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First Experience: Jakarta Fashion Week 2014

When I saw this post on my instagram feed, I was so excited to win this invitation because I need to get rid of my curiosity about the fashion week event. The requirement to win the invitation was to regram the photo above, alongside with the reason why we want attend the show. So, here's my entry in Indonesian language:   
Assalamu'alaykum kak @fitriaulia_, perkenalkan namaku Mila, asal dari Bandung. Alasanku ingin mendaptkan salah satu undangan Fashion Show kak Fitri karena, selama aku mengikuti perjalanan karir kak Fitri, kerap kali aku terinspirasi dengan karya-karya kak Fitri untuk KIVITZ. Berpakaian stylish namun syar'i itu menurutku bukan lagi menjadi penghalang bagi muslimah dalam menjalankan syariatNya sekaligus mengespresikan diri. Menurutku hal itu tidak mengapa karena, dalam hadist pun Rasulullāh mengatakan bahwa kita boleh makan, minum, dan berpakaian sesuai keinginan kita, namun jangan biarkan kemewahan atau kebanggaan membuat kita menjadi lalai. Dari situlah, aku selalu suka style kak Fitri yang kreatif namun tidak terkesan berlebihan dan sederhana. Dengan berpakaian stylish, aku rasa hal tersebut bisa menunjukkan bahwa Islam adalah agama yang ramah, dan terbuka pada siapa saja. Dengan menampilkan kreatifitas, maka orang-orang yang 'belum' paham tentang Islam lebih jauh, akan cenderung bertanya-tanya dan ingin mengetahui Islam lebih dalam. Mungkin.. *ngarangya aku nih ya kak* hal ini juga bisa disebut dengan pendekatan kreatifitas. Tapi tetap, hal yang esensialnya adalah untuk mendakwahkan Islam. 
Alasan keduanya adalah, karena kak Fitri mengangkat tema suku Moors di Andalusia. Andalusia adalah salah satu tempat yg sangat ingin aku kunjungi suatu saat nanti. Tentunya fashion show kali ini menjadi sesuatu yg aku harap bisa saksikan. Aku selalu tertarik dengan ragam kebudayaan di dunia. Terlebih lagi aku baru tau akan adanya suku Moors di wilayah tersebut.
Dan tentunya, kalau aku terpilih, ini akan menjadi kali pertamanya aku menghadiri sebuah peragaan busana. Dan aku akan senang untuk meliput acara ini untuk menjadi bahan tulisan untuk di blogku. Terlebih lagi, aku ingin bertemu dan berbincang sedikit dengan kak Fitri yang shalihah, cantik, dan inspirasional itu :)
Terimakasih sekiranya sudah membaca postinganku ini. Sukses selalu kak! Go go go #FitriAuliaforJFW!
- @milaanzib (dengan sedikit perubahan)
Briefly, I said that I've been inspired by kak Fitri's design for KIVITZ which is simple, modest, yet stylish. Referring to a hadith: "Eat what you want and dress up as you desire, as long as extravagance and pride do not mislead you", said by Muhammad salAllahu alayhi wasalam, lead me to the thought that for a Muslim to look good in appearance is absolutely fine. Even when we use creativity to represent our identity as a Muslim, perhaps others who don't really acquaintance with Islam would be more interested to know more about this beautiful religion. Through this 'creativity approach', Islam could be felt more like an open and friendly religion for anyone. But still, the main intention is for dawah. Another interesting thing is the theme for Fitri Aulia's collection. It was called "Glorious Moors", the tribe from Andalusia, Spain—one of places I want to visit one day because of its historical sites & cultures. And the last one is I surely wanted to meet the shalihah & inspiring kak Fitri in person too.     
Alhamdulillāh! I got the chance to attend the show. Soon after knowing this, I contacted my friend; Hutri to join my very first fashion show experience to Jakarta. 

LOVEmbellishment

These fashion pieces which made me go: "Oh, This is so me!"
I grabbed this skirt soon as I saw it when I was in Minimal store at Rumah Mode though, I know that it's seemed impossible for a hijabi to wear such knee-length skirt. I fell in love with its black polyester fabric, moreover.. it has these embellishments detail on its waist. Instant L.O.V.E. I tried it on with a black long trousers and a simple shirt. Imagining that the outfit would fit well if I worked at a fashion magazine. If I could find black polyester fabric, I would like to make one too but with a longer length.    

