Giveaway!

Dear readers, we are thrilled to announce our first giveaway.  NISI has given us two of their fantastic scarves to give away!  The terri taupe scarf or the Sophia crimson scarf could be yours!

(We couldn't resist trying them on ourselves!  It's too bad we can't enter our own giveaway!)

You can enter the giveaway any of the following ways:

1. Be or become a follower of Fashionable Academics.


2. Go to NISI's website and check out their collection.  Tell us which piece you like best in a comment on this post.


3. For an extra chance to win, leave us a second comment on this post, telling us your favorite way to wear scarves.

We will close the giveaway and select two winners at random at 5pm (North American Eastern Standard Time) on Wednesday, December 30th.

There are so many reasons to love NISI, one of which is their connection to Actual Size.  NISI is committed to empowering women, and a portion of all proceeds of NISI's sales go to building schools for young girls in the regions of Kashmir that were hit the hardest by the earthquake in 2005.  According to NISI's founder, "The NISI WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT PROJECT is a two-fold concept. On the one hand, it is a clothing line which addresses the complex needs of the modern Muslim woman while allowing her to dress modestly. On the other hand, it is an effort to fund various education and empowerment programs for Muslim women worldwide through the sale of this clothing."

Want yet another reason to love NISI?  If you join their listserve between now and the end of January, you have a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to spend on any of their lovely items!