Eid Mubarak...!

Happy Eid everyone! I've had to take an unexpected (and forced!) hiatus from blogging for a few days, as my computer's finally given up and fried, which means I'm laptop-less for a few days.  I should be back very soon (and I'll post wherever I can, I'm currently using my sister's laptop and *hating* it because it's not got my usual bookmarks and settings on it), and I'll be blogging plenty of new posts, pictures and weird articles again once I'm up and running!

For now, have a great Eid if you're celebrating, and hope you enjoy some good food, beautiful outfits and good company! (Don't worry, I took plenty of pictures to post from my Eid days!)

FEROZA POST: Our new products...in time for Eid!

We've added new stock to our online store Feroza, and just in time for Eid, too!  Please do have a browse at some of the new things we've added, we're loving some of our products, and we'd love for you to see them too!

We've introduced our new Baby & Children's collection - including these cute baby bangles in pastel colours which will make great arm candy - we're still waiting for my baby nieces to model them, pictures coming soon!

We've also added some new hijab pins, which come in all shapes and colours - we've been having great fun sourcing these!

And of course we have added to our accessories collection, such as these lovely Indian themed mirrors, which make a great addition to our other collection of pretty things.

Not to mention our fabulous hand-made Eid cards, and our range of other jewellery, scarves, bangles and our ever-popular rainbow tasbihs.

We've got more products coming soon, and would love to hear what you think of the ones we've added. Please also let us know by Thursday 10th October for Eid orders, so we can make sure that they reach you in time for Eid!

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Curly Fry's Shopping Therapy! Kimono Season

Okay, so I don't really know if it's kimono season, but I'm seeing a lot of them on the high street, and I couldn't resist and bought myself the one below. I've been looking for a statement piece which I could dress up without going overboard, and loved the floral print of this kimono-style jacket - I especially love the inky blues and watercolour-style flower print which doesn't look too girly to me, but more elegant and chic.

I'm still figuring out how to pair this with my hijabs (although I'm having fun with it!), but I think this is something different to the styles I am usually used to! What do you think of the kimono tops - are they something you would wear, or is this a fashion trend you've seen too many times?

Kimono from River Island

KAPRAY SHAPRAY: Sonam Kapoor in Sabyasachi for 'ELLE India'

I do like Sonam Kapoor's style, be it snappy Western wear or luxurious Asian clothes, which always manages to be well put together and looks elegant. Her latest photoshoot is for Elle India, in which she is dressed in one of my evergreen favourites, Sabyasachi, just continues to show her amazing outfits. I'm a big fan of maxi dresses (although I could be wrong and this is a very fitted lengha, although I don't think it is!), and this one looks great on Sonam - it cinches in at the waist and looks very flattering, not to mention glamorous.

I can certainly imagine this on a bride looking for something a little different, it's the traditional gold and red but slightly re-vamped for a much funkier look - what do you think of this?

Image from Sabyasachi on Facebook

GLAMOROUS ACCESSORIES: Gulistan Rings at The Sultaness

I saw these Gulistan Rings, being sold by The Sultaness, and thought they were lovely, they're bright, colourful and very funky, and they'd make real statement pieces which I think would look great with Asian wear as well as everyday wear. They're slightly a bit pricey for my liking, but I think they are certainly unique, I've not seen rings like these before and they're definitely memorable!

Gulistan Rings found here

BOLLYWOOD ISHTYLE: Ram Leela's Rajasthani Influence

I've been seeing previews and sneak peeks of Deepika's latest movie, Ram Leela, which has some promising costumes (Deepika's costumes were designed by Anju Modi, apparently, and Ranveer's were by designer Maxima Basu).

I love the luxury of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's films, and his latest venture should be just as stunning, the outfits look amazing and so do the sets.

Here's a few sneak peeks at the outfits worn by Deepika for this film, I can see a range of styles here which remind me of the costumes in Saawariya and also slightly some from Devdas. I love the look going on here though, Deepika's make-up and hair is pretty much left as a simple style, and her outfits are not overloaded with too much work, although I do love the detail on some of them (like the sleeves on her cholis, or her beautiful star-shaped ring, or her hair pieces!).

I'm looking forward to seeing more costumes from this film - what do you think of them?

