tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74923957091995094242024-11-01T03:55:22.341-04:00A style and shopping guide for American women who are trendy, fashionable, and length-conscious. This site showcases current, affordable fashions, style, and where to get them for American women who will go to greater lengths to maintain a modest dress code and American style.Farrah Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04917576778745823880noreply@blogger.comBlogger363125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492395709199509424.post-60016861352879677432015-09-16T21:58:00.001-04:002015-09-16T22:06:01.955-04:00

When I started Greater Lengths, the first few months...years...I was shopping A LOT. Then things changed. First off, I actually like Taylor Swift now. You guys, her most recent album? I can't stop loving every song. Not to say that I think her music has any staying power - okay, maybe "Blank Space" just a little - but it's so hard not to bop your head along. Second, remember my self-imposed

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Two years ago, I published a post on modest workout wear.That post has become, by far, the most popular post I've done. This to me says the sportswear industry is lacking when it comes to providing clothing options for women who seek more coverage in their fitness gear. Since items from the original post no longer are on sale, here is an updated version of the post with items available for

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Check out part 1 and part 2 of this series on modest swimwear! It astounds me that in all the years of swimming, I never considered swim pants or surf leggings as an option for swimwear. Granted, times have changed since I was a kid and these items, previously hidden deep in the pages of print catalogs that had to be actively sought out and subscribed to, are now readily available for

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For part 1 of this ongoing series on modest swimwear and how to get it, start here. Modest swimwear. Those words seem to be a paradox of each other. If you're dressing modestly, you can all but forget the beach exists. If you plan to swim, you can all but forget that modesty exists. But these things, my friends, do live in harmony. Yesterday I talked about, how after years of shying away

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At this point, you may have already heard about the Mango Ramadan 2015 collection, to be released in stores in the Middle East and online, on June 8. If you haven't heard - here's the gist: Mango, the fast-fashion retailer out of Spain, is launching a Ramadan collection on the heels of last year's DKNY Ramadan capsule collection. Here's a preview of a few of the dresses: Does

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This series of posts is inspired by my recent trip to the Bahamas and the Atlantis Resort. My best friend Andrea and I went as a belated MBA graduation gift to ourselves. In the categorization of travelers, I trend on the active, adventurous side. Short stints of laying around on the beach are fun but an entire day of that sounds like vacation hell. I like to mix it up, with some relaxation

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Over the last year or so, my posting frequency has been choppy at best. Lots of surges of inspiration peppered by long pauses and halts as I've pursued other interests in my life. It's always flattering when I get a message or a like, or my favorite, getting harangued by friends who followed my blog closely and were upset my posting had died down. Lately, the little twitch inside of me to find

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I'd originally written off the crop top look as a second coming of bad 90s fashion. If you recall the days of Winona Ryder's prime, short tops and high waisted pants were the ish, though looking back now, the style seems balloony and almost like everyone was trying to make the mom look cool. Then, last summer Taylor Swift and one of my personal faves, Jessica Alba, started showing up in crop

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Even though I'm now 32, and someone I like to consider classy and polished with an educated manner of speech, all bets are off my when my high school friends and I get together. These are the girls with whom I went through my TRL phase, my *N Sync vs. BSB phase (and for the record, *N Sync, always!), to my first concert, and who I still regularly exchange pop culture-fueled email threads. When

Farrah Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04917576778745823880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492395709199509424.post-25911961561351643172015-02-22T21:38:00.000-05:002015-02-22T23:12:51.749-05:00

I don't own a TV or have cable service - you guys, anything that matters is streamed these days! - except for nights like tonight, when the Oscars are on and you can't obsess over the red carpet gowns. Then again, internet again saves the day. A blanket thank you to all the media services out there who have top notch coverage of the Oscars red carpet! A quick scan through, I've found the

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I'm trying to more creatively draft a one-pager communications sheet for the process initiative I'm helping make happen (essentially, airport immigration lines will get shorter, faster, and capture information better!) What better way to be creative than do a little online shopping? Since I'm at work, I figured I should have a work-related shopping search. I've  been feeling gray suits

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Maybe it's because my birthday is coming up, or maybe in a pre-emptive strike to be prepared for any weddings or bridal showers or glamourous baby showers, or maybe it's just that I've perused one too many post-award show galleries, but I've got gown fever. I saw a few friends this weekend who also 1) requested that I post more and 2) asked if I had any evening gowns up my sleeve. And yes, yes,

