If I shop... will you buy?:D

Would any of you be interested in buying well-conditioned vintage hijabi treasures like a mod jilbab, a sleek jumper, a fab vintage caftan, or a glam jalibiyia for an affordable price, from me? Because, on top of the abaya business that inshaAllah will finally launch sometime late December [can't promise the website will arise as quick but inshaAllah], I'd like to put my shopping skills to some use. I ALWAYS find gorgeous vintage treasures (that just aren't my size) that I'd still like to take home and make even more fab (I like to fix things, or make them even prettier). I personally prize vintage (and mixing it with mall finds) along with my internet buys since it makes my wardrobe unique. I have a gift for finding hijabi pieces and I love to shop for others even more than I do for myself, so I was wondering if there'd be any sisters out there interested in this? I mean, it is a sunnah to re-use and redistribute clothes especially overgarments, and its not like I'd sell anything ugly, frumpy, smelly, or damaged, ya know? LOL, I'll buy it, wash it, style it (by sewing or adding accessories) then post it (photographed on some non-muslim models/friends of mine). I've thought about doing some of these for profit [ones where I am only making a 10-15% profit on the value+the shipping which I don't earn on but you pay], and of auctioning off certain really glam finds (that I managed to find for absolutely nothing---I was a girl who could make off with Chanel, Valentino, Dior, and Oscar de la Renta from Value Village I kid you not) that I get at a steal to raise money for whatever charitable cause effecting our Ummah that I'd like to contribute to. What'd'ya think? If I shop, will you buy????

Rabia Z's New Website Launch

Rabia Z (an emirati designer who makes some loose dresses I like and alot of tight pants and tight hijab cap thingies I am not a fan of---of course I am showcasing the designs I like:p) has launched a website so the we average girls can get our hands on our style if we are so willing. Check it out http://www.rabiaz.com/sample1/index.html .I absolutely adore that she isn't a designer for the modest woman who is afraid to cut something in a jewel-tone in a modest silloughette.

Hijab Don't for men and women: Gangsta is Jahanum

SubhanAllah, I just don't get Muslims trying to imitate the gangsta in talk, dress, action. This khutbah is very good for those looking for the brotherhood of the street, rather than the brotherhood of Islam. The beginning is in Arabic but it is almost entirely in english. Racism, violence, stealing, playin', rough speach, none of these are of Islam. Leave them. They are rotten.

HIJAB DON'T: the booty call

This was ACTUALLY a post request (from my husband.). Now you all know I love a good maxi dress the way you do. The coverage, the length, and its availability in the West (colour and selection is also great), it just has one great pitfall... it is often made of jersey.

Slinky stretch knits are a hijab don't. They might work as perfect hijab on the hanger and IF you don't move (IF you are a sister who is bedridden or paralyzed you can still work this), but as soon as you do MOVE, they cling to your thighs, and your butt, and the pretty indent of your waist, and not to mentions the breasts (your khimar/hijab should be covering that but if you-who-don't-follow THAT hijab basic, this trend tends to make you EVEN MORE clothed but naked.

The jersey maxi--- DON'T. The jersey tunic top---Don't.

Sister Kima from WELOVEHIJAB also did a post a long time ago about jersey tunic tops http://welovehijab.com/tag/hijab-dont/.

I'm leaving, on a jet plane.... after Ramadaan

So I am leaving, on a jet plane... But I know, when I'll be back again. At the end of Ramadaan I am off for six months in the Gulf so, right now, I am having a hard time deciding what to bring with me, and what to give away from my closet (we are also moving to a different flat so some things aren't worth moving). Anyways, lol, love my funky polyvore collage of what I have basically decided to take with me so far? LOL.

QUESTION: What are your sources saying that wearing colour is halal?

I had a reader ask me the following question: Where are your sources for promoting women to wear colours when the scholars say dark colours are best?

My Answer Part I: http://www.youtube.com/user/Pixieilovehishma#play/uploads/4/xiOnyK_YYp8

My Answer Part II: http://www.youtube.com/user/Pixieilovehishma#play/uploads/3/eMXzzgCxRg8

Purple Iftar

Plum abaya from http://www.hedeyah.com/abaya_017_m.asp?cat=35 for $54.90 USD.
Purple niqab from http://www.sunnahstyle.com/product_info.php?pName=one-piece-velcro-niqab-plum&cName=niqabs-all-niqabs for $9.99 USD.
Purple khimar http://www.sunnahstyle.com/product_info.php?pName=plain-wrap-hijab-plum for $9.99 USD.