 

Images taken from Ram Leela trailer and do not belong to me

On the Catwalk, On a Celebrity: Aamna Sheikh in Beautiful Elan

I'm a big fan of Pakistani model and actress Aamna Sheikh, she looks lovely in most thing and dresses very well - usually something chic and simply cut, rather than something dripping in stones or being too heavy. I'm also a fan of label Elan, which designs quite stylish Western clothes as well as some stunning dresses and kameezes for wedding wear (not to mention some beautiful bridal collections!)

On the catwalk
I like how sleek this dress looks on the model, although it does look more like a jumpsuit than a maxi dress in this picture. I've seen the colour combination of yellow and black before, and this dress has a slightly Oriental influence to it, which I think works well together and looks quite stylish. I also like how modest and hijab-friendly this dress it - it has full sleeves and covers up quite well, and would look great on those who wear hijab as well as those who don't.

Image from Style on Paper

On the celeb
Aamina Sheikh wore this same design by Elan recently at a premiere for her latest film Lamha, and I think it looked fabulous on her. Her hair looks really lovely in an up-do, and the slick of red lipstick really sets the outfit off. I also prefer the dress on Aamina because it looks a bit more simpler on her, the splash of yellow on the sash and the sides of the dress look great, and the dress itself is very flattering on the figure. While the outfit looked nice on the model, it also looked a bit loose on her, and on Aamina it looks a bit more realistically fitted without being too tight or inappropriate.

My verdict, she looks great, the dress is amazing and I'd love to have one like this in my wardrobe too!

Images from here

FEROZA POST: New Giant Kundan Rings...

...have been added - we've added to our popular kundan ring collection, which we've had feedback that our customers love!

These huge kundan rings look amazing with Asian outfits, and we've always had compliments when these are worn - they'd look great as part of a bridal mehndi outfit, or just with party wear and are beautiful statement pieces.

We've added the rings in green and pink - which do you prefer? And what would you wear it with?

Please have a look at our other items - and we always welcome feedback. We'll also be adding more products soon, especially now Eid and Diwali is coming up! Stay tuned, and have a look at the links below:

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OUTFIT OF THE DAY: Aubergine Purple Sparkles

I went to a family wedding recently, so got an opportunity to wear one of my favourite outfits, which I've had for about a year now. This is dress I wore, a long kameez outfit in a maxi dress style (which actually reminded me a lot of this Sana Abbas design from the BCW week 2013, except my outfit is older than the collection!) The outfit is a beautiful aubergine colour with lots of gold and diamante sparkly work on the front and back - here it is:

And this is how I styled it, although I kept it fairly simple because the outfit itself was quite heavy:

 

Outfit - BeeJees, East London

Bangles - Bees

Shoes - Kurt Geiger

Bracelet - Ribbon & Asher

Ring - Accessorize

This is, of course, me wearing it (apologies for some of the grainy pictures, I had to sneak around and take pictures where I could!)

Overall, I loved wearing this outfits, it's one of my favourite and I never fail to get compliments when I wear it. I'm surprised that I managed to find this outfit so locally, as I tend to prefer designs which are from Pakistan (although it helps that the shop I bought it from tends to import their clothes from Pakistan!). I'm leaning towards longer and looser things these days, to collaborate with my hijab more, and outfits like these are perfect, sparkly, modest and a lot like maxi dresses (but a bit more comfortable than wearing a maxi!)

KAPRAY SHAPRAY: Karishma Kapoor in elegant Tisha Saksena

Karishma Kapoor seems to get more and more stylish everytime I see here, and here is no different! The glamorous star was seen wearing this lovely high-collared drape dress/jacket by Tisha Saksena, at a store launch, which flatters her figure very well and looks quite classic. I love her hair in the up-do and her subtle, nude accessories, which look very elegant, and of course her pop of hot pink lipstick!

Image from Tisha Facebook

I must say that I much preferred this outfit on Karishma that I did on Priyanka Chopra (who did an ad for this same dress). Admittedly, I have not heard of Tisha's clothes line before, but a quick search shows some amazing designs which are really to my taste. I love how modests a lot of the dresses are, and how flattering the shapes are - the white one worn by Karishma above is flattering in an hour-glass shape, and also covers up in a way which doesn't feel boxy.

I also found a very similar design by Tisha of the same dress above in green, as well as a long-sleeved version in black, although I think I still prefer it in white and gold. Which do you prefer?

Some of Tisha Saksena's is available at Pernia's Pop Up Shop, like this one which is similar to the ones above, although not quite the same!