A Dinner and I "Monochromed" Again

So how have you been? Great inshaallah! Personally, I had a stinkin' day even though the weather was lovely, but alhamdulillah I had a great night. :))

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There's no such word as "monochromed", I know, but it works, and you know what I mean... So why not use it? :)))

Anyhow... I attended a lovely dinner event organised by an Islamic organisation tonight. It was actually an important event, but unfortunately some of the guests who were invited (well, let's say the majority) did not attend!

For the past few years in Melbourne, the Victorian Police and Australian Federal Police have been organising iftars during Ramadhan to invite people from the Muslim community. This is a part of their effort to understand and serve the Muslim community better.

To show the appreciation of the community, Imams around Victoria (some even made the effort to come from Sydney, South Australia...), Muslim business owners, outstanding people in the community etc were invited along with the Australian Federal Police, Victorian Police and the MP. Unfortunately I was the only Turkish woman (very small number of women!!!) and there was only one Turkish man.

Most of the Turkish community that was invited did not attend. This is largely due to the lack of unity amongst Muslims from different backgrounds (namely Turks and Arabs) in our community. It was sad to see, but nonetheless, it was a very beautiful organisation... yes, it did need improvement, but still, it was a lovely evening... which my friend and I ended with some narghile (shisha). :)))

Sooooo I could only take the photos after arriving home around midnight. Therefore please excuse the creases in my skirt :)

This outfit was originally my Eid outfit... which I was unable to wear for the occasion :( But I finally made use of it and wore it to the dinner tonight, and I think it was perfect for the occasion. :))

Here are the photos...

I was going to go for an off-white scarf with black print, but I wanted to go overboard :) with my accessories, so I thought the print would be too busy and possibly be a sight for sore eyes lol So plain black saves the day once again :)

I love love love all of these items and really enjoyed wearing them all at once just as I had planned to for Eid (but couldn't)

Black Jacket: Autograph Fashions

Top with Black Lace Detail: Autograph Fashions

Full-Length Skirt: Tekbir (from edb Collection)

Black Sleeves: edb Collection

Black Neck Cover: edb Collection

Black Scarf: edb Collection

Flower Ring: Lovisa

Pearl 'n Spiders Necklace: Lovisa

Lace n Satin Bangle: Lovisa

Clutch: Forever New

Belt: K-mart