Then again, I am attracted to a jeweled cloth just at a glimpse. It's the Jewel Digital Print Tee from Topshop. This shirt has an opulent photo print that glams up an oversized tee. I've always liked these kind of jersey tee because it's really comfortable to wear and it's nice to paired up with most of any kind of outers such as blazers, cardigans, or jean jackets. 
Prada A/W 13 - "Some silhouettes and fabrics we recognized. Same with shoes (particularly the lug sole). The appetite for decoration signposted a signature Mrs. P herself defined as "a mix of rich and poor". Her collection proved the power of the dress as an accessory to a life. "Through cloth, you can really make movies," the designer conceded. The music from Betty Blue was on the soundtrack as an aural cue: fixation with beauty, romanticism run riot. "I'm obsessed with impossibilities," she continued. "Romanticism is forbidden. It's not 'modern.'" Tell that to David Lynch, or Alfred Hitchcock, or any of those filmic geniuses who stepped outside the "modern" to delve into the truly timeless with their celluloid paeans to those lost souls who sacrifice everything for obsession. And that's where Miuccia Prada went today (21/02/2013). If fashion is ultimately an emotion, she pinned it to the wall for good and all." -Tim Blanks on Style.com Review

"Makeup artist Pat McGrath fleshed out the story line a bit more. "We were obsessed with the contrast of rich and poor," she said, stressing the word "undone" when describing the beautiful burgundy-stained mouths she was drawing in darker toward the center of models' lips and then diffusing outward with a clear balm. "It's the shadow of formerly amazing makeup," she continued of what were essentially traces of pigment, including a gray tone on lids, that were used to mimic the animated shadows of tiny-waisted women (and cats) that had been projected onto the walls of Mrs. Prada's runway. When asked about the growing prevalence of slate and asphalt smoky shadows this season, instead of more standard black incarnations, McGrath admitted that they're not the easiest colors to wear. "It needs to be transparent to give it more depth," she said, adding a greasy shine with "tons" of Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream as well as multiple licks of mascara on top and bottom lashes." - Celia Ellenberg on Style.com Review

The look worn by Hanne Gaby and that stained mouth is winning over me. Enough said. 

Hat x Scarf

on Oscar De La Renta Fall 2011 ready-to-wear

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Yay or Nay? - Hat x Scarf
  
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Style Arabia


Going Global - Yes. as we have seen right now, the islamic fashion nowadays have been evolving rapidly throughout the years. The good news is: first, as the muslim society all over the world, we can prune the negative issues about this religion bit by bit. From this 'cultural diplomacy' through fashion, we can show this religion to the world more 'opened'. Fashion is like an easy language that everybody understands. Through these growth of islamic fashion, hopefully people are interested to know deeper about this beautiful religion. 

Secondly, I feel there a lot more muslimah are increasing in numbers who finally can identify themselves as muslim by the way she dresses. The example I can explain is myself. Though I am finally wearing hijab because of 'a person' who has inspired me, and one of the most interesting things that I am interested into is fashion, I finally can apply more islamic values into my life before I wore hijab. Alhamdulillāh for the good things which are coming after I wore hijab. I hope the same things are happening for most of sisters out there too, though I know some sisters are taking it off. But that doesn't mean the hijabbed girls are better than the non-hijabbed. We can't judge people for the one who knows the heart is Allāh only. Just keep making prayers for the last ummah of our prophet, Muhammad. There are fluctuations in life that maybe it's listed in Allāh's plan that can make us better, in shā Allāh. 

Even though fashion is one of the reasons I finally wear hijab (as seen on CMF's Story), and now the way I dress is not syar'i enough, I know that I keep learning and getting more interested to implement the way of the muslim's life. The point that I'm trying to say is that.. by the appearance of style.com sister's site: arabia.style.com, hopefully the skeptical images about muslim can slowly be vanished, and slowly most people of the world can embrace the only truth, which is islam.

By the way - I just remembered that yesterday was my blog's birthday! I have planned to post my experience in hijab some weeks ago, but I just forget to make one. in shā Allāh I'd post it as soon as I can.

Which colour of scarf represents you the most?

   Fuchsia got the highest poll!   
if you knew what I meant.

Covered Cover Girls

 
 
  1. Vogue Italia cover - December 1968 issue
  2. Vogue Italia cover - December 1969 issue
  3. Vogue Italia cover - December 1970 issue
  4. Vogue Italia; editorial - December 1969 issue
  5. Vogue Italia; editorial - December 1971 issue
  6. Vogue Italia; editorial - December 1971 issue
  7. Vogue Italia; editorial - December 1971 issue
When it comes to December, the four seasoned countries have to face the cold, windy winter season. That's why Vogue Italia since way back when have almost presented a covered up model on its cover. The mixture between fashion and faith, as Dian Pelangi has quoted that.. you can only find it in Islam. Though these cover ups don't represent religious  aesthetic, but still.. When it comes to the coverings of head, neck, and most of the woman's body part except face and hands then, it reminds me of the muslimah identity; the hijab. The Italian Vogue has been leading throughout the years for its artful fashion aesthetic. Showing these covered ups look also means that hijab is a high fashion, and a timeless statement too.  

