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Modern Long Kurti | Gown Style | Latest Lakhani Dresses

Lakhani Textile is a well known textile firm that produced quality products with extraordinary designs. Lakhani Textile is famous that it produced always what people want. The completely focus and work on current theme and fashion trends. Today we will presents some Lakhani printed stuff those stitched according to the latest outfits; in fact this would be the best bundle of fashion for you. Let’s have a look.

Such a marvelous design it is and designer use this design in such a professional way that this seems like be painted after stitching. Black and white color combination looks always smart and most of the girls like this combination in summer. Design is just awesome and cool have shapes, flowers, leafs and small spots which looks so beautiful. As we all know long kurti is most famous outfit now days, this long kurti has open coat outfit and designer merge neck design with the sides of open kurti and this looks amazing in Gown. Baggy style full sleeves looks so beautiful with such kind of outfit and the strip work at lower bottom also fine.

As all the dresses have same outfit i.e Long Kurti with trouser, so keep in mind while reading that you are reading about Long Kurti designs, outfits and fashion trends which is also look like Gown.

Orange color with black always looks attractive and mostly used in summer. Girls love this combination because it gives cool look. This Lakhani Long Kurti design is also incredible and no doubt one of the best designs of the year. Large shapes are being used to develop lower part of the Kurti while small and floweral design is being fetched at above side. V shape neck style with full sleeves looks good. Designer use thin and latticed fabric for baggy style sleeves.

Long Gown with sleeve less pattern always work. This Lakhani Long Gown is superb in outfit and in design as well. Same work and design technique is being repeated as I explained above, but the color combination looks too good. V shape overlapped neck style always looks cool when you used sleeve less pattern. Black thread embroidery on dark pink color looks so beautiful. This is a perfect party wear dress.

Simple designing in a serial way always leaves attractive look. Lakhani designers did well and produce fabulous designs and also concentrate on color scheme that no color spoil design and no design spoil color scheme. This mustered color Lakhani Long kurti looks well and the outfit is also so beautiful. Round shape loose neck style with sleeve less pattern and the outfit has little stretch at center while lower portion is in loose style. Colorful Lace and strip work at lower border also looks good. Little fancy work is also being done at neck pattern. Separate piece of fabric having floweral design is being used at side portion of Long Kurti which looks cool.

Lakhani Designers developed something in a traditional way and use cultural embroidery and style as well. Following Lakhani Gown is a best cultural dress of this season. Designing and embroidery both the department has cultural image within itself. Multi color designing and white thread embroidery feels good on red color fabric background.

Change always attract others, usually you found embroidery on neck, border and at ground of kameez but rarely found on sleeves. This Lakhani Long Kurti has thread embroidery at sleeves. Floweral work looks cool and the printed design also feels good.

Japanese cultural dress consists of open long kurti with very loose full sleeves. Lakhani designers also develop something like this. Have a look at Lakhani Long kurti design. The color scheme the design and the outfit everything is superb and amazing. Strip work at end borders of sleeves and at neck edges looks so beautiful. Very rich and beautiful thread work is being done at ground of kurti and the design is also so beautiful and have amazing floweral scheme.

A Quick Style Tip: Coil-less Pins

I was searching for hijab pins online when I came across these nifty safety pins from pinzpinzpinz.com. They don't have the coil so they won't snag your scarves.. Unfortunately, the small gold ones are not available at the moment, only the bigger silver ones are. They sell at 5 for £1. You can also get them from this ebay shop for £1.50 for 10 pins :)

It's Not Just Eating That Breaks Your Fast..

I made a pact with a friend a few months ago to stop talking about other people behind their backs and I honestly thought it would be a piece of cake.. But it was only when I was actively forcing myself not to that I realised how easy it is to backbite and not even be aware of it. I hope very much that I have not broken the deal we made but we all need reminding from time to time and what better time to turn over a new leaf than in Ramadan? So why not decide to stop committing gheeba, for good?

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This should put you off the gossip for sure..

