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!
raincoaster 
I’m not diggin’ that pattern either.
Well the colour makes her face look good…mostly because it is NOT that colour.
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?
I’m pretty sure I’ve seen that somewhere. Probably on this site.
It does seem ironic that the Grand Kleagle probably would feel right at home in that fetching little number.
But dye it white.
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.”
Next up: mink burqas–the symbol of freedom.
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.
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.
Which I shall get to once I’ve run my errands. I promise. I’m SO behind on my blog surfing.