We recently got this request from one of our readers Sana H.:
I have been searching online forever to find a long sleeve undershirt that is fancy (shiny). I have a graduation dress and I am looking for a silver or gold top. I haven’t started looking for the right hijab yet that would be my next project although it would be a little easier (how to style it so I can wear the cap is probably a bit more complicated). Hope you can help, thanks!
Here is the thing with strapless dresses, they can be a little complicated to style. As far as a shiny shirt like satin material, it may clash, but if you find something with a little sparkle it could work. However, as you mentioned it can be hard to find those. They are usually for sale during the fall holiday season.
*If you can’t find a snug fitting long sleeve top to go underneath it can bunch up and look awkward.
*Turtleneck tops can be a good choice because it will allow you more freedom with your hijab style.
*Look for shirts with some embellishments or different structural detail than you’d normally wear, especially in the shoulder area; think puffy sleeves, knotted sleeves etc.
*Look for a color in the beading that you can match your long sleeve top to. So it could be purple, gray, white, silver, light gold etc.
*You can still get away with a plain long sleeve tee that isn’t shiny, because assuming you are going to have a hijab that is somewhat fancy to go with it, things will flow much better. If you have a shiny top it will take away from the beading and embellishments on the dress.
A few places that you can find long sleeve tops:
1. J. Crew Tissue Tee
2. Athleta
3. C&C California extra long sleeve tee
Other options we recommend:
- Find a tank top or short sleeve tee that you can wear under for coverage and pair it with a bolero type jacket on top.
- Get the exact fabric you’re looking for and then have a tailor make it for you.
As far as hijab we wore a regular triangle scarf to our graduation years ago, but if you want something different you can check out our interview with Elif Kavacki who designed a hijab for graduation caps.
Wow! That’s a lovely dress! I totally agree with Mariam. You should wear a simple long T with this, so it doeant take away from the gorgeous dress. A slightly more embellished scarf would go well with this out fit…something in the gray family. Hope you have a wonderful graduation! Good Luck!
Dear Sana
As Mariam mentioned we have a designer hijab called the Comfijab=Comfortable Hijab. We have a graduation comfijab as well. It’s a very popular item for hijabi graduates and provides the best look. For detailed information you can read this post on our blog HijabiTopia
http://hijabitopia.blogspot.com/2010/12/comfijab.html
and to purchase one you can email info@kavakcicouture.com
@Mariam, thanks for thinking of us! I had completely forgotten that interview
Time flies!
I would think the T shirt with the bolero would work better than a long sleeved T under a dress that fancy. The scarf would cover most of the chest so you probably would never see the t shirt.
Thanks for the help. I ended up wearing the same color long sleeve underneath. Very simple. And I wore a green underscarf with a white lace hijab with green earrings.