"O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion, for some suspicions are a sin. Do not spy on one another, nor backbite one another. Would one of you love to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, you would abhor it. And fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful." Qur'an, [49:12]

"He does not utter a [single] word, except that there is, with him, [an angel] ready and waiting [to record it]." Qur'an, [50:18]

Best Embroidered Dresses | Sparkle and Shine

The house of Zunn has been around for a decade now, but Uzma Mirza and Sheema Sherazee have just decided to come into the spotlight. Zunn, (which means Woman in Persian) is their brand ethos in ever sense of the word.

Now a days in sparkle parties (Means fancy parties) these types of embroidered dresses are highly preferred.  Here we are going to best embroidered dress of best embroidered dress designer. These shining and sparkling dresses are giving good impression in gorgeous designs. 

All these sparkling embroidered dresses include traditional salwar kameez with fancy look, long kurti, Kaftans, umbrella frocks, western and baggy dresses with modern styles.

Theirs are feminine, traditional clothes with fone work and detailing. The House of Zunn also has it’s own handlooms. So while they do use Chinese silk and georgettes which are sourced from elsewhere, each piece also incorporates fabric from their own looms. They also use every kind clothes, dabka, marori, salma, sitara, swarovski crystals, staying true to the Pakistani woman’s love to sparkle and shine. The house of Zunn brings on the bling-tastefully. By Instep Style Magazine, Model: Nadia Hussain, Photo Grapher: Rizwan Ul Haq, Hair & Makeup: Nigahat Misbah @ Depliex.

The Blue-Green Look: Love It or Shove It?

It breaks all the fashion rules in the book and features the infamous harem style jumpsuit.. Are you googling 'lime green cardigan with matching scarf' or does it make you thankful that you're fasting as you might just have thrown up?

Butterfly Saree | Latest Butterfly Fashion | Saree Designs

Modernization affects every sort of every face of life, but the most affected is fashion. This brings new ideas and imaginations to this field. Mostly the designers of India and Pakistan brought out some gorgeous and incredible changing’s in clothing patterns because both countries have intense variety of clothing outfits. Saree is one of them and the most traditional, cultural and sophisticated dress. Indian women’s are savvy about it. Saree has multiple styles, patterns and designs like Fishtail, casual, bridal and many more. Today we will presents a beautiful Saree outfit called butterfly. Basically it is a way of wearing a Saree. It looks like a butterfly fins when women wear. There are some gorgeous designs of butterfly sarees we have for you.

Have a first look at Butterfly Saree Design, this is in black fabric with extra ordinary fine quality. Saree pallu has embedded embroidery work along some motif stuff. Borders of Saree Pallu are nourished with shiny strip that looks pretty. Main beauty of this outfit encapsulate in blouse style. Shoulder less blouse is in slim size gives some western touch to the dress. Blouse is in simple black fabric. This is a perfect party wear saree.

Actually this is a series of butterfly saree designs having same sort of outfit and blouse style that is in tiny form looks like a bra but is in shoulder less form. All the Butterfly sarees have the same. The fabric, design and accessory make the difference between them.

In this fabulous Butterfly saree Fashion has embroidered work along some motif and gotta accessory. Fabric has thread work and betel leafs are being fetched on the stuff. Tiny colorful flowers also looking marvelous and gives shine to this butterfly saree. One can use this as a bridal saree.

This butterfly saree has beautiful thread handmade embroidery and the design is also cool. Design includes betel leaf along branches and flowers which looks amazing. Color is also cool but the outfit and blouse style is just awesome. Motif, stars and shiny glitter are being used as accessory.

In this butterfly fashion has modern look but in traditional way. The outfit is modern but the design is traditional. White thread work of 3 D shapes looks beautiful. Heavy work at border of saree pallu also has the same sort of embroidery work. The blouse is also enriched with little same sort of work and looks cool.

This beautiful butterfly saree has beautiful work on it. Glittery motif and thread work shines and gives marvelous look to the dress. Outfit is awesome but the design is also good. Theme consists of different sort of leafs and flowers bunch, which looks fine.

