ethical – Dear Sister

Ethical Hijab

The word fashion often reminds one of beautiful, tall, lean women who use their bodies to display clothing in the most favorable light. Thoughts of runways, models, and constantly changing trends with subsequent sales are frequent companions to the concept of fashion. The most mindful, and spiritually inclined among us try to avoid thinking too…

Muslima

Muslima: who are you? Who do you represent? Who do you stand with? Here I argue that there’s more to you than meets the eye. Keep reading to find out just how much more.

Kibbe Gamine: Hijabi Edition

Do Gamines have all the fun? While they certainly can, the don’t have to, and can look as serious or sophisticated as a Dramatic or Classic. How? Keep reading to find out.

Greatness Should Keep On Giving

Yesterday, for the first time in about twenty years, I shopped at H&M. It had been accused of not caring for the environment or its workers, the complaints were loud, and unapologetic. H&M took notice, and it’s been cleaning up its act ever since Fashion Revolution began about six years ago, in response to the…

Shukr Sizing

By: One Sister November 22, 2018November 23, 2018

Canada, community, ecological, ethical, fashion, halal, mindful, minimalist wardrobe, sincerity, Uncategorizedenvironment, fashion, international, sharing, Shopping, sustainable1 Comment

You may have noticed that Shukr is having a sale again. 25% already discounted clothing, even on their sale corner items! Check out their Instagram for codes on the Black Friday sale, and free shipping on orders of 50$+! If you spend 100$ or more shipping is free for Canada even without the code, and…

Adapting the wrong lines for your body

Last week I told you about going along with our natural lines, and not getting stuck with the three measurements of bust, waist and hips ratios. Here is a perfect example of vertical lines, wide, structured garments doing absolutely nothing for me. But I LOVED this coat’s concept, I loved the golden zipper details, I…

Shukr Sizing

By: One Sister September 28, 2018October 3, 2018

Canada, community, ecological, ethical, fashion, halal, mindful, minimalist wardrobe, sincerity, Uncategorizedenvironment, fashion, international, sharing, Shopping, sustainableLeave a Comment

You may have noticed that Shukr is having a sale again. 25% already discounted clothing, if you spend 100$ or more. If you spend 150$ or more shipping is free for Canada, and you’ll get your duty back if you’re in a country that has a trade deal with Jordan. I’ve had a few people…

Ideology – Ideologia

English False consciousness is a natural occurrence of the simple fact of being human: every day we have to make decisions of varying importance based on little or even no prior knowledge. There are other decisions that we take, though not necessary for survival. These often times imply a certain judgement which we should theoretically…

Am I a Minimalist After All?

I recently wrote a post titled Why I’m not a Minimalist, and my dear sister commented on my FB page explaining that Minimalism isn’t just about getting rid of stuff, it’s about simplifying life so we have more time for loved ones, she also brought to my attention that there is at least one very…

Who Made my Clothes?

I’ve been taking a free online course offered at the University of Exeter in association with the Fashion Revolution group, which was formed after the infamous Rana Plaza clothing factory collapse in Bangladesh five years ago. Through it I was hoping to learn more about how to become a better informed fashion consumer, how to…