First Lady Watch: Her Highness Sheika Moza of Qatar

As you may have noticed, I was unable to keep up with the Love Hijab Fashion Week... Unfortunately... However, I should happily and thankfully be back to blogging (miss it heaps!) as of this weekend inshaallah. :)

I've been meaning to do this post for almost 2 weeks now, so I shall get it out of the way....

A couple weeks ago, Her Highness Sheika Moza of Qatar made a visit to Turkey with her hubby, the Emir of Qatar. That was when I first noticed her! Well she was all over the Turkish tabloids, so it was hard to miss her. :) Turks love beauty and beautiful women... and HH Sheika is an absolute stunner mashaallah. She has a gorgeous physique, and has an elegant sense of style.

I have noticed that she is not a full hijabi, and think(???) that the turban she wears at times may be customary? To be honest, I was actually suprised, and I don't know why... I guess I expect all the 'first ladies' in the Mid East to be hijabis.... and so I am almost always in shock... yup, shock sounds more honest than suprise. LOL However, her clothing always seem to be long and never so revealing....

I have to say that there was one outfit that had my jaw drop open... I love it! It's everything I would want in a special occasion gown... the colour, style, flow, everything! She just looks so elegant in it, and her body shape and height also does wonders of course. :) 

She is just beautiful to look at, so feast your eyes along with me. :) Sharing is caring, right? :)

P.S. I will be replying to comments and emails as of this weekend inshaallah. Nobody is being ignored... Me has just been really, too too busy. :)

Sheika Moza of Qatar and Turkey's First Lady Harunnisa Gul...

I don't know why.... this just reminds me of Audrey Hepburn and Breakfast at Tiffany's...

Woot woot! Too hot! I meant Sheika Moza, not the Emir :)

Simple, yet classy

This is THAT outfit! I love it! Everything about it!

So, what do you think about her style?

Oh, and anybody miss me much? :)

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Hijab House Style Spree

Well, the Australian Hijab House had a Style Spree event at its Merrylands branch with a whopping 25% off all items today.

I heard about the event on Facebook just a couple days ago, and I live only one street up from the shopping centre (I know! Very very convenient!!!), so I had to go.

They had announced that there would be styling sessions held with one of their stylists. Since I live SO close, I HAD to be late. :) You know how it works, the closer you are, the later you always end up going. :)

By the time I got there (1pm), there were only a couple customers, a stylist going through some styling elements with one customer, a male who I believe is (one of?) the owner(s) of Hijab House, and a couple of the girls who work there. I was actually quite suprised, because on the way up to the centre I was thinking, "will I be able to get in", because it is a small sized store, and we all know Muslim women! Especially if they have children with them. Oh my!

Well yeah, it didn't turn out to be as I imagined, because the crowd had died by the time I got there. :) The majority were early birds. So it was better that I got there later in the day aye?! :)

Anyhow, I overheard two customers talking to the person who I assumed to be the owner. They were saying how Hijab House should bring in more brown hues. I thought to myself: NO WAY! I already like the way they are going with colour, if anything, they need to add more colours! More colours that we can easily match with outfits we purchase from other non-hijab stores. They need to keep up with the trend colours. This is my personal opinion. Hijab House already has certain brown hues available at all seasons, there is no need to add more to that while the variety could be enriched. What say you?

For example, I want some greens and oranges in my wardrobe this summer. Where on earth am I going to find similar hues for hijab??? I probably should get back into business fast, because I am starting to run out of hijabs myself. :)

Anyways, I purchased 2 shawl hijabs I had been eyeing for a while. They were reduced to $5 each. I was also given a gift bag with a pair of sleeves and another hijab, compliments of the Hijab House Style Spree. Thank you Hijab House. :)

Oh, and hubby took all the cash from me this morning. Apparently he needed cash! So he gave me his credit card. But guess what?! I try to make a payment and it wont go through. I went to the ATM, and it says card cannot be accepted. He stuffed the chip and magnetic strip, so the machines wont read it. Friggen! I was soooooooooooooo pissed off. So I paid with the only cash I had on me. Lucky for me I refused to give him that $10. Ripped off by the hubster. LOL

Oh, you wanna see my haul? Here it is:

The cute little HH bags. :) Adorable, are they not? :)

Lately I've been craving some mustard colour in my wardrobe. Now I have mustard sleeves thanks to HH gift bag. :) I'm on the hunt for a mustard coloured hijab. Once I find that, I'll be happy. :) The pink hijab to the left is also from the gift bag. The other two are my spankin' new bargain shawls.

All ready for summer. Yuppi! :) 

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Be Inspired: Full Length Coats Over Maxis

Those of you who are my regular readers must know by now that I am simply c-ray-zay about wearing maxis over maxis (e.g. maxi cardi over maxi dress).

I just saw a photo of Codie Young in magazine featuring a shoot for Rodarte, and guess what? It was a maxi coat over a maxi dress... So what do I do? I google her and the Rodarte style. Mmmmm mmmm! I found some gorgeous inspirations for this look... modest yet trendy... well, more pretty than trendy! I prefer pretty to trendy since trends don't last. :)

Soooo, if it's cold out where you are (as it is here down under in the land of Oz), you too can rock the same look with minimal effort. :)

This was the image that got me started...

I love this...

I am so loving this...

and this...

How very feminine, pretty, elegant, lady-like... modest... I absolutely love this look.

So okay, now I need a full length coat! Looks better than a maxi cardi LOL

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Black & Beige on the Weekend

I need a beige jacket or even a cardigan. Why? Well, because if I had one, I would have worn that today instead of my black one! Check out the photos and you will know why... it would have looked better! :)))

Yes, it was a tad windy...

No, not picking my nose. My top lip was a little itchy. :)  

Don't you just LOVE my skirt?!!!

It's my new favourite. Rush to Katies girls, or even go on their website and buy online! I do think the price could have been cheaper as it's quality is not the BEST. But the length, the cut, the print, it's all perfect! I purchased mine from Epping (you Melbournians know where that is!), and they had sold out - I needed a size smaller and the belt is what is keeping it up. Oh, and this skirt comes with its own black belt. I just swapped it for my beige one today as I didn't want too much black.

See why I need the beige cardi/jacket? :) I cannot wear a plain beige hijab, because it totally washes me out. Looks awful on me. So I must wear a black one. Hmmm and what happens when I wear a black jacket/cardi? Too much black! So I tried to balance it out with the beige/gold accessories.

Who thinks I need a beige jacket/cardi? Put your hand up :))))

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Blog Feature & Style Inspiration: Atlantic-Pacific

I stumbled upon a blog a few weeks ago... and ever since then, it's become a new favourite of mine. :)

The blog owner is not a hijabi... not even near it... BUT she experiments so much with style that we hijabis can find a lot of inspiration. One out of three-four of her outfits are what we call "modest".

This is when I first stumbled upon her blog and fell in love with her style:

I love everything about this look. Wouldn't you just pop on a hijab and walk out in this?

And then there are these...

I just had to share this. I'm in love with this dress. It would have been perfect it it was full length, but even though it's not, I'd just wear it with a pair of jeans or white trousers.

I want this jacket!

Simply beautiful...

My ultimate favourite! I have to have this skirt! I love the slightly longer shirt (untucked)

with the thin tan belt. It's just perfect! I love the use of dark

but unusual colours together...

You can wear a straight line black skirt instead of the skinnies. Stunning!

So if you want to follow Atlantic-Pacific, just clickety click here. :) Oh but I have to remind you, not all her outfits are hijab appropriate (obviously), BUT there is a lot to be inspired by from this blog. This woman is totally stylish, and I adore her fashion sense.

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