Westernization of Iranian clothing...

huh?  "western" clothing has been worn in urban settings for at least a century and a half. 

I think Arabs and Persians dont have such a close connection with their native culture like us South Asians who still, after living under British rule for 150 years, wear shalwar qameez and saris and sherwanis during every day and events.

I dont think I've ever met an Iranian woman outside Iran wear traditional clothing, not even for festive events like Nou Rooz or Weddings.

Originally posted by pekau Notice the last picture, two women are shocked at the woman with westernized clothing...

if they are shocked by the passing lady, then they would not be looking to one direction that is behind her.
I am assuming a car accident happened because of the passing lady. That is what they are looking at

Well I already explained it for you.  It is not an ethnic thing, but an urban vs country thing.  The Kurds you mentioned seek to differentiate themselves much more so than Iranian ones.   In my town the only people wearing 'traditional Kurdish clothing' were the shepherds coming to the markets and visitors from the countryside around.   Paveh is the only town/city I have been to in Iran in which people walk around in their old traditional clothing, it is an isolated mountain town.

If you go to Afghanistan, Kurdistan (Iraq and Turkey's), Pakistan you will see many people walking around int eh cities in what you call traditional clothing going about their everyday business.  I think because most of them are newly urbanised and would view a change as Westernisation and thus haram.

I don't know what point it is you're trying to make. That Iranians reject their traditions?  Because that is complete nonsense since even the devout Muslims don't walk around in cloth or any other impractical clothing.   This alleged modernisation link to clothing thing as well, if it happened it was hundreds of years ago.

I have articles of Bakhtiari and  Kurdish clothing which were given to me as gifts and they feel very strange and impractical compared to a pair of modern combats or jeans.  Things can easily fall out of the pockets the cloth can easily snag etc.  I can see its merits in the mountains but not going about my every day business.  This is probably why they have been dropped. 

Also not to forget that at the time they were replaced in urban centres there was no perception of them as being western and haram, so they became normal without hassle.

Edited by Zagros - 05-Dec-2007 at 18:49

I have never been, but I base my statement on seeing TV and second generation Pakistanis here.  Plus I said many people, not all ;) and of those many I said that most were probably recent migrants from the countryside. 

Edited by Zagros - 05-Dec-2007 at 19:27

Well, beautiful women need clothes showing their beauty. Why Iranian women be any different?

Why????

Originally posted by Menumorut I think feminization is a lose of humanization.

Huh? Which one of the following are you referring to?
Feminization can refer to:
Feminization (biology) - The hormonally induced development of female sexual characteristics
Feminization (activity) - Alternative sexual or lifestyle practices involving a man assuming a female role
Feminization (sociology) - A perceived shift of gender roles in a society toward the characteristically "female".