Friday's Outfit Post - Navy is my Black!

Okay, so, the Friday outfit post as promised. :)

I have noticed that lately I have been incorporating navy in all my outfits. Well, almost all... It also seems that I have hardly been wearing black. I guess I am slowly switching out of it, but nonetheless, black will always be a staple in my closet, and a favourite!

I have found that it is very easy to put together an outfit using navy, which is why I have been wearing so often. However, I am always tempted to do the sailor theme, because I absolutely adore the colours navy-white-red together (and individually). By now, you regular followers probably think, 'yes yes we know, enough already.' LOL Sowwy :)

So anyways, today I wanted to try a different colour with navy and white. I don't really have all my shoes here with me in Sydney (still waiting for all my furniture to come from Melbourne!), so for walking, my tan wedges are the most comfiest and classy looking puppies I have with me ATM. Therefore I thought I shall accessorize with tan, and thought "Hey!" -enter 'lightbulb' image and the 'ching' sound with the flash of an idea- "Why don't I wear my tan hijab and just make it navy-white-tan look?"

I hadn't tried completing such an outfit with a tan hijab before, but I must say I was happy with the way the colours looked. I think the white/off-white shirt actually helped mesh the navy and brown nicely. Otherwise, I am not really a fan of just navy with brown tones on their own. Brown looks better with black (if only these two colours are used) than it does with navy.

Oufff! Too much text! :) You gotta gimme some credit, I don't really have too many people here to talk to, so I talk non-stop when the hubster comes home, and his head gets bloated. LOL So what do I do? I blab here. :) Apologies once again.. even though insincerely. :)))

Scarf:HijabHouse, Blazer:Armine (from edb Collections), Shirt:Forever New, Maxi Skirt:Forever New, Handbag:Forever New, Wedges:Wittner

I just realized, most items in my outfit are from Forever New.

Please disregard the round bulge at the mid-section of my body LOL

So, what other colours would you use with navy and white in an outfit --- other than red/burgundy and tan? Please do share. I am running out of options. :) How about teal? Hmmms

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Loving Navy with White

Had to see the accountant today, so we met up with the hubster at the accountant.

I couldn't go there looking like a dag. I always wear trousers and jeans, so I thought I will wear a skirt today. So I ended up looking lady-like... i.e. sorta classy casual, if there is such a thing? :) I also thought, if I'm going to wear some decent clothing, I should be taken out to dinner. LOL So I conned him into taking me to Maccas for dinner. :))

Anyways, when I reached the accountant's office and got out of the car and walked up to my husband, he exclaimed, "Whoa! Do you always have to dress this nice!" He wasn't too happy. I found out later this evening that he wasn't too happy, because he noticed a few people on the street stare at me. I didn't notice, so I couldn't care less. This, coming from a man who says he ain't jealous. Yeah right! He is jealous alright, but he just ain't aware of it. LOL I know this, because he doesn't even like it when women look at me. He told me that when I dress the way I do, I attract attention and that I should tone it down. Tone it down? I thought I was toned down already. I wouldn't know how to do what he wants from me? He doesn't want me to wear an abaya/pardesu. So that's not the case at all...

However, I have noticed that I do probably look a little different to other hijabi women (Turks in particular) in Sydney. I think we Melbourne girls are a little more into colour, and we probably do dress a little more formal even on an everyday basis. So, in my opinion, something which is very basic and 'casual' may look a little too formal here. :/

Hey! On the brighter side, he complimented me hahah And on an outfit that I wasn't too happy with cos I would have preferred to wear a plain coloured scarf instead. I think the print on my scarf clashed a little with my blouse, but I don't have a full length mirror here just yet. I can only see my head to my mouth in the bathroom mirror. So yeah, in my defence, I didn't even really know what I was wearing. LOL

Here is my outfit of the day:

Footnote (pun intended!): I wore my tan wedges and tan handbag - not the red flats in the photo :)

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Hijab House Hijabs are Hot!

The last two times I visited Sydney this year I had the oppotunity to visit the Hijab House store in Bankstown. I have to say that the store is quite small compared to what we Mebournians may be used to, but everything was set-out and set-up so professionally, that you just feel like you are in a candy store.

The decor, the ambience... all lovely. The only thing that made me uncomfortable was the large number of life-like mannequins all around the store. Every few seconds I kept looking up to give a greasy to whoever was staring at me non-stop. Well, my attempt to grease off the onlooker was always a failure, cos the starer was ALWAY one of the mannequins! :) I have no other complaints. :)

I really liked the fact that they had a variety of sizes for every hijab. They had S (I'm thinking this was S for Shawl?), R (for Regular 110x110cm), L (for large), X (for extra large).

I purchased two. A plain hijab light brown in R, and a print hijab in L. I like that they are large in size, because I really need to fold it into a full tringle as the fabrics are quite thin and transparent. The double layer provides good coverage. So yeah.

I wore my print Hijab House hijab today, and was quite happy. I absolutely love the animal print and the colour! However, I should note that if you are not really fond of wearing pins, you might be in for some trouble. They do slip and slide, so you need to fasten your hijab with pins on the sides so it doesn't end up all over the place. I also spritzed a bit of hairspray to the fron hood to make sure it didn't flop during a long day out.

All in all, I was happy with both the store and my hijabs. Thought you should know. LOL

Here are some photos of today's hijab look. :)



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