My Vela is here and it deserves a Hijab Tutorial!

...and here you have it! :)))

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My Vela Scarf Order

Yup! I finally did it! :)) I ordered a hijab from the Vela Scarves range.

I was very sleepy, and it was very late. So I just remembered now that I placed the order and made payment. LOL!!!

There were a couple I really wanted, but obviously... SOLD OUT! Darn!

Anyhow, I ended up getting this beauty:

This baby is called "Fish Scale". You don't have to be a genius to guess why the name! :))

So yeppers... I can't wait till it arrives so I can see how it's gonna look on me.

Not sure if it will be a good or a bad look on me... I'm excited! :)))

This is a close up of the main feature of the scarf. Now...

What will I wear it with? Yikes! :)

So yeah, stay tuned. :))))

Oh, and if you haven't already, go check out the Vela website to see their entire range and maybe even to shop! :)))

xoxo

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Vela in the LA Times

I had mentioned Vela in August here.

And now there is an article on Vela published in the LA Times.

On one of the holiest nights of Ramadan, Marwa Atik chose a crowded Southern California mosque to debut her latest creation.

It was just after midnight when the 20-year-old walked into the Islamic Center of Irvine, dressed in a long, flowing burgundy robe, her head wrapped in a charcoal-colored chiffon hijab, trimmed with decorative gold zippers.

After the group prayers, sermon and Koran recitation, a woman approached Atik, gesturing at the scarf. "OK, I want one," she said excitedly. "How can I get it?"

Atik has taken the Muslim head scarf, often known as hijab, and turned it into a canvas for her fashion sensibilities, with ideas inspired by designs from Forever 21 and H&M as well as haute couture runways and the pages of Vogue and Elle. Showing her latest design at a mosque was her way of gauging sentiment on scarves that go beyond the limited fashion realm they have thus far inhabited, such as floral and geometric prints or lace and beaded embellishments.

"I knew that I wanted to do a zipper scarf, because I knew that zippers were in style," Atik said, her head covered this day with a sea-foam hijab, echoing the color of her light green eyes.
 

The hijab has long been a palette of sorts for changing styles and designs, and shops across the Middle East are replete with colors and shapes that can vary from region to region. Some women in the Persian Gulf region wear their hair up in a bouffant with the scarf wrapped around it like a crown. Syrians are known for cotton pull-on scarves, the hijab equivalent of a T-shirt. And in Egypt veiled brides visit hijab stylists who create intricate designs and bouquets of color atop the bride's head.

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The Girls at Vela

Have you not heard of these girls yet? Well you sure are missing out!

Vela was founded by two young muslimahs living in the US. If I am not mistaken, they have been in the business for almost two years now. I have been meaning to do a post on them for quite some time, but I guess it wasn't meant to be until now. :)

These girls have added jazz, hip, funk, and rock to the standard, plain, everyday hijab! By wearing a Vela hijab, one can jazz up any plain and borgin outfit. They are absolutely gorgeous!

Here are some examples from their collection:

I absolutely love this one... This hijab can be worn all year round. Don't you just love the lace detail?

This one is perfect for the summer of 2010 as the marine theme is going to be a popular one in Oz (it was very popular in Turkey and Europe in the last few months as they experience the summer before we do)

Words cannot describe just how much I adore this charming hijab... The colour, the design... oh and the model is quite something too mashaallah :)

Another beauty...

As you can see, Vela scarves are not only for hijabis :)

I wouldn't mind this beauty on my head! :)

If you are interested in seeing more styles from Vela, or even ordering some, you can check out their Facebook page as they are currently taking orders from Facebook while waiting for their official website to be completed. Get clickety clickin' ladies! :)

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