Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Saree with Hijab

Saree is an Indian traditional dress that can represent the elegant style of a woman. Saree will look good in every shape of woman body. So, you don’t have to be worry about how you will look like on your saree. You will look gorgeous, definitely!



Saree wears with Petticoat and Cholli. Petticoat is a plain skirt with a waistband to tuck the saree on. Cholli is a tightly fitted short blouse above the petticoat. There are many different styles of saree that usually different on how to tuck and wrap the saree and pallu (loose end of a saree) on the body.


What if a Muslim woman who wears hijab wants to dress up on saree? There are some modifications you need to do on a basic form of saree, which are:

1. Choose a blouse as a cholli that has long sleeves and turtle neck to cover the skin. You can choose a fitted or a little bit loose blouse. That won’t become a big problem cause the wrapped of saree will cover the shape of the body.

2. Choose a simple hijab style to cover the head. Why? Because saree already has a long garment, so the simple hijab will give you more space to move.



3. Choose a plain color hijab that has similar color or match with color of the saree.

4. You can add jewelry on your hijab as accessories besides wearing ring, necklace and.

5. Don’t forget to wear high heels because saree will look perfect with high heels, especially high heels with gold color or silver.
 Well… that’s all for now. Hope I can come up with a better idea next time.

Friday, October 7, 2011

Business Meets Casual

Even though there are no special dress codes on what women wear to go to their office or when they do the business, there are still some kinds of fashion style that isn’t appropriate or acceptable by the most of people or company.
If you want to feel free and relax on your office times but still accepted by the company, you can try to combine your favorite casual style with your business style.



There are few things that you need to consider when you’re doing casual on your business times. Let’s take a look…

Casual Dress Slacks together with other makers of cotton or synthetic material pants, made of wool pants, flannel pants, formal capris and nice searching dress synthetic pants are acceptable.
Inappropriate slacks or pants include jeans, sweatpants, exercise pants, Bermuda shorts, shorts, bib overalls, tights, and then for any spandex or other form-fitting pants for instance people placed on for biking.
Simple Casual Dress for work
Casual Dress with Blazer
Casual Dress style for pregnant woman 

Casual dresses and skirts, and skirts that are split at or below the knee are acceptable.
Short, tight skirts that ride half way within the leg are inappropriate for work. Small-skirts, sun dresses, beach dresses, and spaghetti-strap dresses are inappropriate for your office.
Casual Dress Skirt
Casual Dress Skirt with motives

Casual dress t shirts, dress t shirts, knitted garments, tops, golf-type t shirts, and turtlenecks are acceptable attire for work. Most suit jackets or sport jackets may also be acceptable attire for your office, once they violate no listed recommendations.
Inappropriate attire for work includes tank tops, stomach tops, t shirts with potentially offensive words, terms, logos, pictures, cartoons, or slogans halter-tops, tops with bare shoulders, sweat t shirts, unless of course obviously worn under another blouse, shirt, jacket, or dress.


Conservative sports or walking shoes, loafers, clogs, sports footwear, boots, houses, dress heels, and leather deck-type shoes work for work. Wearing no tights is acceptable within the sunshine.
Fancy sports shoes, thongs, switch-flops, slip-on, and then for any shoe by getting wide open feet aren’t acceptable at the office. Closed feet and closed heel shoes Casual Dress are essential inside the manufacturing operation area.

Casual Dress for Muslim
  Long Casual Dress Skirt for Muslim
Jewelry, make up and perfume need to be in good taste with limited visible body piercing. Just remember, that some employees can be allergic for the chemicals in scents making-up, so placed on these substances with restraint.
 
Hats aren’t appropriate at the office. Mind Casual Dress Covers that are required for religious reasons to be able to recognition cultural tradition are allowed.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Be Cool With Your Denim Style…

Denim is a rugged cotton twill textile, in which the weft passes under two or more warp threads. This process produces the familiar diagonal ribbing that identifiable on the reverse of the fabric. It distinguishes denim from cotton duck. Denim has been in American usage since the late 18th century. The word comes from the name of a sturdy fabric called serge, originally made in Nimes, France by The Andre family. Denim was traditionally colored blue with indigo dye to make blue “jeans”. The contemporary use of jean comes from the French word by Genoa, Italy (Genes), where the first denim trousers were made.

Nowadays, denim not only being used as trousers but also can be form shirts, skirts, jackets and many other accessories like bags, shoes, hats, wallets, etc. The usage of denim also can be combined with other fabric like cotton and can be added with embroidery, ribbon or any other details.

Denim as trousers or we also call it Jeans, have four kinds of style, which are:
Skinny Jeans, this kind of jeans really fit for someone with long or skinny legs.
High Waisted Jeans, this kind of jeans really fit for someone with small waist and long torso.
Boot Cut Jeans, this kind of jeans really fit for someone with big hip and thigh.
Straight Leg Jeans, this kind of jeans really fit for someone with short legs. You can use high heels too, that will make you look better.
High Waisted Jeans
Straight Leg Jeans
Boot Cut Jeans

