This butterfly saree has some strip and motif work on printed stuff.  You can say this, printed butterfly saree.Every beautifully designer put stars and motif to give more beauty to the butterfly saree. Contrasted color lace is being fetched at border of saree pallu which looks rich and gives powerful look.

In designing outfit is much concerned thing than others. Like this butterfly saree, the designer gives a new look to the blouse and this looks amazingly a new sort of dress. Blouse has bounded and rounded shape along the neck which looks good and remind me the age of 70’s. Color combination is also gives old look. The design consists of large size flowers and leafs fetched with contrasted color thread.

Same sort of technique and pattern this butterfly saree has as I explained above. Just saree blouse has little different style. V shape overlapped blouse style having sleeve less outfit which looks good with butterfly saree. Accessory work also looks good. This butterfly saree is also a reminder of old age fashion.

Butterfly saree in its original shape is front of you. The blouse also is in casual ad regular style, having sleeve less pattern. Gotta strip along with motifs and stars are being used as accessory. Some sort of fancy flowers also being fetched at corners to make this fancy butterfly saree.

This would be the best Bridal butterfly saree 2010-11. The style and design is traditional bridal and the designer extensively use accessory like gotta strip, motifs and stars and built-in shapes of gotta. Design is purely based on rajhistani Indian culture. Blouse is in half sleeve pattern having wide round shape neck style. Amazingly butterfly saree is too good for every season and occasion. All these saree designs are taken from a fashion forum for any copy right issue please contact us. This article is written just for sharing the latest butterfly trend not for selling purpose.

South Asian Salwar Kameez | Tradition with Trend | Fashion

Muslims in all over the world celebrates Eid-ul-Fitar after the Holy month of Ramzan. Peoples of South Asia found more concerned to celebrate this special occasion, especially women and young girls enjoyed a lot with latest fashion and cultural stuff. Shalwar & Kameez is a traditional and cultural dress of India and Pakistan and Muslim women’s wears this dress mostly. Because Eid-ul-Fitar is a part of our culture and religion, so they arranged a lot and love to wear Shalwar & Kameez on this day.

Today we will brief you about some of the best and latest Shalwar Kameez designs and outfits those are more suitable for Eid in South Asia which are designed according to the Traditional Fashion.

Printed Shalwar Kameez are the most demanding dress on Eid, and this Shalwar Kameez has built-in (Printed) design which is very cute. Outfit is casual and fit for summer season. Kameez has half sleeve with simple round shape neck style which is more decent than ever. Floweral lace on lower border of kameez looks so beautiful. Shalwar is in casual and loose pattern. Color scheme of the dress is just awesome and stunning.

Shalwar Kameez with a little work on it is more suitable for Eid than any other dress, due to less cost and more beauty. Following Shalwar kameez is a best example of this. The pattern is also superb and valued in any season. Shalwar is in casual outfit having simple light stuff, while the kameez has little work of embroidery at lower border of kameez. Sleeve less pattern of kameez looks beautiful with square shape neck pattern. The real beauty of this Shalwar kameez lies in Doppatta. Duppatta has rich work of embroidery and little motif work which gives glittery effect to this.

Same pattern as discussed above, this Shalwar kameez has. Just the designing of kameez is different and has little more shiny flowers of thread. Same sleeves and neck style pattern as above dress has. The color is superb and the most demanding color of Eid.

Short sleeve with close round neck style pattern is in fashion again now days. The use of button strip on bust looks beautiful. Fabric is superb and color scheme is just awesome. Printed design has lasting effect and creates more beauty to the dress. Use of mustard color Lace on lower border give some fancy look to the kameez.

This Shalwar kameez has latest fashionable outfit. Just have a look at kameez and you will found some gorgeous work on cuffs. Half sleeve pattern has latest curvy and stylish V shape neck style. This style would be the best. Printed leaf design on fabric gives attractive look and the use of strip is also gives fancy look.

