my abaya secrets

we all know abaya/jilbab is an outergarment. We need to wear something underneath our clothing. In summer, when it gets really hot, it can get pretty hard to wear clothing under your outer clothing.

For summer i always wear long, cotton pants under my abaya - very breezy.
for the top part i dont wear a t-shirt or anything (unless its winter when you need more warmth). instead, in summer i wear these little satin camisole/chemise/nightie things.



I always get them for the following reasons -

• they are light and breezy - perfect for summer
• it covers your body from chest to above the knees
• materials like satin and silk are very smooth. the satin clings to your body, but the material in your abaya easily glides over the satin and will not show your curves underneath, unlike other materials that can
• when you wear pants underneath your abaya, sometimes the pockets, etc on the pants can be seen under the abaya, due to the pants not being one smooth, continuous material. The satin camisole, because it covers your bum, prevents this from being seen (especially when your abaya is made from crepe as is the norm with saudi/UAE abayat)
• so basically you get an all over smooth appearance from under your abaya - no VPL's, no shape showing through, no pant pockets showing through your abaya (which can attract attention to your bum)
• plus they are really cheap - you can pick you really cute, girly, colourful, cheap ones from places like K-Mart and Target here in Australia (good priced department stores)

Try it out - i am sure you will like it!