The Yellow Ribbon

Assalamu'alaikum :)

It's been almost a week since my last post. I felt sorry that I hadn't made my HFW Day 7 post because I thought I would be able to follow the whole theme on HFW this season. Since my last post, I went to Jakarta to visit my family there and I didn't have the time to make that post.

So today, I went to the very first Indonesia's Hijab Festival. For more information, you can visit here. I went shopping with Junisa (She has been featured here), she is called Jujuy. She was actually one of my peers at Junior High School way back when but we have never talked before. We started talking after we're as old as today through the virtual world. Funny right! And it seemed we've known each other pretty long, so I think I had a  fun time hanging out for the first time with her without any awkwardness. She's such an adorable girl. Smart, beautiful, friendly, nice personality, and the last but not the least: her style. I love it! really modest but at the same time: stylish, and I'm happy knowing that to be syar'i is more prior to her! Alhamdulillāh.. Such an inspiring friend :) You can check out her blog here.

And then later, my chum; Nisa caught us up some hours after we've done shopping. She actually had an examination today, so we cancelled our first plan.. But then, her lecturer removed the schedule to another day! that's pretty sucks. But anyway, it's also good so she could get rid of her curiosity about this event. But after all, she ended up buying nothing. The crowds plus the heat made her not eager to shop. x_x 

HFW Day 6 - Date Night

Hmmm… I must confess that I actually am really excited to work on this post! It's not because I have a crush on someone, LOL (Alhamdulillāh). So, I’m going to share some part of my love life here. Even though that I have never been on a date with a man before, I surely am just like a normal girl who dreams to have a leader in her life who can guide herself and insha Allāh their future family to the Jannah, aamiin. A figure that is called 'the husband'. Rasulullah have said that: 

“Nikah (marriage) is my Sunna. He who shuns my Sunna is not of me.” 

So, it must be really beautiful to follow the Sunna, and being married is also a form of worship to Allāh. What a wonderful term it is. 

For some people in my society, perhaps my love life is categorized as crunchy, plain, and boring. I thought the same thing at first, because I haven’t known about islam deeper and deeper. But throughout the time, throughout experiences, I got the enlightenment, Alhamdulillāh. Loving Allāh is way much much more beautiful than trying to get loved by human beings. Allāh, no doubt; will love us back, as long as we become the person who performs His commands, insha Allāh. But actually, even though we didn’t ask Him… our realism in this world is already a form of the blessing from Him. How we’re protected by Him through nights and days, how we’re given adequacy from Him, how the sustainability of the nature has been designed perfectly fit for us, for example the frequency range of human hearing. We were designed to hear the frequency that begins from 20 Hz up to 20.000 Hz. How if we could hear all the sounds surround us? how it will be tiresome? Everything has been designed very well by the Most Perfect Designer of all. There are so many things that we don’t realize as blessings… because there are too much, and we’re too focused to have the worldly life.

HFW Day 5 - Special Occasions

Fashion Formula:

White shirt + Thrifted monochromatic buttons up + Mango Suit sheer blouse + Maysaa scarf snood + Necklace from Pasar Baru + Maxi skirt from Pasar Baru + Calvin Klein clutch bag + Chrissie heels + Black socks + Revlon raisin rage lipstick  

HFW Day 4 - Destinations

If you could go anywhere for fun, where would you go and what would you wear?

Traveling is such a perfect gateway from the crowd of daily's life. Since I'm in my holiday now, I really feel the 'breeze' of this theme.. yet, I haven't traveled anywhere but a town nearby named Cirebon. I had a fantastic two days there, Alhamdulillaah. I really want to travel around Indonesia. Especially to one of my hometown; Banda Aceh, and then.. Jogjakarta, Semarang, Tanah Toraja, Lombok, and so many places around Indonesia which have exotic and beautiful natures that need to be explored. OMG, I really wish to become a person whose job is traveling.. one day, insha Allaah ♥♥♥. When we're going to tropical places, we must be accompanied with comfortable, light, and easy-to-wear apparel, due to the hot weather. But still, we can stay modest as well. I also choose my leather backpack to carry my things for traveling. It is practical to contain my DSLR camera, laptop, books, and everything to documenting the journeys. A pair of comfy shoe is also a must!      

Fashion Formula:

Gap buttons up shirt + Marni for H&M trousers + Love, Diva necklace + Camel coloured socks + Vincci oxfords + Levi's black leather backpack + Black pashmina

Thank God that I am not so tall. This trousers were created to be mid-calf pants for people whose height is somewhat 1.7m. Since I'm not that tall (I forgot the numeric calculation of how tall I am), I am able to wear this just like a long trousers! *horray* Marni for H&M collections were really really gorgeous.  Surely as a fan of Consuelo Castiglioni's designs, I am thrilled with all the layerings-do, prints, and so many things that were shown on their lookbook. These trousers are really comfortable to wear. Its material is light, and it has elastic bandage on its waist. It really fits for travelling, comfortable to keep on moving from one place to another place, but still manages to look stylish.

Traveling Formula:      

Aku bahagia.. di khatulistiwa~

:)

translation: I am blithesome.. in the equator line~ 
(LOL)

HFW Day 3 - Time Travel

Today's theme key words:

"Bring something back from the past and combine it with a recent item or trend!"

So then,

I'm bringing  my granny's neon flower printed maxi vest ! :D

Fashion Formula:

Navy blue cotton abaya + Granny's maxi vest + Mango cardigan + Thrifted waisted belt + Camel coloured socks + Noche wedges + Bag from Aceh + Maysaa chiffon scarf snood 

HFW Day 2 - Favourite Hijab

 /// It's time for Fuchsia! \\\ 

Fashion Formula:

Marks & Spencer fuschia long sleeved shirt + Mango Suit sheer blouse + Topshop gray hareem pants + Fuschia scarf from Alisha + Necklace from Pasar Baru + Paris Hilton quilted bag (given from my cousin) + Fioni blue pumps from Payless + Puma socks  

HFW Day 1 - Leaders in Hijab

Whoa! It's the first time I participate Hijab Fashion Week. I know I'm so late to join in, but insha Allāh, I'm able to manage myself to participate for the whole week! >>> an absolute last minuete particpant <<< hehe. peace!

Day One. Leaders in Hijab.

Each of human being is a leader. 

Especially for themselves.

That's why lovehfw includes the questions:

What leadership roles do you have? and how do you dress for them as a hijabi?

Surely, one has many roles in his/her life. I am myself is a package of a daughter, a friend, a sister, and insha Allāh a khalifah who is now studying in a faculty of social and political sciences. In this section, I will dress down as a student. 

Firstly, I was inspired after reading an information about the woman who works at NASA. There, on the "Woman at NASA" section, I saw a hijabi woman. My eyes were clicked right on her picture and was thirsty to get know about her information. She is an American Muslim named Tahani Amer. Masha Allāh, Alhamdulillāh. What's truly strong about her is that she lives by three simple principles:

1. Please God and you will please all.
2. Education is the key to the opportunity.
3. Serve others with compassion and kindness.

The second point has made me think about the importance of the education itself. "Education is the key to the opportunity." The key to have the opportunity to be one of His khalifah is through knowledges and surely His will. That has surely sparked me off to go through my academic life passionately. Insha Allāh.