yes, it’s back: Fashion Week Tehran!
22 Jan 2007 11 Comments
in Blogroll, Censorship, Etiquette, Humour, Islam, Lush Life, Religion, Sex, Travel, Weird, fashion
Try to contain your excitement. Or, if you can’t contain it, hide it under one of these: you could probably hide the complete works of Rumi plus a couple of dervishes (dervishii?) under there with room to spare.
From the Manolo, who makes a delightfully obscure and intellectual reference in his brief commentary, keeping up the standards of Intellectual Day on the ol’ raincoaster blog.
But seriously, there’s just no excuse for that seam!
Jan 22, 2007 @ 02:03:47
I’m not diggin’ that pattern either.
Jan 22, 2007 @ 02:05:19
Well the colour makes her face look good…mostly because it is NOT that colour.
Jan 22, 2007 @ 02:17:32
Yes but that pattern looks like it belongs on the couch.
Sheesh, what’s next? Runway fashions for the new face of the white supremacist?
Jan 22, 2007 @ 02:25:24
I’m pretty sure I’ve seen that somewhere. Probably on this site.
Jan 22, 2007 @ 04:42:02
It does seem ironic that the Grand Kleagle probably would feel right at home in that fetching little number.
Jan 22, 2007 @ 04:45:17
But dye it white.
Jan 22, 2007 @ 15:39:47
I invite you to take a look at these beautiful collections by these creative Middle Eastern clothes designers:
Basil Soda
Elie Saab
Rami Al-Ali
Robert Abi Nader
Bear in mind that although Muslim women must dress modestly in public, there is nothing that says they cannot and do not enjoy haute couture.
According to this article, Veil Aside, Arab Women eye… “…..The conservative Muslim region may not conjure up images of high fashion, but with petrodollars plentiful and tastes lavish, it is a growing market for luxury European designers.”
Jan 22, 2007 @ 23:20:23
Next up: mink burqas–the symbol of freedom.
Jan 22, 2007 @ 23:30:49
Thanks for the links! I know that women have, and exercise, a lot of choice in what they wear underneath. My mother lived in Riyadh for two years; she told me she never saw so much Chanel in her life! They wear the most amazing clothes under the habayas. But there is no excuse for the one as dumpy as the one in this photo: it’s even badly sewn! The third one on Manolo’s site is pretty, though, but I would think it legally marginal for showing off the waist.
Metro, you’ve obviously never been in Dubai in the summer.
Jan 23, 2007 @ 00:31:08
Yeah, it was a knee-jerk comment and felt a wee bit like I was cheapening the debate, so I expounded over at my own blog.
Jan 23, 2007 @ 00:39:54
Which I shall get to once I’ve run my errands. I promise. I’m SO behind on my blog surfing.