I'm looking to get back into the job market after 10 years. I tend to wear pants and long skirts I've made , men's pants and oversized t-shirts. I've looked for "business casual" before and got frustrated. Tips for finding loose fitting business clothes? Women's shirts (even new) seem to go between super fitted to "pretty sure this is a dress" size, rarely a comfortable middle-ground. I prefer to thrift, but am not totally against buying a couple of new items while I job search.

How can I style the top modestly? I've tried posting to fashion advice and styling subs but that didn't work for me so I found this one. ​

21F white woman. I live in a community with a large Muslim population, so there's quite a few cute little clothing stores ran by families with the long dresses and different head wraps. These clothes are absolutely gorgeous. The embroidery, the detailing, the colors. I'm a cashier and I saw this older couple and she had the most beautiful head wrap I've ever seen in my life, dark blue with maroon embroidery all over and jewels. She said it was her traditional wrap from Pakistan, so that made me second guess buying something for myself

I'm afraid of making a fool of myself or invading their space by going in and looking around, or appropriating a special religious or traditional reason I don't know about. I don't dress modestly, at least not all the time, but I love skirts and dresses and I want to buy at least one of these so badly. I don't care if people assume I'm doing it religiously, but I wanted to ask if there was anything wrong with doing it just because they're beautiful clothes rather than for just modesty

Hello, I hope this is okay to post in this subreddit!

I was leaving the grocery store yesterday when I saw a woman wearing the most beautiful dress I’ve ever seen in my life. It was long and flowy with embroidery on the hem and a layered flowy top part. It looked like a thicker linen or maybe a summer weight wool. Then I noticed that the headdress the woman was wearing (which matched perfectly to her dress) was actually attached to the top of her dress, so it was all one unit.

I hope I’m describing it alright. I would have asked her about it but I was driving by and she was walking.

I live in a part of the states that has a high population of people from the Middle East and from India. I mention it in case it may be helpful.

I thought it was so beautiful! I would love to know what it’s called and look more into it. If you have any ideas what I could search to try and find it, please let me know!

Does anyone have recommendations for beautiful but modest nightgowns please?

Perhaps something with the vibes of a long, elegant lace trimmed slip but with more substantial sleeves, but I'm also open to any suggestions of any style. No matter how pretty slips are, the tops tend to move around in the night which I'm not a fan of, so I'd like something that stays in place and provides more coverage.

Looking for something feminine but modest enough not to have to put a robe on top of if I were staying at someone's house, so below the knees, chest coverage, not sheer, sleeves of some sort (ideally long).

Ideally not too expensive ($20 USD or less)

Thank you!

I have a job interview coming up, and I'm struggling with how to cover my hair. This is my first job hunt since I started covering my hair, and I'm way overthinking what would be appropriate! I started covering my hair about a year ago after I got married, and my current job is extremely casual, like jeans and T-shirts casual. The place I'm interviewing is somewhere between "business casual" and "jeans and T-shirt casual", but I want to dress on the business casual side for the interview (or even a notch more formal than that).

Possibly relevant context:

- I always cover at least some of my hair, but don't always cover all of it. For example, at my current very-casual job I often wear a bandana, wide headband, or baseball cap, with quite a bit of hair showing Sometimes I wear a bun wrap or a nicer hat that I can tuck my hair into (like a hat from Ermandina)

- I am Jewish, and while I'm not married to traditionally-Jewish styles like a tichel with tails or anything, something like a hijab would not feel authentic to me

- The interview will be over Zoom

- Most of the scarves/styles I normally wear feel ether very casual (bandanas, headbands) or very glitzy (more sparkly than I'd normally wear in a professional setting). I'm having trouble figuring out a middle ground!

- No one in my family covers and it's pretty uncommon in my community, so I don't have anyone in real life to ask for help

If anyone covers their hair in a business or business casual workplace, I would love your advice and/or inspo pics!

Has anyone tried ordering pieces from Batul the Collection to the UAE recently?
Every time I enter my address and select UAE as the country, I get the following error:
“The product in your cart is not available for delivery to your location. Change delivery address.”
I’m confused because their website still says they offer worldwide shipping, and I ordered two dresses to the UAE back in February without any issues.
Is anyone else experiencing this, or has Batul the Collection stopped shipping to the UAE?

hey ladies! i use pinterest a lot for outfit inspo and i see a lot of posts of women layering a sleeveless dress over a long sleeve blouse and i think it looks adorable!! however for some reason i am having mad trouble finding those types of sleeveless dresses in stores for some reason as i thought this was a common type of dress ?? i am seeing some dresses that have short sleeves. would these look good with a blouse or does this only work with sleeveless dresses? the last image is the kind of look i am going for

I’m plus sized and don’t like showing too much skin or tight clothes. I don’t really swim but walk in the water while my small dog swims at the dog beach. I get splashed a bit but nothing major. Any ideas?

This group has helped me feel more confident in exploring veiling. I’ve been feeling “called” to do so for a couple of years and I’ve finally gotten my first scarf! I’m excited.

Hi Guys

I am studying to work with youth at risk (at schools, mainly)

I was talking to a friend that is a teacher and she said that a parent recently taught her how to tie a student’s headscarf. It made me think that it might be a good skill for me to learn.

Do you guys have good tutorials or resources if it comes up? I want to have some knowledge because I’m a bit inexperienced.

thank you all!

