A patchwork earthtoned scarf frames Leila Al-Marayati’s face. The 27-year-old physical therapy graduate student is Muslim and wears the hijab as part of her faith. Her outspoken nature offers a contrast to the sober appearance of the headscarf.

“The scarf forces people to look inside of me and look away from the body,” she says.

Throughout SF State’s campus, religious students and staff express their faith through the garments they wear.

History major Dashiell Ferguson, 24, wears tzitzit, a poncho like garment with foot-and-a-half long white woolen fringes. By wearing it underneath his shirt each day, he fulfills the principles of the Shema, a prayer directing Jews to wear a physical reminder of the Torah’s Commandments.

Shehabbeddin Elmarouk, 27, comes to campus weekly to attend the Muslim Students Association’s Friday prayer. His body is draped in a white thowb, a one-piece garment spanning from his neck to his ankles. A white turban is perched atop his head. “The clothes fall within Islamic tradition, like putting on your Sunday best,” Elmarouk says.

Tara Collins’ "locks" stream down past her shoulders. Collins, a liberal arts major, says that although the locks are not clothing articles, she considers them a fashion statement and a sign of her free spirit.

‘Jesus is my HOMEBOY,’ declares Rosalyn Tan’s black T-shirt in bold white, slightly cartoonish letters. She admits she thinks it’s stylish but the message is equally as important because it mirrors her Catholic beliefs.

Reena Pabla, a 22-year-old psychology and criminal justice student, wears a traditional Punjabi pajama holding the same shade of mystical blue as the oceans seen from outer space. Every day, people ask her questions about her richly colored outfits. Pabla likes the attention because it gives her a chance to talk about her Indian culture.

“I like sharing who I am, and what I am,” she says.

By following their hearts, these people have found a way to satisfy both the fashiongods' and those of their own faith.