Free Fridays: First Eid without dUCk.
20 March 2026
Yes, I too was eagerly waiting to see what colour his baju raya will be this year. š
We all watched the announcement on TV. Tomorrow is Eid, Alhamdulillah. And Iāve been sitting with a feeling I canāt quite describe ā somewhere between unfamiliar and freeing.
Why?
Because this will be the first time in ten years that I donāt have a new dUCk Eid collection to don on Raya day. No new print, no āthis is what everyone has to wearā announcement to the entire family.
And strangely, I feelā¦ light.
This year, I get to experience something I havenāt in a long time ā I get to be a customer. If previous years, what I wear gets dictated by dUCkās design team, this year I actually get to search my heartās desire at other brandsā shops and bazaars. I walked with my family, booth to booth, touched fabrics, admired details, compared prices and did what everyone usually does.
It was so fun, albeit a little overwhelming. Choices are crazy abundant!
I chuckle thinking about how in the previous era, I was the Eid-zilla in the family. If you know me, Raya outfits in the family used to beā¦ a production! Iād pick a theme colour, make sure every person matched perfectly (same shade, same print, even the tiny babies needed to match), run back and forth between fabric shops and tailors, get everyone appointments to do their measurements and stress about every tiny detail. Mind you, this I impose on both families ā my side and Fadzaās side. From the newborn to the grandparents, we all had to match.
I even had a powerpoint file of everyoneās needs. I remember being so stressed about every detail. Everything had to be perfect.
For what? For the photos.
Bless my family for cooperating and not killing me.
This year?
Was at family dinner.
āEh so what colour this year?ā my sister in law opened the conversation.
āBlack?ā Someone said. I canāt remember who.
āOk.ā
āGood. I already have black, no need waste money.ā
āCool.ā
JUST. LIKE. THAT.
And I dare say I think everyoneās pretty excited that they get to wear what they want ā their own style, their own fabric of choice, their own design of choice. No Eid-zilla Vivy to boss everyone around.
It made me realise something.
Life is actually very simple.
Weāre just very good at making it complicated.
And maybe this is what this new era looks like for me ā less control, more appreciation. Less perfection, more presence.
Iām sad Ramadhan is ending but I also canāt wait to celebrate tomorrow. To eat during the day (pleasures of life!) with my family, to visit both sides of the family, to hug everyone tight after a month of Ramadhan together. And to see them shine in their outfits, beautiful inside and out.
As long as they show up in black.
Or else.
Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir dan Batin.
Before you goā¦
Let me know youāve read this. Comment your Raya outfit theme colour on my latest post at @sincerelyvivy.
See you there! :)
Hi Vivy!! reading this, I was just wonderingā¦ if you've taken a moment to reflect on all of this. Maybe, just maybe, part of you feels the need to be in control..deciding the colours, the outfits, making sure everything is just right. And I know this isnāt just a work thing, because youāve been doing it for forever. But perhaps, deep down, your heart isnāt entirely at ease with it.
And maybe too, quietly, not everyone feels the same & some might actually enjoy having the freedom to choose for themselves.
For some, this might seem like the nikmat is being taken away from you. But when you look at it from a different angle, maybe itās the opposite. Maybe Allah is inviting you to experience a different kind of nikmat. The kind where you donāt have to be in control, where you can just let go a little and breatheā¦ because the world doesnāt fall apart if everything isnāt perfectly coordinated.
Maybe itās a reminder that Raya can still be beautiful, even in kesederhanaan. Iām saying this because this year, I made a similar decision too. Iām choosing not to spend so much on something Iāll only wear once. We still bought new things, especially for the kids, but much more moderately than before. And honestly, theyāre happy. To them, itās new, they donāt see the price tag, and theyāre completely okay rewearing last yearās baju. Itās all good.
I hope you feel a little calmer this year and get to enjoy Raya for what it really is. Just being together with family without the stress of the unnecessary. InshaAllah, may Allah grant you abundant rezeki through every test and trial, and may this Raya and the year ahead be softer and easier for you. Amin.
Selamat Hari Raya to you and your family š¤
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