Denim as skirt has many kinds of style, these are some of them:
Denim mini skirt, this kind of skirt is one of the least expensive denim fashion items on the market, as they use very little material and are relatively easy to manufacturer. It’s also a classic style of denim skirt. Denim mini skirt really fit for someone with thin legs.
Fit and Flare Denim Skirt, or also known as a Trumpet Shape. It is feminine and flirty with a close fit at the hip and flare at the hem.
Pencil Denim Skirt (Straight), Straight tube cut, fitted from the waist to the hips by the cut of the yoke
Wrap Around Denim Skirt, this has been a favorite since the sixties. Great for hiding slight variations in weight, many options of this classic are available.
A-Line Denim Skirt, a skirt with a slight flare, resembling a letter “A”. Very flattering for most, but can also give you a flat and shapeless look that will make you look heavier.
Tiered Denim Skirt, this refers to skirts cut in horizontal panels. They can be form of many different cuts.
Full Denim Skirt, is a skirt with ample fabric, gathered at the waistband
Pleated Skirt, an ample skirt, reduced towards the waist by means of pleats, which can be stitched flat to hip level (most flattering finish) or left free.
Slit Denim Skirt, sexy, creates verticality, can refer to several types of skirts and to front or back slit. Facilitates movement in tighter skirts.
Long Denim Skirt, could be made in any of the above cuts. As with the mini, a long jean skirt is also a classic. Long denim skirt also can be form an abaya cut.
Navy Denim Mini Skirt
Variation of Pleated Denim skirt
Denim Abaya











Denim as jacket has five kinds of style, which are:
Basic Blue Jeans Jacket, this style can be found anywhere and any price point such as Levi’s Denim Jackets. The Trucker Jacket has made it through years and generations.
Moto Denim Jacket, this style can be paired up with a dressy look or worn with leggings and a tunic. The cropped design of this jacket does wonders for hourglass figures, as it cinches at the waist.
Cropped Denim Jacket, is almost like the shortened style of the Moto Jacket. Bigger accessories will give an extra generated look to the shrunken style.
Denim Blazer, is a style that easy to wear and perfect for work.
Fitted Denim Jacket, the perfect jacket is different for every body shape. If you really want to be different and get a perfect style for your body, you can try to make your own style. There are many online shops that offer you a great selection of denim jackets and the tailor will look closely to your specific shape, making it even easier to find your perfect jacket.
Denim Blazer
Basic Blue Jeans Jacket
Motto Denim Jeans with Hoody

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Bun Hairstyle

Spanish Bun Hairstyle
What is a hair bun? A bun is a type of hairstyle and sometimes people called it a bobtail. In it simplest definition, a hair bun is a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head. The bun style is mostly worn by women all over the world except in Japan (for samurai) and India, some male also familiar to make a bun on their long hair.

There are many kinds of bun hairstyles. For the basic bun style, the hair is pulled back from the face and then twisted or plaited, and then wrapped in a circular coil around itself, typically on the back of the head or neck.

There are two basic kinds of bun hairstyle which are tightly gathered bun hairstyle and a slightly messier bun hairstyle. The tightly gathered bun will look more formal rather than a slightly messier bun. Every kind of bun hairstyle can be used on wedding and it must be match with the wedding dress style.

In some countries like Indonesia, Japan and Korea, there is also a bun hairstyle using artificial hair to add on our hair. This kind of bun hairstyle usually looks big and heavy. This kind of style will need extra skill and many accessories to use. Hair pins, hairnet, hairpiece, rubber bands, bobby pins and hairspray is a must to make a perfect form and tightly gathered the hair.

Here are some kinds of bun hairstyle that we often to see on formal occasions or wedding.
French Twist Bun Hairstyle
Sock Bun Hairstyle
European Gothic Bun Hairstyle
African American Bun Hairstyle
Messy Bun Hairstyle
Chinese Bun Hairstyle
Bali Bun Hairstyle
Japanese Bun Hairstyle
Korean Bun Hairstyle
Vietnamese Bun Hairstyle

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

The Little Black Dress

The Little Black Dress or known as LBD is a solved from question “What to wear to the…?” just name it… cocktail party, birthday party, prom, dinner, play, dates until wedding party. LBD are always in style. Black cocktail dresses and black party dresses are timeless, seasonless favorite for parties all year around. Black is a universal color. It can also look great in every color skin and body shape. LBD concept is a simple anomaly to the fashion industry that always changes in short time. LBD concept doesn’t limited by social status, style and size. Even if it cost 10 millions $ or 100 $ in small size or extra large size, the name will still Little Black Dress.

Modern Little Black Dress
LBD introduced by Coco Chanel on 1926 which took the world by storm and keep on going everyday. During that time women wore corsets with heavily embroidered dresses in striking colours. Chanel represented emancipation from discomfort with a chic simplicity impeccably blended with sophistication. The design included any black dresses, with no fancy lace or embroidery, sleeved or sleeveless and short or long by choice. She infused the free spirit of her own character into her designs to suit the needs of the modern woman and became the fashion icon for women across the world. She used the black color which was earlier worn only at funerals or was reserved for the clergy or lawyers. This dress was designed during the period of her romantic involvement (from 1926 to 1931) with the Duke of Westminster. She incorporated English fashion into her designs – taking English tweeds, sweaters, sailor’s berets, etc.
Little Black Dress with hijab
Little Black Style adorned by Audrey Hepburn
Chanel’s designs were realization of women’s liberation. She was a designer for the aristocracy, but her designs slowly permeated to the streets and became a choice for thousands of women. Her designs were generally criticized by the fashion critics of her time as being too simple, too casual, too soft and not sensational enough. But she refused to heed their remarks. Chanel was an innovator and not a follower. She shed gaudy colors, frills, layered dresses and traditional hair styles. Her designs were modern and fresh. They were fit for the outdoors, so that women may feel comfortable while they look fabulous. Chanel designed everything that should and could have been known as fashion – from hats to clothes, from handbags to sunglasses, from perfumes to accessories – Chanel truly redefined fashion in the way she wanted.
“In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.”
- Coco Chanel -