Churidar shalwar has been used by the women of India and Pakistan since long time, especially on religious and social occasions. All the following dress has chooridar shalwar with different type of kameez patterns.

This dress has full sleeve kameez with round shape neck pattern. Button strip along with colorful strips on cuffs and at lower border gives uniqueness in style and looks beautiful.

Following dresses are influenced by Anarkali patterns. Frock type kameez are also demanding and girls love to wear such outfits on occasions. Baggy style half sleeves looks beautiful with V shape neck style. The Frock (Skirt) has beautiful floweral and leaf design have motif work on it. The pattern is superb and according to the latest trends.

The kameez is in full sleeve scheme and multicolor fabric has multicolor thread work. The design is superb has leaf branches and nodes of flower bunches.V shape modern style neck pattern looks more beautiful. Use of strip at lower border looks so beautiful. 

Kameez has gorgeous strip work on neck and the pattern is in round shape. Full sleeve with long kurti pattern looks amazing for South Asian fashion. All these Moder Salwar Kameez dresses are taken from cbazaar just for sharing the latest trend in salwar kameez.

Fishtail Lehenga Trend | Fish Cut | Indian Fish Style Lehenga

Lehenga is the traditional dress of south Asia specially Indian then Pakistan.Now a days a huge variety of brilliant collection is available on boutiques but Fish-Tail is one of the gorgeous Indian lehenga style. These Fish Tail Lehenga are also called Fish-Cut Lehenga, Fish Lehenga style, Jal Pari Lehenga, Pari Lehenga Style, The name fish is taken because the the lehenga design is follow the tail of the fishes. Here we are going to share some information with stunning styles of fishtail lehengas.

Now a days lehengas are only wear in parties are any special occasion but in India, Lehenga is there traditional dress. These three fish dress lehengas may specially wears as party wear. The 1st lehenga dresses blouse following the Indian Anarkali blouse designs and 2nd one is following the tradition of India but last one is designed according to the modern trend because of unique embroidery and color. The lehenga has floral zari work. These types of fish lehenga designs are mostly seen in evening parties at Arab countries.

These four fish tail dress may designed for brides as a tradition some of these dresses are out dated but some Fish style lehengas are designed according to the current lehenga trend. These Fish cut lehengas are better than other lehenga style (A-line lehenga, flat lehenga, Umbrella lehenga, Flapper Lehenga etc) because mostly best lehenga designers are now giving preference to the fish style lehenga which are designed according to the shape of the body.

As lehegas are mostly wear in mehendi and night wedding parties when girls celebrate this wedding ocassion with friends so they want to look beautiful according to the tradition so like lehengas and sarees as compare to the salwar kameez. But when they talk about lehenga so Fish Tail is according to the fashion. All these lehenga dresses are taken from a fashion forum you can contact us regarding any copyright issue.

Masoomah Jilbab Review

I while ago I said that I had ordered the above jilbab from Masoomah Jilbabs - I have since received (and returned..) it and have decided to write a review on the site and the product.
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Shop review:
Quality of website:

Aesthetically speaking and by comparison to popular fashion sites, it's not the best by a long shot; but by comparison to popular abaya and jilbab sites, it's quite average. In terms of ease of use, it's relatively simple to navigate and order from. I has a very wide selection of jilbabs and abayas as well as scarves.

Overall rating: 3/5

Customer service:
Buying:
Too informal for my liking: I was called up by a woman from Masoomah asking me to text her my sizes. Although she was friendly, I didn't feel it was professional enough for a company that started in 2001.

The jilbab arrived in relatively good time considering that they alter the garment to your size. P&P was well priced.

Returns:
I am a firm believer that you can tell the quality of an online company from their returns policy. In order to return an item at Masoomah, you have to email the company telling them that you want to return it and then they email you the returns address. You then must pay to return it unless it is faulty or incorrect, in which case they will pay. This procedure is far to long-winded and will make me think twice about purchasing from Masoomah again.

