Single Girl in the City

I’m Uzma, a single girl in the city of Glasgow discovering bargain buys, trendy places to eat, events not to be missed, the latest beauty tips… anything really that tickles my fancy as a South Asian Muslim woman living in the UK today. I’ll be sharing my diary of discoveries with you lovely readers and in return, should you have anything in particular you want to discuss, ask, or even a mission of discovery you want to dispatch me on, drop me an email and let me know. 

Sun and the City

You are always able to tell the weather is good when everyone seems to be strolling around with sunglasses on, eating ice cream, with their car windows rolled down with a bad copy of a dodgy downloaded bhangra track blaring.  Yes, this unfortunately does also happen in other streets around Scotland too, not just Albert Drive!

When the sun is out everyone slaps on the sun screen and puts on bare minimum summery clothing to relax and top up their tan. Or do they?  I dragged a few of my girlfriends out for a spot of shopping last weekend.  Whilst I rampaged through the sale racks stampeding over women who dare try and get their first I noticed that one of my friends was looking a bit lost.  She has recently started to wear a Hijab and finds it a mission impossible to shop during the summer because the majority of clothing seems to have the rest of the fabric ‘missing’ as our mother dearest would say!  

A lot of South Asian girls quiver at the thought of wearing clothes that reveal anything more than an ankle. And rightly so, should they be young strong women who strictly follow their religion and choose to wear a Hijab and cover up according to Islamic beliefs.  

So how do you dress for summer and stay looking trendy and cool (literally), and avoid having the men in your household hunting you down?  I decided to do some research for you ladies out there who choose to cover up – regardless of religion you do not have your style dictated to you by the High Streets shops.    

eShakti is what I discovered.  Okay, it may not be the solution to all your problems and I can’t promise it will make you look like the next Aishwarya Rai, or stop those irritating kids driving by you and blaring music but it’s a start and I think you might just be pleasantly surprised!  eShakti designs their own clothing but the beauty is, they allow you to customize what you buy.  You can choose the style of straps, depth of neckline, length or cut for absolutely anything that you buy from this website.  I can hear your thoughts right now and yes your right, I am an absolute legend and yes, I do love me too.  Check it out on http://www.eshakti.com/.  Drop me an email and let me know how you get on!

For more ideas and options on fashion that blends modesty and style check out the Style Covered section here.