~ Lorsque à Paris (When In PARIS!) ~

Bonjour one and all! I know I’ve been on a two week hiatus but I promise it wasn’t because I have forgotten my lovely readers, I had a well-deserved break and travelled all the way to PARIS! :D yes the place of romance, love and DISNEYLAND! (big smile on my face). I can honestly say that it does encompass all of those magical qualities, however at the same time it did have its downsides and ups >> (ooooo I hear you say)(smile). Well it’s just like any other place it has its good parts and bad parts, however let us settle on the BEST for now :D .

We are currently now in the whirlwind that is London Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week, now I know London has passed and Paris is upon us as we speak, these are the times we see the true uniqueness of everyone’s creativity seep through the surface of the pores of fashion! These span from Faux Fur to Lego hats and Tony the Tiger handbags RAWR >>can we say dynamic or what! One cannot deny that originality is at its highest, however coupled with that is that everlasting word that I want all of us to keep in our word memory bank >>MODESTY. Most of the street style pictures I have come across, as well as designers themselves ,have that flare of modesty about them married with their own flare and understanding of fashion. So what am I saying? I’m saying, just like my last blog each and every one of them is making their own statement, with class, elegance and innovation << something we all can adopt right!

Now when it came to my time in Paris and encountering the locals on my adventures, I have to say that my sister and I did cause a scene and no not an inappropriate one lol. It was more of a scene of adoration, amazement, shock, a few jealous side eyes sprinkled with a tiny dust of envy ha-ha! We definitely stumbled upon a lot of emotions from onlookers as we went about our day to day goings. (I promise you there is an upside to this, I’m not conceited I promise lol) what it was I believe, was the respect and appreciation (in some cases) that two young Black Muslim Females dared to step out with their heads covered adorned completely and still looking chic! Now I don’t say this with any malice or boastfulness in my heart I promise you, but what we did, just like the individuals I spoke about, is made a statement, a statement to say we were PROUD of who we were, RESPECTFUL to people whether we received it or not and at all cost remained COVERED & MODEST because that was and is the essence of who we are. The clothes per say wasn’t the reason for the stares and flirty greetings, it was more so the energy we exuded from the inside that shone SO BRIGHT that it made the clothes that we wore stand out that much more.

That energy embedded the realisation of we KNEW WHO WE WERE and most important of all LOVED OURSELVES. As the great and crazy RuPaul STATES “ If you can’t love yourself, how in the hell are you going to love somebody else, can I get an amen up in here!” lol and it is so true. Please readers I say to you all LOVING YOURSELF is the number one priority and is of the utmost importance if you want your light to shine bright ….like a diamond:D  

I’m saying all of this dear Silhouettes because each individual has, or need to adopt four things that will keep us going in this crazy world, and these are:.. 

BAM! It’s that easy. (So I know you’re saying right now where are the pics! They’re coming sheesh) Below I have constructed my favourite looks from the Street Styles of London & Paris during this Fashion Week Season, as well as my three favourite looks of myself in Paris.

Street Style London 2015

Street Style London 2015

Street Style Paris 2015

Street Style Paris 2015

Street Style Paris 2015

The styles are amazing RIGHT (HEARTS ALL AROUND!) SO as the above picture states, one needs Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent, I myself took this phrase into consideration and frequently apply this to my lifestyle. I do this by pushing the boundaries to my style and I can say that I did this with one of my looks in the above picture of the floral bag with the matching Female Brogue Shoes! Brogue is definitely and English thing however I loved the originality of the shoes crossed with the bold print, plus I set myself the challenge of finding such shoes as my beautiful sister bought me the bag for my birthday! So it was only right that I give it the representation it deserved! It was a stretch for me in style however my vision once brought to fruition looked absolutely flawless! And these are the things that keep me going, when it comes to pushing the boundaries in Modest Muslim Fashion!

So as I bring this short and sweet issue to a close, just like a New Year, we have a new season approaching us and I say hit that cassette player and fast-forward yourself into the bold fashions of SPRING.

IN CLOSING!

“ A  Penguin Cannot Become A Giraffe, So Just Be The Best Penguin You Can Be” ~ Gary Vaynerchuk

Until Next Time My Lovelies

Fashion.Silhouette.