DEXTERITY MAGAZINE, ihtgw

Some of you might remember OVERLOAD Zine that i made up a few years ago, it was successful but instead i started writing a blog, im not scrapping the blog but i'm returning back to zine mode, more developed this time: DEXTERITY MAGAZINE.

DEXTERITY MAGAZINE-- is fashion based, but naturally anti fashion. I'm doing a fashion editorial with Diana. we need models female/ male and we also good fashion designers, writers if anyones interested contact me!? email: ihtgw@hotmail.com.

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Collection 1 = Female Islamic dress code and Integration

SAMIA MALIK ihtgw

Press Release: March 2011

Collection 1 = Female Islamic dress code and Integration

Collection 1 was put together with a few thoughts in mind. First of all in reference to Islamic female dress codes; I've been personally researching this topic for a few years, and focused on looking at the origins of this dress. After designing a few different collections, and thinking about Islamic female dress code, I finally designed and made Collection 1. Naturally there's a lot of references to the Hijab, and also propaganda and controversy that surrounds the Hijab, Since 9/11 there's been a rapid increase of the amount of woman who've adopted the Hijab as their way of dress. Approximately about 15 years ago, main propaganda that was attached to Hijab was; are some woman wearing the Hijab because they've been forced to wear it by the pressure of society and 'culture'.

By 2011, it appears that Muslim woman choose to wear the Hijab for: first and foremost to show their respect for God, others may wear it because it's 'trendy' without adhering the initial purpose of the Hijab, i.e some woman make the Hijab look glamorous. Others may wear Hijab for cultural reasons, rather than religious reasons. However I am not making any judgments about why people choose to wear Hijab, I am only stating a few obvious observations.

Returning back to the inspiration behind Collection 1: one of the aims of the Islamic dress code is to respect woman. In contrast to misogyny in fashion, how unnecessary, and irrelevant it is in 2011 and for the future. And finally integration; different types of people surviving next to each other.

To see full look book, visit link below:

http://s146.photobucket.com/albums/r251/ihtgw/ihtgw%20catalogue/Collection%201/?albumview=slideshow

Photographer: Andrej Vasilenko

Make Up Artist: Amy Conley

Models: Lauren Munisamy, Savita Shukla, Nerea Carrion Sanchis

SHE SAID

i'll be showing some art at this exhibition.

WEAK MINDS FEEDS DUMMIES!

Honest to yourself, you'll be honest to the world. Honest to the world, you'll be honest to yourself.

These days I'm Looking forward to my iphone contract ending, cannot not wait to go back to a normal handset!

ihtgw cheap labour in fashion industry interviews with general public

ihtgw cheap labour in fashion industry interviews with general public, we did these interviews last year in Central London in August 2010. One of the questions we asked: would you work for slave wages? All of the them said they wouldn't work for slave wages than why do we expect other people to work for slave wages --- just to satisfy our greed!

Art/ Painting/ Pastels A PERSONAL CONQUEST!

2011 TRITE

Before I start writing I have to work out exact reason why I've not updated this blog for ages, why my last proper post was in June. Answers: death in family, fasting, then I started working on website, and life just takes it course.

TRITE

Past few weeks I did some art work, it was part of the WIHGHT project, but now it's branched into sub title: TRITE Official definition: lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition;hackneyed; stale.

There's perhaps no need for further explanation. To clarify reason why I subtitled project: TRITE; it's a reminder of climate we exist in, when mass population helplessly without thinking, copy each others habits, such as: obsession with: consumption, agreement with negative politics, and insecurities in general. Usually a lot of repetition creates negative side effects, within individuals and for all of us. As we are left to vitness, and often join in with these: stale boring repetitive negative habits.

Artwork jotted around on various roads in east london.