Iranian casual wear: stylish solutions for the traditional Muslim dress code

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Evelina Khromtchenko, a recognized expert in the world of fashion, believes that "a beautiful dress for every woman is a national problem." However, the Iranian authorities take a different position: in this Muslim country, there is practically no such thing as fashion for dresses, suits, skirts and blouses. Instead, there are traditional cloaks, headscarves, hijabs and knee-highs. True, local residents still manage to look attractive without violating official prohibitions. Materials (edit) Online Blog The Tehran Times dedicated to how they look Iranian women in everyday life.

According to the Shiite tradition, women's clothing should be black, this is a tribute to the memory of the Prophet Muhammad, who died as a martyr at the hands of enemies. Despite this, on the streets you can find women dressed in coats and hijabs of other, not mourning, colors (most often they are gray and white). Representatives of the fair sex accept the obligatory dress code in different ways: some are hostile, they believe that their freedom is being infringed upon, others with enthusiasm, they rejoice that their husbands are unlikely to pay attention to others, because in long coats and with with their head covered, they all look about the same.

The author of the idea for the Internet blog The Tehran Times is designer Araz Fazaeli. A native of Iran, he lived in Europe for several years, where he received his education, and then returned to his homeland. The ability of Iranian women to wear headscarves and coats so that they look stylish is, according to the designer, one of the trends in Muslim fashion. Araz Fazaeli does not undertake to argue whether clothing has become a problem for them or, on the contrary, a means of self-expression.

Despite the fact that you will not see fashion magazines on sale in Iran, and in general these topics are not discussed in society, the younger generation of women strives for self-expression by changing their image. Perhaps the examples of those who have already partly violated existing strict restrictions can be an excellent motivation for those who still only dream of doing so.

By the way, on the site Kulturologiya. RF we have already talked about the "Women of Allah" photo project, which is also devoted to the question of what role a woman plays in the Islamic world.