community. We often (especially in the west) struggle to find decent and elegant attire that is also in line with our dress code. So when something like this is on offer, I believe it is our duty to share... I also love how the items @ Maysaa can be worn by all women from any background... How you wear it will make it different and all yours!
The only thing I would criticise about Maysaa would be the fact that there aren't enough hijabi shots in her catalogue. I understand where she is coming from, I guess she's just trying to show that her designs can be worn by women from all backgrounds... but aren't there any items which could have been photographed with hijab rather than a hood revealing almost all of the hair?
Other than that, I have to give credit to the wonderful photos, the quality, lighting, and poses in the Magazine section on Maysaa... However, Hana's own photos of herself on her blog are much more striking!
A few examples from her personal styles...
I just love how she has added some extra umph to her maxi dresses with a simple blazer in one photo and a denim shirt+belt in the other.
and here... well, the outfit on the left seems ordinary as your can't really tell much, but I just adore her style in the second photo! She looks like a broad from the streets of NYC with hijab...
And now for a little something from Maysaa...
You add this basic hoodie top with a little "twist" to...
this basic long line skirt... oh how we haved longed to be able to find something as basic as this that is also cut as well as this....
to get this:
I love it! Don't you just love how plain, but yet how urban, chic, and elegant it looks? Imagine the number of various looks you can achieve with only these two pieces!
I have left my favourite to last...
The perfect dress! Full length wrap dress with full length sleeves. I absolutely adore this piece! Don't you just love the way it fits? Looks? I definitely want me one... My only worry is that I'm sure it will only be available in certain sizes that I can't get my toosh into!
Ini lah spec baru saya. Baru seminggu kot. First time beli yang oldskool punya. Rasa macam kool lah. oldskool=kool !
Tadi lunch di KFC. Saya suka makan kfc especially kulit ayam tu :) walaupun cholestrol sangat tinggi namun bukan senang nak menahan diri dari tidak memakannya! lepas tu jangan bagi saya sos cili thai tu saya nak muntah :(
Saya sangat bersyukur KFC malaysia ada cheezy wedges yang sangat nikmat. KFC indonesia takda cheezy wedges. Kesian rakyat sana sebab tak dapat menikmati hidup. Sebenarnya saya refer kat diri sendri haha...nasib la duduk indon kan. KFC kitorang serve nasi putih je...(-_-)
Ini kali pertama dalam sejarah saya confident pakai spec di public places. Ok tak? Walaupun nampak nerdy sikit tapi apa nak buat...saya memang nerd sikit-sikit. haha!
Tadi saya pergi karaoke. Pukul 4.15 sampai 7ptg. Puas hati betul dapat nyanyi lagu Exist. Oh ya saya nyanyi lagu Newboyz jugak tadi, sejarah mungkin berulang. Haha sengau beb!
Ada nampak macam berkaliber sikit kan? haha! lepas ni mesti sume orang akan percaya yang saya student medic. Yes yes yes ! Selama ni orang doubt. sedih tau tak. isk!
Oh ya. Camera tu saya baru beli tadi. Sony w310. best la sy suke :) sharp kan gambar die. Saya beli kat sony center tadi. Sponsored by ayah. Hehe untung betul balik rumah sekali sekala, dapat pelbagai habuan. ecece sedapkan hati je..............................sabtu nak balik bandung dah. malas malas malas malas malas malas..................ok bye people have a great day!
Here we are, me and Iqa had nothing better to do at home. So we decided to take shots of our newly bought heels. Hehe.. To spruce it up,we wore purple stockings for fun. Anyway, The bejewelled T-bars are mine, while Iqa's is the biker heels.
Bila hafiz datang barulah kitorang usha de pe sume kan. Siap tangkap gambar wo..sebab gwa da bajet da nak masuk blog hehe..style an gmbar gwa cek enjin2 bagai :p
Bukan air kurang. Tapi hose atas yang connected to coolen da explode. Mak aih cuak dow. Stat enjin tapi tak berhasil. Harapkan pagar, pagar makan padi, ayah makan padi, sekarang boleh harapkan ayah. Boleh tak bagi peribahasa camtu? haha. Ayah teros anta orang repair hose tu on the spot..lepas da settle-settle sume gwa tros je la drive kan. Tapi temperature tetap increase. Gwa kol ayah, ayah kol kerani dia, kerani dia kol orang towing, orang towing kol gwa. Maxis gak yang untung ces. Last last kete gwa kete tow. Masa tu pukul 2ptg dah. Nak berjoli pon takde mood dah.
Gwa tipu je. Haha! Mood berjoli masih tinggi walaupun kete kene tow bagai. Lepas tumpang semayang kat umah encik hafiz, mak encik hafiz bagi wet rm100 kat gwa soh pg lunch hee gmbire! Maceh maceh aunty!
