Day Fourteen

Due to yesterday’s coldness, I left nothing to chance as I got ready for the second round of autumn. Early morning chills found me wearing my cosy hoodie around my room, and I wished I could have worn it to campus. I couldn’t have, of course. The hoodie simply does not go with the dress and that marks the end of my attempt of bringing it into my outfit of the day.

Instead I pushed and prodded and customised until my dress was a bubble top, being tucked into my jeggings, and I had boots and a jersey to keep the chills out. As I was checking my emails from various blogs to which I have subscribes on the bus, a muslim guy sat down on the seat next to me. 


Curious about everything as I am, I gave him (or his outfit, more specifically) a quick once over: a black thobe (Muslim traditional dress), jeans, a khaki Billabong zip up hoodie and a white taqiyah (which is the traditional Muslim hat).

Obviously he also felt it was cold and had not suffered the same disagreement with The Hoodie And The Black Dress as I had. But it made me realise that being Muslim adds serious complications in clothing choice while still agreeing with religious beliefs.

So I googled it.

Sarah Elenany is a fashion designer. She designs clothes that both agree with the correct Muslim religious conducts (such as the concealing of certain body parts) and agree with fashion. Her label, Elenany, is designed for everyone. This is not a religion-only range and its urban chic-ness provides ample reason for anyone to wear designs from this innovative designer.

What do you think?

(For more info go to www.elenany.co.uk)