Sometimes when I close my eyes I can't see

There's nothing more liberating than slipping out of your ever so tight, high-waisted jeans and slipping into a bati which I believe is similar to, if not the same as, the direh. I first came across a bati at my friend's house as her mum was wearing one and I couldn't get over the pretty prints. I'm not sure if it's a traditional Somali or Arabian dress so I won't exactly comment on that, but I do know that it's a helluva lot more comfortable than these bandage dresses and tighter than tight jeans that designers are churning out. That being said, the first few times I wore this dress I almost choked myself to death and this I kid you not. Whoever designed them gave a small allowance for the neck area and I can't tell you many times I'd sit down only to have my air circulation abruptly cut off by the front part of the dress. But fear not, I have come to master the art of avoiding 'death by bati'.

I'm not sure if this is true for all batis but the ones I usually get come in a boxy shape and are ever so long therefore making it free-size. You can get them in all sorts of colours and prints too which is a plus. I'll rarely leave the house in a bati as it doesn't do much for my figure but whenever I do, I'll slip on a belt and throw on some jewellery to make it look a little more decent.

What do you put on when you want to get comfy around the house? Do you ever leave the house in it or is it a no-way-ho-zay sorta situation?