May 2017

Reverse Androgyny-The Tables Turn

Androgynous-having both female and male characteristics. Being neither distinguishably masculine nor feminine, as in dress, appearance, or behavior. (Thefreedictionary.com) Usually the term androgynous is loosely used to describe a woman most of the times to describe a sexy woman wearing masculine clothing or with short hair. At times used in the wrong context to describe …

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Heavenly Body

I live in Los Angeles. The land of dreams. The City of Angels. The Abode of Heavenly Bodies. Heavenly Bodies that appear to be ethereal and from another planet, orbiting in space. They are beautiful, tight and taut. There is no sag or lag; no limpness or looseness; no flaccid or float. There is a …

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Piercing the “Veil”

The first two words that crossed my mind when I started writing a blog on Muslim fashion were Oppression and Expression. As I tried to build the blog around these two pillars, I realized that the two words are truly the essence of a woman, in particular a Muslim woman. When we think of Muslim …

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Films and Fashion

Potiche or Trophy Wife. Just saw the French film and enjoyed it. It is set in 1977 and has iconic stars or should I say legends such as Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu. I like watching foreign films as it gives me an insight to the culture, food, fashion, lifestyle of a country without actually …

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