THE SYEDA SISTERS: Modest Fashion

Zaful: Summer floral Maxi dress OOTD

5/09/2017

"Forever Boho" by Zara Shahjahan

4/05/2015

Assalam alaikum Lovelies,

Our post today is all about our favorite designer Zara Shahjahan’s Forever Boho collection that celebrated fashion, florals and all that’s fun! We loved it because there were very pleasant casual looks which can easily be carried by everyone without putting in much effort & the colors used and the prints and materials silhouettes used, would make anyone fall in love with them! Let's begin :

We were just in Awe of this one!

Post Event Report: After the launch of the label’s debut independent Lawn collection, designer label Zara Shahjahan showcased a new line of luxury prêt titled Forever Boho at Telenor Pakistan Fashion Week S/S 2015 on 3^rd April 2015 at Pearl Continental ,Karachi. This marked the designer’s first ever participation at the prestigious fashion platform.

Beautifully hand painted skirts!

We LOVED all of them!

Wow.

Zara Shahjahan’s Forever Boho is an ode to free spirited fashion and the charm of pretty florals paired with ethnic embroideries. The collection features dynamic prints which are a whimsical union of hand painted florals and tribal accents based in a pastel colour palette.

The collection comprises of 16 outfits in Western boho silhouettes, loose flared cuts in pants, cropped jackets and skirts, meticulously embellished through traditional embroidery for added drama to the line’s modern silhouettes. Footwear for the brand’s showcase at TFPW was facilitated by leading footwear brand Shoe Planet.

Florals maxi dress Love!

This has glass work loved the detail!

The over coat details!

Rose motifs!

Simple yet fun!

Such vibrant colours!

Uber modern!

A classic Zara Shahjahan look is simple, beautiful and always in vogue. Her design philosophy is to make clothes relating to a feeling – a feeling, which is an ode of individuality, femininity and sophistication.
Zara Shahjahan is a graduate from the National College of Arts and has built a niche clientele that understands and has the ability to appreciate design and pattern making. With a background in miniature painting, she is Pakistan’s first designer who has the expertise to make her own motifs.

The label’s Telenor Pakistan Fashion Week SS 2015 collection is available for retail at the brand’s flagship store at Galleria, Lahore and the brand’s Karachi store on Main Bokhari Commercial now! Run girls run! :D

For more information regarding the brand you can visit www.facebook.com/zarashahjahan or www.zarashahjahan.com

Hope you liked our post! You can follow us on GFC , Instagram and our Facebook Page to stay updated about the latest happenings!

Until next time , Stay Happy & Stylish! ;)

Love,

The Syeda Sisters.

*All Photographs credit goes to Tapu Javeri.

*All details mentioned are Courtesy of Lotus PR but all opinions are our own and honest.

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Cienna Fall/Winter 2015 Fashion Show & Launch !

3/01/2015

Assalam Alaikum ladies,

If you follow us on our social media you'd know we attended the Launch of Cienna and the unveiling of it's Fall/Winter 2015 collection during its first fashion show at Elite Resort & Spa.
It's been founded by Bahraini designer Anseya Gilitwala, a brand that celebrates fashion through creating a sense of timeless elegance with a contemporary twist. The designs have the perfect edgy-feminine balance, with reminiscence of clean and contemporary fashion.

This collection was inspired by Anseya's voyage across Scandinavia as she was influenced by the culture, fashion sense and relaxed lifestyle of Scandinavians. She observed how easygoing they are which is reflected in their simple and effortless style. The collection includes forty-two looks, consisting of Ready-to-Wear, Evening Wear and Lounge Wear , some of which I have shared below thanks to Sara the planner of the event as well as a fellow blogger from The Modest Belle for sending the high resolution images to me.

Embodying the essence of Fall/Winter, the color palette for the collection is a combination of neutrals, black, white, grey, green, dark red and rust, along with shades of blue mostly from the Pantone list of 2015. As for fabric, the textures used for Fall/Winter 2015 range from pure silk, linen, lace, and organza to suede.

The Finale.

Few of the models after the show.

The Fall/Winter 2015 collection will soon be available online at the below link so for further information.

www.cieannaonline.com

Thank you for inviting us and the goodie bag.