Overall rating: 2.5/5

Value for money:

I think the abayas and jilbabs are very well priced, with a basic jilbab costing around £35. The tweed one above was £31.99.

Overall rating: 3.5/5

Jilbab Review:
Pros:

- Where else can you get a tweed abaya?!
- Good length
- Perfect for winter

Cons:

- The sleeves look lovely in the photo but are far too poofy in real life so they make your arms look disproportionately fat

- It's heavy to wear

- The colour in the photo is nicer than it really is

Overall:

Even though the review sounds a bit harsh, I would actually recommend the site because of it's wide range of jilbabs, good prices and most importantly, it's safe to purchase from. Good for a full time jilbab wearer, but just not for me.

Overall rating for Masoomah: 3/5

A Non-Muslim Perspective: 5 Benefits Of Fasting

I found this article by Gabrielle Lim on this non-Muslim website.. It's a nice little read:

The 5 Benefits Of Fasting — For Your Mind, Soul, And Body

With start of Ramadan approaching on Saturday, I thought it’d be apt to put up a guide to the benefits of fasting. Whether you’re religious or not, fasting is something that has permeated every culture, religion, and history.

And for good reason. It doesn’t matter if you’re doing it for religious reasons or health reasons, fasting can be a way to rejuvenate the body, mind, and soul.

Enjoy these 5 benefits and if you’re currently fasting or will be in the near future, drop a comment. I’d love to hear what your reasons were for your decision.

1. Retune your digestive system
Not many people know this but fasting can be a way for you to give your digestive system a tune up. According to Dr. Naomi Neufeld, an endocrinologist at UCLA, “You re-tune the body, suppress insulin secretion, reduce the taste for sugar, so sugar becomes something you’re less fond of taking.”
What happens is that the body eventually uses up the stored sugar (glycogen) so that less insultin is needed to help the body digest food. And that gives your pancreas a rest.

2. Reduce your intake of free radicals
Mark Mattson, a scientist with the National Institute on Aging, has reported that fasting can reduce your intake of free radicals, which can cause cancer. In fact, according to Mattson, “These free radicals will attack proteins, DNA, the nucleus of cells, the membranes of cells. They can damage all those different molecules in cells.”

Even just reducing your calorie intake can have the same effects as a fast. In a study amongst rats and mice, it was noted that those who were fed very little and restricted in their food intake had a reduction in disease compared to those who were fed normal daily diets.

3. Speed up your journey to self-discovery
We are all creatures of habit. And eating, just like smoking and sleeping, is a habit. What happens during a fast is that by taking away such an essential part of your daily routine, you mess up your whole schedule. This sounds bad but it’s not. It’s really a time to reflect on your routines and give you a pause to think about how you want your life to move forward.

By fasting, you become more conscious of yourself and you can take the time usually spent eating to meditate, journal, or do any other form of reflection.

4. Increase your gratitude
How could you not be grateful to break your fast? And after each day when you do break fast, it’s a celebration. A celebration for a completed day of fasting, reflection, and persistence. So rejoice and celebrate your success! Show gratitude to yourself and others.

And when you break your fast, you will be very very happy to taste food again. And contrary to some beliefs, you won’t binge on food. In fact you will be more conscious of what you allow into your body and feel gratitude for the food you receive.

5. Launch yourself into your ideal life
Sounds like a pretty big benefit for something as simple as fasting. But it’s true. When you begin your fast you can take this time to break old patterns, examine your current situation, and use it as the starting point for a whole new life.

What really makes this possible is that by fasting you are exhibiting control over yourself and your situation. And controlling your eating habits may be one of the hardest things to do. For each day you complete a successful fast, you condition your mind into to believe it can and will do anything. You are training your mind to be successful. And after days of a successful fasting your mind will be neurologically conditioned for success.

So the next time you set a goal for yourself, it’ll be easier to attain!

There are tons more reasons why fasting can be good for you and before you begin a fast, check out some resources for the safest and best way to do so.