The Manolo, he does not shy away from the controversy. Superfantastic!

She has got the Bette Davis eyes! he says.

Kind of him, really. Forget Sharia law, anyone who put those colours together should be flogged!

And so should many of his commenters, who don’t seem to understand that it’s a fashion show for hijabs, habayas, or whatever you want to call them. That we’re not going to see rubber Alaias is a given here. The question is what can you do with what you’re allowed, which is the great political question of the age in all countries, and the fact is that most of these outfits are shiteous, even in context.