Committed to exceptional quality and uncompromising luxury, the designer’s aesthetic of balancing feminine silhouettes with an edge is evident in this collection. Everyone had put in a lot of hard work to make the launch event a success and it sure was! Wishing Cienna (Anseya) all the luck with their future en devours!

With Love,

The Syeda Sisters.

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Fall Look-Book: 4 Ways to style your By Fara7 Designer Wear!

11/08/2014

Salam Sisters!

Isn't the weather of Bahrain wonderful right now? Finally the weather we most look forward to on this desert island, Winter, is on its way!

Unlike in other parts of the world autumn is not as cool as to put on some layers, neither too hot to wear something really light, one moment you feel like you should have brought an extra cardi to work and the other moment you just regret wearing 100% cotton, haha! If you're from Bahrain you probably know what we mean! :P

We're really excited to announce that we recently got O'talented! We will do a separate blog post on our uber cool Agents as there is alot to say! For now, Let us introduce you to a new & quirky brand whose clothes are just perfect for this weather as well as all year round!

Thank you for the sweet gesture!

"By Fara7" is a new Fashion label by Farah Al Khalifa. The collection includes bright funky pieces that a specifically created for women with a knack for enjoying life and are confident about how they look like!

By Fara7 outfits include shirts, sweat shirts, skirts and dresses each outfit is a fusion of pop culture and Khaleeji: traditional Arabic statement artifacts such as Oud (a perfume made by burning scented wood) bottles, bunches of jasmines, traditional chunky gold jewellery with gems on bright neon backgrounds.

With the help of our agency, O Talent, the by Fara7 team sent us their pretty pieces to show how we style our byFara7 sweatshirt and shirt.

Look 1- Movie night with the Girls!

By Fara7 sweat shirt as you can see is hot pink in color and has a chunky gold cuff with gems printed on both the front and back side of the sweat shirt.

It's super funky and its color is perfect for autumn season in Bahrain. Since it's a sweat shirt it is over sized and does not reflect your silhouette that much and so it is a perfect modest wear. (Yippie!)

We paired it with light blue old school jeans, a teal pashmina scarf to match one of the gems, black coat shoes and a baggy boat purse to which we added a chiffon square scarf just to make it a little less boring. :D

Effortless Look!

The white colored Tee is such a cute piece that we've already made it a staple in our wardrobe, we've created three looks with this shirt!
Pink stars confetti and chunky gold cuffs on both the front and back are the highlight of this shirt.

Look 2- Out and About :

Since this Tee was half sleeved we decided to wear it with a light weight grey cardigan for a casual day out look. Dark blue boyfriend jeans, casual bright purple converse to make it a little funky, dark green head scarf and our Paris Hilton champagne colored purse with the blue & green scarf that we bragged about on our Instagram lol.

Look 3- Work to Night Out :

For a formal look we created a kimono style cardigan (click for tutorial) made out of a black white striped scarf and wore it on top of By Fara7 shirt.

Also, wearing a beige to light brown palazzo along with brown wedges for heels, and cute tote bag (our mom's).

This tote bag is hand made from the northern regions of Pakistan. Isn't it beautiful?

My Fave Click

This is how it looks from behind :)

Randomness!

Look 4- Day at the Beach :

For this look we took the same by Fara7 white tee and added a DIY chiffon kimono cardi and replaced the palazzo with a straight skirt of the same color as the Pallazo. We kept the tote bag and brown wedges from Look 3. It looked light, flowy, but had enough layers to keep us warm if the weather decides to become cooler. Also the kimono cardi showed off the pretty details behind the by Fara7 shirt.

Hope you all liked our fall look book! Do not get intimated by Fara7's bright &colorful designs. If you use the right styling techniques you can easily mix this in your casual wear too!

You can find By Fara7 outfits at any branch of The Green Diamond Boutique in Bahrain located in Riffa and Seef mall. It is owned by Farah Al Khalifa her aim is mainly to encourage, stock local and regional designers creations and provide a platform for them to showcase their talent at her wonderful boutique, do visit it!

For more information, you can visit their website by clicking here or you can follow them on Instagram @greendiamondbh and also you can follow By-Fara7 at @byFara7

Next up, we're writing a review about a very famous Italian restaurant that opened its gate to Bahrain & is gaining alot of attention & customers with its first non-waiter service in Bahrain!

Till the next post!

Love :*

The Syeda Sisters

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The Month of Ramadan is here!

6/28/2014

Asalamualaikum sisters!

First of All We would like to Wish all our followers Ramadan Mubarak!

The Month every Muslim waits for the whole year is finally Here! The month of Forgiveness, the Month of Mercy and the Month of Blessings, The month when The Shaytaan(satan) is chained, The month when the gates of heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are shut, The month when the reward for every good deeds, acts of charity and acts of worship are tremendously multiplied, and the month when we try to become better muslims and thus better human beings; The Month of Ramadan is finally here! ^_^

Ramadan is the most special month in the Islamic calendar. It's the month when the Holy Qur'an was revealed as a guidance for the whole humanity and not just for the Arabs. Ramadan is the month when Allah gave the Muslims victory in there most greatest battle at Badr (also the first battle attended by Muslims) .

In this Month Muslims all over the world Fast from sunrise to sunset, now since its June the days is longer compared to winter and the night are shorter and hence Muslims will have to fast for more hours. We'll be fasting for 15 hours!

This might sound harsh since the temperature in Bahrain now a days reaches above 40 degrees very often, but this is the whole point of fasting, to make you feel what people in famine stricken countries go through almost everyday.To be honest we at least look forward to a fine meal at Iftar but they don't even know where they'll get their next meal from!

When you experience hunger you feel what your brothers/sisters in such countries are going through, you become more grateful and help the needy as much a you can. It is this passion that makes you stronger spiritually, mentally and physically.

Allah mentions is the Holy Quran-

"Oh you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you many learn piety and righteousness" (Q 2:183)

..And it is better for you that ye fast, if ye only knew." (Q 2:184)

Beware of how Fasts can be destroyed-

1-The telling of a lie

2-Slandering

3-Backbiting

4-Taking a false oath

5-Being greedy or covetousness.

"Don’t let this Ramadan be just a holiday of rituals. Don’t finish reading the Quran without it transforming you. Don’t feed your body at suhoor, but starve your heart of Qiyam. Don’t reduce this downpour of mercy to just a month of sweets and lavish iftars. Seek Him, you will find. Take a sincere step towards change, transformation, redemption. If you do, you will find Him in front of you. Find Him this month. He’s been there all along. Closer than your jugular vein. Look and you’ll find. Walk and you’ll arrive." -Yasmin Mogahed

We should try our bests to be as productive as we can this Ramadan, because you never know if this Ramadan is your last Ramadan! Gives you the creep, doesn't it?

Lets try to spend more time on our salah mats, try to finish the whole Quran this month(In Sha Allah), do a lot of dhikr and make Dua for all the Muslims & Non muslims(Hidayah) around the world.

We should also try to waste less time on making lavish feast for Iftar and suhoor and by that I dont mean to break and start your fasts with dates and water even though to be honest there are many muslims out there who actually do that and its The Sunnah!

I just mean to keep it simple, we're Pakistani and boy are our iftar's far for simple, fried food is a must....sometimes the Azaan for maghrib happens while moms deep frying the samosa, and she misses saying the Dua before the Iftar!

Also reduce sleeping unnecessarily all day and staying awake all night trying to keep your eyes open till suhoor, unless your actually up doing Ibadah ! & stop watching those "Ramadan special" tv dramas that are made to distract your worship as well ( i mean do you know how interesting those dramas are comapred to the everyday serial)

Here are a few ways we all can have a productive Ramadan-

http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?368842-A-Sunnah-a-Day-Keeps-shaytan-at-Bay-A-Ramadan-Project

I hope you Benefit from all these links and images In Sha Allah!

All of the above are a reminder for ourselves first and foremost!

May Allah accept our Fast and Ibadah and make it a way to extinguish all our sins, and

Help our brothers and sisters Syria,Palestine, Burma, Egypt, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Africa and make it easy for them and make there lives better from this month onwards ! Ameen !

Please remember us in your Duas!

love
The Syeda Sisters!