We have all seen the Pillow Challenge.
Splashed across social media channels, it has seen women the world over strap pillows to their torsos to create vamp-ish mini dresses.
Dubbed the #QuarantinePillowChallenge, the likes of Anne Hathaway and Halle Berry have all got involved, joining tens of thousands of women uploading images of themselves wearing nothing but pillows as a way to stave off the boredom of lockdown.
Risque and completely ridiculous, not surprisingly it went viral as everyone rushed to create their own version, all seemingly delighted to rope children, husbands and even dogs into the challenge. And while this is a bit of lighthearted fun for many, for women who prefer to dress modestly or who are celebrating Ramadan, it feels a bit tone deaf.
But perhaps not any more.
Dina Torkia, the British/Egyptian fashion blogger has embraced the challenge but put her own twist on it, uploading an image of herself clad in a black pillow, cinched in at the waist, over a long sleeve black top, and black jeans.
Teamed with trainers, and hair pulled into two messy buns, her head to toe black look is very modest, but as her facial expression shows, clearly she isn't taking the challenge too seriously.
Likewise the UK based fashion blogger Aisha Altayeb, who rose to the challenge by posting an image of herself wearing a black top, jeans and a hijab, perfectly complimenting a striped pillow, snuggly Gucci-belted around her waist.
“As everyone is doing the #quarentinepillowchallenge I had to do one to,” she wrote on Instagram. “I won’t lie to you guys I am actually loving it and think it looks totally stylish.”
With the near future destined to be overshadowed by Covid-19 and the restrictions needed to keep us all safe, the pillow challenge is a great way to help alleviate the emotions some people will be feeling, after all, it's a great excuse to be silly for a while. This new, more modest version feels like a better fit during Ramadan, and something that everyone can get behind.
