Monday, April 26, 2010

Muslim swimsuits bare little on Turkish catwalks - CNN.com

"Muslim swimsuits bare little on Turkish catwalks
By Ivan Watson, CNN
April 26, 2010 -- Updated 0816 GMT (1616 HKT)

Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- Hair driers blast air and racks of clothing clatter past as organizers make their final preparations for a fashion show.

Some of the backstage bustle is downright comical. Short Turkish women, carefully wrapped up in trench-coats and brightly-colored Muslim headscarves, struggle to help towering, leggy models from Slavic and Latin countries change in and out of outfits."

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