Hope all are well – you must be, you`ve
come onto my blog! ;)
I want to firstly, apologise for taking
so long to upload another video! But, I`ve been rather busy and I finally made
the time over the Bank Holiday weekend.
This video is how I would incorporate the
Spring Trends into my wardrobe. I talk about pastels, corals, bright colours,
floral, cobalt blue, military, neutrals and oriental.
There are of course other trends that are
big this Spring, such as neons, print trousers and monochrome! Neons and print
trousers are literally a no-go zone for me, so I didn`t mention them in the
video and monochrome is pretty self-explanatory!
The number one tip for ANY trend for a
modest dresser, is that you don`t have to wear the trend head to toe. You can
simply hit the trend by wearing it in your accessories! Jewellery, handbags,
nail polish, make up, bracelets, sandals, scarves, etc. Ironically enough, I
don`t really like having too much attention drawn to myself, so accessories is
a huge part of my wardrobe and how I include the trends into my style. So, I
follow this tip avidly!
PASTELS
This trend is pretty big this Spring,
everywhere you look there is something in a pastel colour. Now, I`m not the
most keenest on this trend, simply because, as mentioned in the video, I am
more drawn to darker hues, I will incorporate the pastels through my
accessories. But, if you like the pastels, then by no means, purchase those
mint jeans or rose maxi skirt! I`m sure you`d look fantastic.
CORALS/BRIGHT COLOURS
I used to always wear black, so when I
started to get out of my comfort zone and start purchasing bright colours, I
kind of liked it. It was always fun to add colour to a black outfit. Again,
accessories can play a large part in this trend, especially with a black maxi
dress, the coral blazer I show on my video looks great with black! Have a look
here when I wore it with a black maxi skirt.
FLORAL
This is another favourite trend of mine,
as I think it`s so effortlessly girly. As mentioned in the video, I`m not a fan
of wearing the floral blazer or trousers, as I feel that is too much for
myself, so I always incorporate the trend through my accessories. Scarves are
probably the most simple and ideal way of this trend. Great place to buy floral
scarves is Whitechapel Market – I always pick one up when I`m there! I love a
cute floral clutch in the Spring, which is perfect for a lunch out with friends.
Don`t forget the sheer floral blouses that are in the stores at the moment,
with a maxi skirt = cute and modest at the same time. But, of course if you can
wear the floral blazer and trousers – then go you!
COBALT BLUE
Love this trend! I never use to be a fan
of cobalt blue because it`s such a bright and vibrant colour – but bright
colours are growing on me and I`m looking forward to wearing this colour! It
can easily be softened down by wearing it with a soft pink, like I have done
with this outfit here.
MILITARY
Anything khaki is a win for me! And, as
mentioned in the video, it is something that keeps coming back on the catwalk
every season. So, I think investing in a few military pieces will keep you
going through the next few years. I`m on the hunt for a nice khaki trench coat!
ORIENTAL
This is such a beautiful trend this
Spring – not only is it really elegant and delicate its fantastic trying to
embrace a different culture into your wardrobe. I showed my interpretation of
it really briefly on the video, with my
kimono, but it can be done through wearing sliky/satin floral printed attires,
whether it be a jacket or a maxi skirt.
Here is the video:
Please let me know what you think! Is this the sorta video you would want to see? What other types of videos would you like to see?
I do appreciate and take on board feedback, so please do comment and let me know.
Also, further to this, the colour of my fushia skirt/lips hadn`t shown up very well in the video – I promise I am not wearing orange lipstick, hehe.
Hope all are well, insha`Allah! The weekend went by ever so quickly, but I managed to grab a few shots in front of this gorgeous Magnolia tree!
We all love it when its Spring. Its the perfect opportunity to bring out the bright and light clothes that you have been hibernating over the, what seems a rather long and tedious, winter. So, when I saw sunshine this weekend, I leapt at the opportunity to do exactly this. Keeping with the spring vibe, I matched my dusty pink blouse with a vibrant blue maxi skirt and layered over my trusty oversized cardigan.
I love layering, so I always feel Spring is the ideal season to do this because you can experiment with different colour combinations, and wear light jackets over it as its not quite warm to go without the jacket, but its not cold enough for a full on winter coat!
Layering is definitively something crucial for modest fashion, as we tend to layer without even realising. When we wear that sleeveless maxi dress over a long sleeved basic tee. Even to wearing two different scarves at the same time - so we all do it! Whats your favourite layered look? I love creating different looks!
Anyway, have a look at my outfit, definitely one of my favourite ones so far!
I`ve been busy recently, but made time to go to a family friend's walima and I wore this cream dipped hem salwar kameez. What do you think of it? It was difficult to find the perfect colour hijab as I didn`t want to wear cream on my head - #firstworldhijabiproblems, eh?
I`ve been MIA, so I apologise for that - I hope all are well and have been chilling (literally, its April and its STILL snowing?!)
Today was graced with some sunshine, so I thought I would share an OOTD with you - to get you into the spring/summer spirit!
Now, I`m sure everyone is aware of the new H&M campaign, which is called the 'Conscious Collection' - it is everywhere from the TV, to magazines to billboards and Vanessa Paradis is the face of the collection - so you can`t have missed it! The concept is basically making clothes out of sustainable material and only H&M would be able to make green clothes look awesome! The collections is made out of organic cotton and recycled polyester - which is great, as going green is the way to go!
The items in this collection are seriously amazing and if I had enough money I would have bought so many more pieces, but this maxi dress (and, a blazer which isn`t in this post) will have to do for now.
Check out the rest of the beautiful pieces on the H&M website.
Here is how I`ve created an outfit with the maxi dress:
