Tuesday, May 31, 2011

HFW: Day 2-Formal Attire


Formal wear usually means overdressing for me. Living in a small town, there aren't many occasions where i can wear out my many Somali dresses (dira'), which is usually elaborately embellished, and comes in an array of colors. 

For those who do not know, the Somali dress is a 3 piece dress. The main dress is usually made of silk and is accompanied by a petticoat of a matching color and a dupatta like material to wear as a head scarf. 

For a more toned down formal look, i'll usually pair a dira' with a blazer or cardigan. 

{Upclose detail}

{Yours Truly}

Head over to loveHFW to see what the other fabulous bloggers are wearing today!

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

I don't know why, but your outfit really reminds me of Shalwar Kameez (Indian, paki) dress wear!

<3
lovin the color :)
http://muslimahmatters.blogspot.com/

Under Urooba's Umbrella! said...

SO pretty---loving the metallic and the colour palette!
p.s. I have the same bracelet--Forever 21, am I right? :D

And agreed with the comment above; your dira indeed looks like a Pakistani/Indian ensemble!

Shums said...

Beautiful outfit yet again~! Simply loving the colours masha Allah~!

SaLuff said...

That purple is to die for! mA

SKL said...

awwww, U look so pretty <3

Anonymous said...

OOOOOHH!!! i love somali dresses. YOu ladies wear it so well! Its amazing how much congruence all our cultures have in terms of design and culture. Beautiful sister!

sigmazetaz said...
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Hannah Muminah said...

you look so cute >.< sister
thanks for sharing me about somali dresses so beautiful
I love what you wear

you are so beautiful my sister

Shahirah Elaiza said...

Amoon, I know I've seen all your HFW pics but I love this dirac on you. Colours suit you so well and you definitely look tres belle in the above close up shot mashaAllah.

-Amina said...

Rabia Ashraf: Now that you’ve mentioned it, I see the resemblance too! I love Shalwar Kameez, but haven’t had the luck of owning one yet .Soon, inshaAllah :)
Thanks for the sweet words!

Urooba: Thank you! We don’t have a forever 21 here in NZ, this ring’s from a local shop called Diva, but i think they have very similar things to F21.

Shums: Thanks dear! This Is definitely my favorite look from all of mine this HFW.

Sluff: Purple is my favorite color! I don’t wear it often though :p

SKL: Thanks yaar! <3

Is-za: Thank you for the sweet comment. I love Somali dress too. Sometimes I just wish it was casual enough to wear out like a Maxi type of thing. But oh well, just means we’re usually overdressed at the formal events. LOL

sigmazetaz: Ver true. It is second to Hijab in bringing us all together I reckon :)

Hannah: Thank you so much! I’m glad you like our traditional attire :)

Shahirah: Merci beaucoup Bella! <3

YazmiinAktar said...

ohh i love the traditional dress you are wearing! such beautiful colors!
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xx

Anonymous said...

MashaAllah, you're just so beautiful, sis!

Hugs,
Shareen

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Lovely Photos!

Texan after UAE said...

You're gorgeous!!!!! mashallah!!!! Allah protect you.... :)

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