A couple of things happened this weekend; those being that the lovely Lalla Loub featured me on her website Dubai Fashionista (go there to check out an interview with me and other Muslim ladies of style) and I went on a massive high tea adventure with friends that I had planned weeks ahead of time.
The whole aim of the day was to get ourselves overly dressed up and out of the house considering half of our small group is kiddy bound 24/7, me being one of them. Living in a culture where hiring housemaids and nannies isn't what we do (or are comfortable with), it pretty much means that an evening like this is a heaven sent chance to breathe for a bit - unless you are like me and have to take your baby along who ends up screaming for a good twenty minutes at the top of his lungs. That was fun. I ended up having to hide in the bathroom until he calmed down.
The whole day ended up being for me a bit of an unintended purple themed affair. Lavender nails, purple abaya, lilac tea cups... and a magenta clutch. I can class magenta as a pinky-purple, right?
The abaya, a Roselle inspired cut from NA Exclusive Abayas, comes in a variety of colours for $175 (royal blue, sea green, red, etc) but I went for the purple version after seeing it on one of her customers.
The Outfit
This baby doth shine.
Struturally, this abaya consists of an inner bet which secures around the lower waist, a sort of loose A-line streamed cut topped off with a chiffon cape-like covering that skims over the arms and sides rather gracefully.
Close up.
The tassel belt on the outside is purely for decoration.
YSL pink patent leather.
Look at all that glitter below!
The Food
We nibbled away at Origins down at the Pan Pacific Hotel in the city. They do an awesome high tea every weekend and even catered to our halal needs by making sure no pork was served and that any meat included was halal. The service is the best in Perth!
Two of my friends, also in abayas from NA Exclusives.
TWG tea selection.
Yay for clutches.
Get a little discount on their abayas by mentioning my blog when ordering.
Details
Abaya ~ NA Exclusive | Facebook
Clutch ~ YSL website |
Glasses ~ Bvlgari