Review: Shurk Maliki Hoodie

Today I am going to share with you a review of shukronline’s Light Jersey Maliki Hoodie. I often browse this site, and on a recent visit I broke down and ordered this jacket. Once it arrived I was very pleased with the quality and detail put into this jacket. It has a very modest fit, yet because of the design it does not look boxy. Usually I hate how jackets are often tight around the arms, and as such they are hard to layer, with this jacket it is not an issue. Actually the fit is so modest even if you went a size down it would still not be figure hugging.

Issues: Overall this is a great piece, but because of the thickness of the fabric it would not be great for hot, or in my case hot and humid, climates during the summer; however, there is plenty of airflow and you would be fine for short periods of time even in summer heat. Shurk’s site does warn you of this if you switch from the main page to the details tab (this is a great feature).

Kuwaiti & Mona Hijab

The traditional Kuwaiti, and newer Mona, one piece hijabs have the same basic design. They both have an under scarf with shayla attached; the Kuwaiti style has the outer scarf attached beneath the chin, while the new Mona design attaches the scarf on the side.

This style seems so easy and practical, while also creating a stylish and polished look. After searching I eventually purchased a Kuwaiti style which consisted of a blue under scarf, which had a beautiful floral print outer scarf trimmed in satin. After finally receiving it the piece never seemed to work out. It seemed like no matter how I styled it either too much of the under scarf was showing at the top or some stuck out on the bottom. My hopes for the one pin and go polished look slowly faded.

However, I recently came across the Mona style. To me this is an upgrade from the Kuwaiti wrap and attaching the scarf on the side seems like it would give a better drape. Although I am yet to try it I have hopes that this design change will make a more stylish finished. Especially, since the only way I seem to be able to get my older Kuwaiti styled scarf to look decent is by tucking it in, which to me is not practical since there is a lot of extra bulk compared to just using a small square scarf with ends tied behind your head.

Maybe it was the particular scarf I bought, maybe it’s just my style preferences, but either way has anyone tied the new Mona design and if you have how did you like it?