In the final days of Ramadan, attention slowly turns to Eid or Raya. Outfits for the first day are decided, oud fragrances resurface from the back of the shelf, and plans for the first round of open houses begin to take shape.
The essentials rarely change. Something appropriate for the mosque. Something presentable for visiting relatives. Footwear that ideally survives being left outside. Still, style has a way of evolving around tradition. Different fabrics, new silhouettes, the occasional unexpected accessory. The outline stays the same. The details shift.
Which is how we arrived at a small hypothetical. If UK drill rapper Central Cee ever found himself celebrating Raya in Malaysia, chances are someone would probably introduce him as our brother Akhil. Not an unusual name here. Akil, Aqil, Aqeil. Someone’s cousin, someone’s classmate, someone who probably played futsal on Friday nights.
Naturally, the next question presents itself. If our brother Akhil were getting dressed for the first day of Raya, somewhere between Eid prayers and the first open house of the day, what exactly would he wear?
Mosque-appropriate tech fleece.
JANNATHI Studios TECH THOBE (RM431.90)
“Kopiah”
OG SYNA SKULL CAP (£20.00)
Showed up at the mosque with LV sandals. Left with nothing.
Louis Vuitton Miami Mule (RM4100)
Open house ready.
Anaabu Pulut Tang Suit (RM279)
A Central Cee staple.
Nike Balaclava/Shiesty (RM101.21)
All that duit raya has to go somewhere.
GUCCI Ophidia Small Belt Bag (USD1,450)
Because we can go band for band.
MIDO Multifort 8 One Crown (RM4750)
Oud for Eid. Naturally.
Acqua di Parma Signatures of the Sun Oud Eau de Parfum (RM1600)
Because the LV pair didn’t make it home.
Balenciaga Scholl Flat Sandal (RM3350)
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