By Farangis Najibullah, RFE
Iran is hosting its first fashion and
costume-design festival to promote Islamic styles, both for adults and children.
An Iranian model walks the catwalk during a
fashion show in Tehran in early 2007.
Male and female models from Iran as well as
Turkey, India, and a few other Asian countries are expected to display designer
outfits and jewelry during the
five-day
fashion show that began on December 22.
The foreign models might find it a bit hard to follow Iran's latest fashion
rules, which discourage models from "attracting too much attention" during such
shows.
Earlier this year, the Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry introduced an
eight-part "Guideline For Fashion and Dress Shows," which prohibits catwalk
models from wearing tight clothes and showing off their curves, and bans makeup.
As for the catwalk or fashion-show runway itself...it has been banned altogether
as an unnecessary imitation of Western culture.
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Photos: Islamic
designs for women dress
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