Stylified

Giovanna Battaglia has the charm in her personal styling. Even to the most casual look, she could pull off an extra ordinary style. Let's take a look on her two styles which also could inspire hijabbed girls.
  1. On a monochromatic printed dress, mix it with matching accessories. For an example; we could put on our plain coloured hijab with a matching couloured bag.  Gio's trademark is having her edgy watches and some charm bracelets circling on her wrists. That's always been a nice touch to present our own signature style even for the formal events.
  2. On the second look, maybe we could put on our simple coloured abaya with a twist of a different colour fabric which is tied with a simple knot on the front. Voila! there would be more texture on the clothes we wore. For a sleek look, try to wear simple hijab too. Don't choose the patterned ones. For the hijab, we can pick the same colour palette with the fabric we chose to wore. Edgy, simple necklace, and a big clutch could more characterizing this look.


Hanne-gaby Odiele! She's always been having the most striking, artsy personal style among the models. Let's take a look to some of it!
  1. Black lips, dark top, edgy necklace...! So freaking awesome. This one isn't her personal style though, it must be a look from a runway show which whose I don't know.
  2. I think the mixed printed top she wore is from Dries Van Noten, the bottom might be from Dries too. It's really nice if you can mix different patterns on one look, because it's a hard job to pull off that kind of look.
  3. Dries and dries again! I also have a thing for Mr. Noten's fashion creations. I like the character of his style's essence. And look! how lovely it is fuschia trousers mixed up with some forest' greens.. These prints are magnificent. I wish I could print my own fabrics.. haha. 
  4. Blue wide leg jeans, yellow mustard top, and psychedelic printed Dries Van Noten's coat. Sweet combination.
  5. 90's sweater, wide leg patch worked jeans, and a pair of penny loafer. This is so applicable for a college look.
  6. Bright red coat combined with bright blue super wide trousers! This is truly a bold combination. I love the silhouette of this look.



What a dress! it's maxi, and bird prints on it? awesome..! Maybe it should go into my closet.

 Golden Styles 

I don't know why, I just have a thing for these 'style masters' looks, looking so stylish, artistic, and fun at their age, though these looks aren't so applicable for the hijabbed girls. No wonder, because Carla has a long career at the fashion industry, and Lucinda is the fashion editor of British Vogue. 

Forever Prada

“To put opposites together is a real obsession for me. When something is matching, I’m desperate.”  
 Miuccia Prada 
The word 'Prada' may lead your thought to the world of high fashion, or maybe a film called 'The Devil Wears Prada' too. This brand has its role to influence the movements in the fashion industry. It has tremendous part too in influencing the love for fashion to myself. It's all started when I bought my first teenvogue 5 years back then with my favourite model ever; Gemma Ward on its cover. And when I saw the image of her on prada's campaign (below), I've been falling for it 'til present time.    

Glittery Sweater

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Tribal-Printed Hijab, Secondhand Sweater, Mango Jeans, Mango Belt, Green Prada Nylon Tote, Green Converse
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This look was inspired from:
(basically I just got the sweater :P)
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Dries Van Noten's Spring Summer 2011 Collection!
  • Shiny sweater
  • Clean wide-legged trousers (I should get one pair of it!)
  • Holographic thin belt
  • Printed silk outerwear
Alright, I might be really late knowing this fantastic collection that was held around September 2010, but I was just amazed seeing every pieces that were shown there. As a post I read on tumblr:
You know that feeling you get when someone else understands you? That’s the feeling I get from Dries Van Noten and his designs. His clothes embody that classic sportswear prep with a hint of casual edge, & when I say edge I don’t mean leather pants and studs, (Even though I’ve soo been needing a pair of leather pants in my closet) but edge in the sense that it’s understated, easy and personal. Dries and his design really do embody who I am. & it’s extremely comforting when you find a designer who connects with you on a level thats more than just by their designs.
- gonegonetonyc
I really can't agree more about Dries van Noten as commented on that post. His collections have never failed to impress me. There will be his design that I wish I could be wearing, by trying to interpret the look since I can't afford buying his pieces.

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