Ramadan Style Inspiration

Ramadan is my favorite month of the year. I recharge my faith, I detox my mind as well as my body from all the toxins that have built up physically and emotionaly through out the year by fasting. It brought me so much joy growing up,  it was something my siblings and I always looked forward to as kids.

I always look forward to family and friends gatherings in Ramadan … most of which last very late at night!  … We normaly wear caftans in Ramadan which I’m loving at the moment and am having fun creating new looks!

Today I thought I’d share those 2 images below from a photo shoot taken for vogue in the 70s. It is my insperation for my Ramadan waredrope this year! I love her hair and make up and although I wouldn’t nessesarily wear her outfit,  I do love it! Those images always remind me of Ramadan for some reason and I just find them so insrpiring!  

Talitha Getty, Patrick Lichfield, Vogue, January 15, 1970 … classic!

 

Ramadan Fashion

Caftans are the definite Ramadan fashion statement… They are our fashion “go to item” in this holy month…..but we all know that caftans are not a new trend… in fact, they have never gone out of fashion…. Here are few of my favorite vintage photos of Caftans:

My idol Maria Callas as Medea in1969 (She had the most beautiful caftan collection!)

Catherine Deneuve in Vogue November 1966 (She always looks beautiful in caftans)

 Diane von Furstenberg looked stunning in a caftan

Donna Allegra Carracciolo di Castegnato (No one wore caftans better!)

Aerin Lauder’s Aspen Home

I love Aerin Lauder’s homes but her ski chalet in Aspen is by far my favorite….. it is a lesson in luxurious simplicity…..It’s cozy, very casual yet very chic….. imagine coming home after a long day of skiing and sit by that fire place and watch that amazing view…Heaven!

The house, which Lauder bought in 2009, was a relatively new build but her friend and interior designer Daniel Romualdez added a bit more character to it.“Aerin was very clear that she wanted a very simple house,” says Romualdez. “It’s really just a ski house, very informal, with an open kitchen so she can make breakfast for everyone and chat. She chose to avoid the billionaire neighborhoods like Red Mountain and go for something more local and low-key”.

 

The white sofas in the sitting room along with classic modern pieces such as Hans Wegner’s hoop chairs and George Nakashima’s angular wooden tables are my favorite.

Via Vogue.