EastEssence's Blog – December 2015 Archive (5)

Now we know there are probably gazillions things on the mind of a pregnant woman owing to the stress, and crazy hormones acting up, but one thing which tops the chart is her constant struggle to find a decent pair of maternity -wear where there’s a lot of room for the movements and something that does not give her a hulk-like appearance. Psychologically too, clothes impact the…

Many names with same or a similar face, let’s put it like this. A thwab, ‘Kandhura or Dishdasha resonates with the cultural milieu of Gulf countries. Circumstanced by harsh tropics, this garment took form out of necessity to provide the male folks with something comfortable to wear in everyday life. Warding off the incessant sunlight as well as hot and humid climate, an easy to…

Don’t you find it adorable when you see young girls decked up with a headscarf or an Abaya – a seemingly familiar sight on those special days of festivities like Eid! Many Mothers while raising their young daughters often have found it hard to get a modest wear for their girls when teaching the core value of modesty. Many a times mothers have to resort to their own DIY while…

The soft texture and silken sensation, where every fabric hair seems to have a soothing caressing wrap around the covered body is one of the many echoed sentiments of a Pashmina-wearer. The generosity of this outfit does not only limit to its utility being a good conductor of body-heat, tapping it all in but also extends to the fact that being light-weight it can be crafted…

With winters having officially set in, it’s time for those fancy woolens to take centre stage in your wardrobe again. And playing dress up just becomes more easy with multitude options in terms of winter-wear. From those iridescent scarves to grunge sweaters, cardigans, and warmers perhaps the only variety of those winter –wear which does not go out of the limelight are coats.…