How can I make this more modest like covering the shoulder?

Salam aleykom. Where do you buy your modest office wear? looking for lightweight office clothing

Where I live, it's very common for thrift stores not to have changing rooms. A few around here do, but they are tiny and don't have much selection. The major ones don't have dressing rooms.

When I was a kid this was the norm too, and my parents would have us wear bike shorts and snug tank tops to the thrift store so we could try things on over our clothes. But as an adult who leans more modest, I feel very uncomfortable being in a public space in such small, tight-fitting clothes. I don't follow any particular modesty "rules", and I'm generally on board with adapting to the situation (for example, wearing a swimsuit with straps instead of sleeves to the beach). But I just feel super exposed wearing bike shorts and a snug tank top to a store! I can get by with shirts, doing things like wearing a snug shirt with a loose cardigan over it and taking off the cardigan to try on a shirt. But it's really tough with pants and skirts, since all the ones I own are more loose and it's hard to tell if a pair of wide-leg pants would fit well when you're trying it over another pair of wide-leg pants.

I see soooo many people recommending thrift shops on this sub, so I wondered how y'all handle it! Avoid thrift shops without dressing rooms, even if it means driving way out of your way and the selection is much poorer? Bite the bullet and wear something less modest than you're normally comfortable with? Or does anyone have any clever solutions I haven't thought of?

I bought several of these dresses (on sale, not the price in the screenshot) because I own a similar one I really like. On me, they're roughly ankle length, as long as they can be without me tripping over the skirt. They're not super skintight on me or anything but they aren't super loose either. I didn't want to screenshot people's review photos to give an example of how loose it actually is, and of course the tightness will vary by person, but here's the listing. I really like them, but am feeling drawn to even more coverage lately. Would you personally consider this modest with a long sleeve mock neck underneath? I veil, so I'd figure out how to make it look fluid with the design so the necklines aren't competing. I don't know what my personal modesty standards are going to solidify as in the end, but I'm being drawn towards covering my arms and neck, hence the question.

edit: the review that is the closest to how it fits on me/the looseness is titled "A perfect 'I can eat in this' evening dress"

I just bought three of these skirts, and have been wearing them in 95°+ heat, and they’re great!! They’re a perfect length for me (I’m 5’4”), and they’re 100% rayon which works really well for me to keep cool in the summer. I know they’re juniors, but I am usually a small/medium in women’s, and a medium was perfect in these. I know finding summer skirts can be hard, so I wanted to share!!

They have nice looking things, but their prices are very low, and I just want to see if they’re a legit site or just drop shippers!

I'm currently nursing, and I've had a hard time finding things that button without gaps. I found this dress that has snaps between the buttons, and I love it! https://mainstreetexchangeapparel.com/products/emilia-pleated-chambray-midi-dress?srsltid=AfmBOoqCaqpE_B8yKKeyawDGUls0K5VTe8v4VQvu_H71PwkP06X6qLDt Can anyone recommend other tops / dresses that have snaps to prevent gaping? Many thanks!

If you're someone who chooses to cover hair, did you have a "moment" where you experienced something that led to you deciding to cover your hair? Was it a series of events? An internal pull? Did you start covering your hair first or get into other forms of modest dress first? Regardless of whether it was religious or secular, how was that final decision made?

Personally, I felt this persistent pull to covering my hair despite not belonging to an organized religion that felt like it wouldn't go away. I researched if it was offensive for me to start wearing mantillas and messaged some Christians who veil directly, all who gave me the go ahead. After trying it, I realized I felt much spiritually and emotionally safer at the end of the day when my hair was covered in public. That extended into a pull towards progressively more modest dress due to change in comfort level and wanting to extend that feeling of energetic protection. I also eventually added other forms of hair coverings in addition to mantilla veils to my rotation, and the practice of covering my hair, as well as modesty more broadly, has become quite meaningful for me in many ways.

For me veiling came before many other forms of modest dress, which I assume isn't as usual. What was your journey like?

It gives me 1950s vibes and it’s perfect for summer ☀️

Hi guys I am going on holiday to France and as there is a no loose bathingsuit rule for men in swimmingpools. I was wondering if this applies to women as well?? I don't know If I would be allowed in if I wear this current tankini I ordered.

I'd prefer to keep my butt/upper tighs covered, but I'm not as strict, I just want to know if I should order something else...

I'm wondering if others have had similar experiences, and if anyone has tips and tricks with this transition. (For refrence I'm a Christian woman; I wear mostly long skirts, and only rarely wear tank tops, shorts, or jeans. My modesty tends to be very context-dependent, as in what I wear to church is more modest than what I wear to the gym or beach.)

Basically, since having a baby (I'm still nursing, too!), I've been struggling with cleevage showing. I'm back to my pre-pregnancy weight, so my old clothes still technically fit, but I'm not quite the same shape as I was. Before I got pregnant, I did not really have any cleevage to cover. But now, as a nursing mom, that's very much changed. For practical reasons, like nursing and not wanting to buy a whole new wardrobe, sometimes I wear things that show a bit of cleevage. But I'm increasingly uncomofortable with it. And it seems like there is no easy solution either, since very high-neck tops are often tight and somehow make my bust look bigger, which doesn't feel more modest.

Any larger-busted modest girls have any advice?