Friday, June 02, 2006

Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Customers flock to Allah's Tailor in Turkey's fashion battleground

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Customers flock to Allah's Tailor in Turkey's fashion battleground

In a militantly secular country, clothing is at the centre of friction over westernisation

Ian Traynor in Istanbul
Friday June 2, 2006
The Guardian

For the pious yet stylish young Muslim woman this season it's stone or soft brown. Ankle-length skirt or coat closed to the neck, hat and scarf betraying not a wisp of hair, sleeves to the wrist, all in rippling silk, satin or velvet."

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