Scripts and Sightings

New York Fashion Week Day 7, Modest Designs

09. 11. 2014

Fashion Week is winding down, and boy am I exhausted! From the street style photo shoots, TV reporting, and video editing–which I’m working on now–my schedule has been jam-packed. I’m not complaining though since it’s been a great first fashion week for me as a style reporter and blogger. I imagine I will be doing even more come February for the fall shows.

Today I attended a presentation for Amirah Creations by Nailah Lymus and the first collection by Amalina Aman. I wore a navy knit accordion skirt and a graphic T-Shirt from Zara that reads, “beauty fades, brains are forever.” So true, so true.

I wanted to “junk” up the look so I wore a large gold statement necklace and my Prada specs.

As Muslim women, both Nailah Lymus and Amalina Aman create fashion forward clothing for modest women. Lymus, who also owns and runs a modeling agency for Muslim models, has become somewhat of a phenomenon in her area of expertise. She’s been profiled by NPR, ABC, and now by me for Channel 75 New York. Her latest collection pictured above is called Equaqnimity.

Amalina Aman hails from Australia. She said she put her blood, sweat, and tears into this collection, which she named Enchanting Romance. Her hard work paid off! As harem pants and turbans remain a welcomed trend in the mainstream market, many of Aman’s pieces could cross over easily.