Farrah Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04917576778745823880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492395709199509424.post-39974469950197893762015-01-06T23:39:00.002-05:002015-01-06T23:39:20.838-05:00

One of the best things that came out of the movie Clueless (in addition to the hotness of Paul Rudd and a prototype for a wardrobe matching computer program) was the phrase, "surfing the crimson wave." When Clueless came out (when I was 12! geez!), it gave women everywhere a cooler alternative to the aged phrase, "Aunt Flo". It made getting your period sound almost sporty. Thankfully, I have no

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Happy New Year everyone! How did you all spend your new year's eve? Admittedly, I'm not much of a New Year's person. To me, it's another day with a lot of hype - I mean, technically, couldn't any day be a new year's day to count the revolution of the earth around the sun? I prefer to create my own new year whenever I feel like it or think it's needed! I rang in 2015 in bed, having gone to

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As I wrote in my first real post back, work has shifted to take a spotlight in my life. I've realized that now that I'm playing the part of a successful woman, I should probably try to dress like one too. Most of my work clothes were rapid-succession purchases when I first started at my firm, mainly an effort to bulk up a wardrobe that didn't feel enough. However, I'm still on a budget diet -

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"It's been a while I know I shouldn't have kept you waiting But I'm here now" -Britney Spears, "Break the Ice" Oh hello friends. It's been a while, hasn't it? I promise I haven't been ignoring you. Every once in awhile, a person takes on so much that they have to let something go. A coworker at work told me, "don't be a goldfish." Goldfish don't know when to stop eating and keep eating as long

Farrah Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04917576778745823880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492395709199509424.post-24425198483702672752014-12-19T16:27:00.001-05:002015-01-01T20:38:11.862-05:00

Friends. I've been gone for a while, I know. I promise you I am planning a return. In fact, I've had a draft post sitting around for almost a month on where I've been and what I've been doing. Kind of like the essay your teacher assigned you on the first day back in school - "How I Spent My Summer Vacation." The topic always seemed so easy and as soon as you tried to think of what you were doing

Farrah Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04917576778745823880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492395709199509424.post-41789314965252680872014-08-14T19:36:00.002-04:002014-08-14T19:36:55.050-04:00

Congratulations to our winner, Khadeeja Nadeem! Khadeeja Nadeem wins a Ruche Swim Shirt from Coolibar - a modest swimming top to wear when she's at the pool or beach this summer! Check out Coolibar's 25% off sale, going on now!

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Who is excited for summer swimming?! I've teamed with Coolibar to give one lucky reader a Ruche Swim Shirt in one of the prints here. Want to learn more about Coolibar? See the original post here (with TONS of photos!). The rules are pretty simple. 1 - MUST follow Greater Lengths on Facebook. 2 - MUST share on your Facebook page your favorite Coolibar item from  from the Greater

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A few weeks ago, I posted about Coolibar, a swimwear company that promotes safe sun exposure. Company founder, John Barrow, named the company after an Australian tree in the outback that provides shelter from the sweltering sun. While Coolibar's focus is on safe sun exposure, their designs are fall into the modest swimwear category. I tried and tested two items: the Ruche Swim Top in Aquatic

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I went swimming recently... <

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My reader Samina S. wrote on the Greater Lengths Facebook page, looking to style her new Sabine Maxine skirt (see here) for Eid. Samina wrote: So what tops go with long pleated skirts? only short or can i go long or asymmetric? all the photos i see are tucked in tops w a belt... i have a navy blue pleated skirt and i want to make an outfit for eid that will be long sleeves and ideally open in

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The first Eid Evening Gowns post was so popular that I decided to do another. Seems like you ladies love the idea of wearing evening gowns for Eid! Not that I'm surprised - who doesn't stare down the formal section of any department store and wish to have a reason to dress up in classy, elegant formal attire? Here are a few more modest gowns (i.e., no strapless or low cut!) options currently

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A few months ago - specifically on April 7 of this year (I remember this because I was sitting at Cupid's Cup at the University of Maryland), my friend Sabba told me about Coolibar. Coolibar, she excitedly told me, was a boutique swimming retailer that sells modest swimwear she'd stumbled upon. Modest swimwear is like the Lochness monster - you believe that it might exist but when you actively

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Last year, after much hand-wringing and deliberation, I purchased this Wick-It Wader top from Athleta. My hesitation came from the price tag - $69 for something to sweat in?! how is that okay? After months (seriously, MONTHS) of wanting it, I closed my eyes and clicked "submit" on the order sitting in front of me. And I have not regretted it since. I've worn this top at CrossFit, during the

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