Congratulations Anissa!!!

I have big news to share! Would you like to hear it?

My best friend started wearing Hijab!!! Congratulations Anissa!!! We are very proud of you and we hope you will have a great time wearing Hijab like we do! Now it's time to welcome you to HijabiTopia. Yay for Anissa!! I think you are the bravest to make this decision! So come on everyone write a comment and let's make her feel proud!!!!!

Here are some pictures of me and Anissa ice-skating, and at the mall. We are both wearing Comfijabs :-)

Janna(aka Elif Kavakci's daughter) for HijabiTopia



Anissa is a figure skater. She competes professionally. She also teaches me some cool moves :-) (I'm wearing my black comfijab, Anissa is wearing her white comfijab)



Anissa and I are at the mall waiting for Scrooge the puppet to come out and give us a good laugh. (I'm wearing the navy comfijab, Anissa is wearing her black comfijab)



I love you Anissa!

(When Anissa's parents came to pick me up, and I opened the car door, I noticed that Anissa and I were twinkies. It was unplanned, but we are both wearing the comfijab in silvery gray :-)



I can't believe we are going to ice-skate around that big tree!



BEST FRIENDS FOREVERRRR!!!!



HIJABIS FOREVERRRR!!!!



Wow, all this action is making us thirsty... Slurp :-)

After all that ice-skating and shopping we were exhausted! We decided to get a nice massage. Anissa wasn't shy about kicking off her boots. And I just closed my eyes and relaxed. :-)



Spark it up!

I love this festive season. The lights, the fancy clothes, the decorations... It's such a happy time. My favorite part of these winter months are the all over sparkle

The gold, silver and metallic shoes. The rhinestone accessories, bib necklaces, shiny bracelets, oversized rhinestone rings, sequined tops and bottoms, crystal embroidered bags, it's all about the bling, bling, bling!

The sparkle trend lightens up our dark hued winter wardrobe. When applying this trend, you need to stick to the "less is more" rule. Because anything that has bling catches the eye instantly, you don't want to go overboard and blind your audience. LOL. Therefore, the best way to make your point is by choosing one item, or concentrating on one area and applying it there. For example, if you are wearing black from head to toe, your metallic silver pumps will sparkle like there is no tomorrow! Do not add an extra necklace, or shiny purse or anyother accessory.

If you love bib necklaces, you can again choose an outfit that is black from head to toe, including your shoes, and add the sparkle around your neck.

Or maybe you have an oversized rhinestone ring that you would like to wear. Then only wear your ring to apply this trend, and keep the rest of your outfit simple, preferably single tone.

Here are some examples of the sparkle in the air:

Girls Night Out!

We recently caught up with our bff's this past weekend at our favorite restaurant Noodlewave!



Here comes Nicole bearing gifts! "Ho ho ho!" she says! LOL! JK!




I think we started going a little crazy taking pics. This nice patron dining beside us volunteered to take our pics! We heart Noodlewave! Even the other diners are just SO nice! Here's the money shot!



Fabulously stylish Mary also joined us a bit later, but by then I think we were all pictured out, so unfortunately I didn't get any good pics of her with us. Sorry Mary! But I know she won't mind too much, because she'd rather have me post a good picture of her than a not-so-good pic. Right Mary?

It was so great to catch up after so long. Alhumdulillah for good food, amazing friends, and intellectual conversation. What a perfect end to a long week! Masha'Allah!

SO cape-able!

It's that time of the year where the weather is cold, the air is crisp, and all I want to do is lounge around in my sweats and drink hot chocolate. Well, that could be a problem for several reasons. I'll probably turn into a couch potato, and I wouldn't want that. So what's the solution you ask? Why yes, it's CAPES TO THE RESCUE!

What better way to feel all warm, cozy, and comfortable, than to don a cape! Not only that, but the capes today are oh-so-CHIC!

Here are some fabulous capes that we love:


Ofcourse we can't forget the Little Red Riding Hood Cape:



Best of all, these are all hijabi-friendly winter options that are long, flowy and not figure-hugging. Besides, what better way to enjoy all those yummy desserts by having your tummy perfectly tucked away :-).


Nazreen Hassan for HijabiTopia

Sale at Shopbop!

One of our favorite online stores, Shopbop, is having a super duper sale!  Everything that is already marked 50% and 70% off will be an additional 20% off for 3 days only!  So hurry now for the best selection and for sizes.  Shopbop carries mostly designer labels, so snag yourself some designer duds for a good price!

Enter the code EXTRA20 at checkout to receive discount.

Merry shopping! :-)

Muslim Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad all covered

We are all huge fans of Super Hijabi Ibtihaj Muhammad. We had feautured her in an earlier post HERE.

What an inspiration she is to us all. We congratulate her on hard work and her detirmination and send her all our prayers as she inshallah heads for the olympics. GO TEAM USA!!!

Here is her latest interview with ESPN:

http://espn.go.com/espnw/journeys-victories/7323847/muslim-fencer-ibti-muhammad-all-covered

Hijabified Looks on The Runway @Rick Owens!

We really like Rick Owens's designs. His women's ready-to-wear as well as his men's (CLICK). Yup you heard me right.
His clothes are very modest. Edgy with style, chic with quality. They are the type of clothes a woman who has a strong presence, confidence, and is 100% modest would wear.

He has several stores in Manhattan. Even when you walk in to one of his stores, you are in total awe with the space, decorations and the professionalism of the sales staff.  

Check out his Fall 2011 looks straight off the runway. You'll see what we're talking about...

Elegant, Stylish Hijabi

Most of you have probably heard of Rouba Houli who has been on the red carpet getting media attention. She is a beautiful hijabi the wife of Australian football player, midfielder, Bachar Houli. She accompanies her husband to events where "less is more" and women often wear backless, flashy dresses. She dares to stand out in her stunning Islamic attire. In one of her interviews, when asked how she feels about being the only one in hijab on the red carpet, here is what Rouba says:

"It's up to them what they wear. I'll definitely be covered. A lot of people have said to me about the Brownlow, 'What will you wear?'. I'll wear a dress and I'll fix my scarf nicely. I'll just be proud of who I am and what I believe in so (seeing others in daring outfits) wouldn't affect me in any way."

Claire Harvey of The Daily Telegraph wrote a wonderful article on her opinion of Rouba's hijab style. It's a must read that we wanted to share with you.


Here is the link:

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/rouba-houli-shows-brave-face-of-faith/story-e6frezz0-1226155273152?sv=a8a7a86e9fc75f96c41c82f9b4afe8ab

Rights of Women in Islam

As a postlude to our earlier post on Wednesday, we wanted to show you a Super Hijabi in action and share with you a video of Dr. Merve Kavakci's speech about Rights of Women in Islam at the ICNA conference. Dr.Merve is wearing her KAVAKCI COUTURE "Super Hijabi" cape jacket, specially designed by her sister Elif. Very cute, don't you think?  She looks like she's ready to take off to her next location. :-)


If you would like to follow Dr. Merve Kavakci or read more about her in detail you can visit her site www.mervekavakci.net.