Ok, Its Hot Modest Ladies

Ok Ladies. I just have to say this to all my hijabi/modest sisters. Dears, lovlies....

Its hot. Stop wearing a skin tight long sleeve shirt under a maxi dress. Or a two layered scarf look with long sleeved T under a short dress over jeans. You will overheat. You will pass out.

Couple weeks ago I went to circle to see my lovely Sisters. They were all hanging out in front of the fan saying how horribly hot it was. And I looked at all of them. Each had 2-3 layers on, the bottom layer being a tight T. All of them had scarf styles that wrapped tightly around the head with an underscarf. I was in a maxi dress, square scarf in a triangle, slip and loose cardigan. I was fine. They were not in the 90 degree heat. And then they wanted to know why they were so hot!

Ladies, I love you. I don't want to see you pass out. Please be smart about what you wear in this heat. I know that some of you follow the 2 layer rule and that can be achieved without being hot. I have a few tips for the modest in this heat:

Scarf Style: I know some of you feel this is only for the aunties but a square folded in half and pinned under the chin seems to be the coolest way to go.

Maxi dress: Pair it with a loose cardigan and you are good to go. Need two layers? use a slip as well. You will stay super cool.

Light weight Abaya: They are indeed cool. Wear a light weight sheath cotton dress underneath and you will be staying cool. Avoid dark colors if possible.

Tunic shirts: these are made for heat, as in made in India. I love them. Shirt a little see through? Use a skin toned bra. No one will be able to tell. Also a tip for white: NEVER wear a white bra under a white garment. It will show right through. Always use skin tone.

Wide leg linen pants: way cooler than those tight jeans and adorable with short dresses, linen pants are the way to go. You can get them at H&M and Forever 21.

Natural fabrics: Use cotton and other natural fabrics. They let your skin breathe and allow the air to circulate.

Wide Sleeves: One of your cooling points oddly enough is your armpit. Make sure the arm hole of your shirts are wide and the sleeves are a little wide. This will allow for air flow and keep you cool.

Anyone have any other suggestions?

The Solution to Tight Winter Clothing

Has anyone else noticed that the winter clothes this year look like you need a vac-u-form  to get it to fit just the way they want it?  I was really hoping that since flowy outfits were all the rage this summer, they would carry over to the fall.  I even had the gall to think that long sleeved maxi dresses would come back in style.  Not so.  I have never seen such tight clothes in all my life!  Yes there are a lot of adorable long cardigan sweaters this winter but I don't want to wear one every day for the next five months.  

My plan turned to hunting down sweater dresses to use as shirts.  Figured this was a good idea, they are comfy and cute.  Only problem is they are all super figure hugging and totally defeat the purpose of using them as a modest top unless you buy them 2 sizes too big.  But then they look silly and oversized.   Don't even get me started on how short they are and the tights these girls are wearing.  Ick.

So what is my solution you ask?

When the sleeveless cardigan came out in the summer I thought it was hideous due to the look below.

What is the point of this article of clothing!  And they wore it in the middle of super hot summer when it clearly looks like a fall item.  This was an especially odd look with tiny shorts.  It was all like "Where'd your shorts go?  I don't know!"

But because I found one on sale I bought one at the end of summer.  I was going out one night and I hadn't done laundry in forever (ooops).  All I had left was my long sleeved t-shirts that I use for layering.  So, I grabbed one added the sleeveless cardigan and went "Oh!"  It was super cute!  You can get something that looks like this (I used not so tight a t-shirt though)

I like this look a lot more.  It is perfect for keeping your backside covered and making a tight top turn into flowy one.  I now own quite a few and feel this is an essential for any modest woman's wardrobe.

Happy shopping!