It was what, apparently all too often, seems to pass for fashion hijabs.
Blessedly I've never actually seen such a thing on a woman as I've now seen on the web, but for the sake of my online shopping sisters I thought I'd point out a few in-my-opinion somewhat more tasteful finds:
Hijab Girl
A really nice selection of large, casual, affordable wraps, particularly striped wraps. I bought for myself these two:
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... both of which are available in a wide array of colors, alongside a handful of other pretty options. (They also have really tasteful two-piece slip on prayer garments, among other things.)
Shukr
After, as usual on this site, admiring any number of clothing items I can't really afford (and which wouldn't fit my aforementioned triangularly shaped form right now anyway), I did find this beautiful jacquard wrap:
The Hijab Shop
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The particularly nice thing about The Hijab Shop is that they carry a large collection of subtley woven patterns wholly appropriate for professional settings or every day wear, and that when their selections do go glittery they are moderate enough so as to not make one feel that their reflection might be seen from space. They may not make you sit up and say "wow!," but they are still beautiful and more importantly beautifully functional.
Scarf World
Also U.K. based and often a little pricey (occasionally very pricey) even aside from shipping, still I love Scarf World. I love them because they carry a huge selection of woven prints -- generally bad for summer, but in my opinion usually far richer and classier in appearance than ink prints. They're quite heavy on paisleys, but do also carry a nice array of florals, stripes, gradients, etc.
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Sheer scarves and chiffons are also abundant. I like this modern stripe print for layering, for example, much though it could never work alone:
Summer-Weight Solids
Veiled By Design is carrying a nice turn on solid colored wraps with their two-tone silk scarves:
(Also an excellent place to turn if you're looking for a variety of plain, colored tube-style underscarves.)
I also suggest looking at al-Mujalbaba's, Hijab Girl's, and al-Muhajabat's scarves for nice, plain, affordable, lovely-colored squares in about 40" and 60" sizes.
Ten Thousand Villages
I don't actually suggest shopping online here -- they do carry a narrow selection of scarves online, but also typically of the pricier variety and often not very hijab-friendly at that. I do suggest using their site to find a local store, however, for those of us in the U.S. or Canada. Their locations vary in size and selection, but those which do carry more clothing items often have beautiful, hand-crafted, fair trade scarves you'd be hard-pressed to find anywhere else.
And finally ...
Ebay. Really. Most of what you'll find there is a little questionable, but there's always the occasional gem. I, for example, recently picked up the following (which is now making me wish the cold would last longer to extend its wearable season):
If you have the time to hunt, you just never know what's to be found.
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