Self-Design Islamic Apparel with eShakti
Finally a Store that Offers Customised Modest Clothing
Sep 3, 2009
Muslim women who enjoy shopping online will love eShakti. eShakti is an online store that offers a range of fashionable apparel for women. They have one value added customer service however - they can customise clothes for their shoppers.
For Muslim women in particular, especially those who wish to observe the Muslim dress code, eShakti offers a range of designs that can be altered at the neckline, sleeves and tunic lengths to comply with Islamic modesty.
How Muslim Women can Customise their Modest Apparel
eShakti appears like any other online shop, with a full display of clothes that are available at their store. However, when a shopper chooses a piece of clothing, she is directed to an order form where she can either pick a standard size, which complies to US standards - ranging from S to Plus Sizes - or she can choose to customise her piece of interest.
To customise, eShakti requests for additional information, including the shopper's bra size, height and additional details. Here, the shopper can choose for the piece of apparel to be altered at the neckline, sleeves and length.
For women who have difficulty in finding fashionable yet modest clothes, this is a great opportunity to have higher necklines, long sleeves, and tops that flow down to above the knee. This applies to their range of tops and dresses. Even their skirts and trousers' lengths can be altered to suit a shopper's preference.
In fact, shopping at eShakti does not have to stop at modest apparel. There are plenty of clothes for hijab-free environments. As with alteration options, necklines vary from scoops to v-necks, from deep plunges to wide squares. Similarly, sleeves can be designed as three-quarter in length, capped, short or removed all together. There are also plenty of length-choices for their tops, dresses and skirts.
Overall, eShakti is a playground for those who have always wanted to indulge in some fashion creativity but have never had a chance to do so.
Testimonials of eShakti and Prices of their Clothes
eShakti's store's testimonials are full of skeptics who were pleasantly surprised with their end-product. The quality of their apparel and services are obvious assets of their store. Plus sized women have mentioned that eShakti is one place where they are able to shop for fashionable outfits and have them customised to their size.
Their clothes' prices range from USD19.90 to items that are priced over USD100, depending on the material of the garments. An extra USD10 is levied upon customisation for each piece.
A New Shopping Experience for Muslim Women
For Muslim women who are used to the standard abayas or jilbabs but wish for more variety in their wadrobe, shopping at eShakti will provide a new experience. Not only are their clothes are of good quality, affordable and stylish, they can easily be altered to suit the Muslim dress code that adheres greatly to modesty.
