Comments on: yes, it’s back: Fashion Week Tehran!

By: raincoaster

raincoaster — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:39:54 +0000

Which I shall get to once I’ve run my errands. I promise. I’m SO behind on my blog surfing.

By: metro

metro — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:31:08 +0000

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.

By: raincoaster

raincoaster — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:30:49 +0000

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.

By: metro

metro — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:20:23 +0000

Next up: mink burqas–the symbol of freedom.

By: jewaira

jewaira — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:39:47 +0000

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.”