Assalamu ‘alaikum,
OK ladies, let’s talk fashion. Has anyone been out to the stores lately? Is anyone else really disturbed by the new trends? In my area, there seems to be a really bad case of pregnant-cropped-babydoll meets 80’s flashy, gaudy ick. While out shopping for jackets the other day I found — I kid you not, I swear — a denim (dark wash) cropped (to the ribcage) babydoll/empire waist, double-breasted, belted jacket with elbow-length bell (yes, bell!!) sleeves and a Peter Pan collar. I mean, who buys this stuff? Who wears it? And don’t get me going on the bright or metallic bags. Or the bright rolled-short-sleeve jackets that have the boxiest, most masculine cuts? I thought we all (including the fashion industry) learned a thing or two from the 80’s. At least I was hoping. *sigh* And I could go on all day about all the babydoll everything — sweaters, cardigans, shirts, blouses — is there any store carrying plain ol’ blouses these days? You know, with those magical things called buttons?
And at least in my area there is a severe shortage of normal spring jackets. I take that back. There is a shortage of any spring jackets, period. I’ve even seen very few windbreakers. What are people supposed to do? I was looking for what I thought would be an easy find — a simple safari-type (single or double breasted) belted spring jacket/trench light enough that it could also be used as a suit jacket. Well I didn’t find any trenches, period. Or raincoats, or car coats or anything. How disappointing.
You see, fellas, this is why women must spend so much time shopping. In order to build a decent wardrobe, she has to dig and hunt and paw through all of the garbage the fashion industry packs the stores with to find the normal stuff. When she finds it, she must hope that it fits, that the color is right, that it is well made and of good quality, and then finally make sure that it’s a reasonable price. Men have it so easy. The shirts, jackets, pants, etc. basically all have the same cut. They just have to make sure that the measurements are right and they like the color. There is not all this trendy, gaudy, silly nonsense. Give us a break!
Wassalam,
Callista
salaaam sister
omg you are soo right. i went shopping yesterday for some new jeans and soem long skirts. i went all over the place al teh jeans were skiny tight fit jeans and all teh skirts they had in stick were above ankel and knee length. i did manage to find 2 skirts that are suitable in length but were designed for 80 year olds i swear.
i successfully managed to find a pair of jeans from dorthey perkins which were loose fit. but thats it every where else its skiny jeans.
i like shopping in town and teh city but lately iv been resorted to using the internet.. its good and there are some good sites for muslimahs like my best is shukr.com but you cant try before u buy or feel the itam of clothing.
the best time for me to buy cloths from shops is in winter and early spring. summer is impossible for a muslimah.
thanks for your post i really enjoyed reading it
ma salaaama
I enjoy reading your posts so much! and do update more often yeah…it’s been like more 2 mths since u last updated!
Sorry! It’s been a really busy summer! Insh’Allah I’ll have more to say when fall comes around (I guess it’s coming soon huh!). I just looooove fall clothes. Maybe I’ll do a piece on shoes… I sort of have a shoe addiction. And I noticed that there are tons of scarves in the stores right now. Time to stock up! (I also have a scarf addiction.) Anyway, thanks for stopping by!
Ramadhan el-Mubarak…Happy fasting and may this year’s Ramadan be better than the previous year… May Allah bless you and salam…
p.s. do update ur blog if u hv the time..
LOL, I like the skinny jeans cuz I’m a size zero and all other jeans seem to fall off, but finding modest loose cut pants—-try Suzy Sheir (in Canada) they have nice loose cut. I can NEVER find young, hip skirts, but I have been loving all the maxi dresses this summer (Victoria’s secret, Sirens, ect, they all had amzing ones, even old navy).
Skinny jeans that aren’t waist high of course.
LOL, I’m a size 0 too. I have a pair of skinny jeans I wear at home or to girl parties. I second the not-waist-high part!
Thanks for the suggestions on stores. I’ve been out of the loop on the maxi dresses… I had a busy summer, but I’ll definitely check them out now!