The most outrageous and exuberant lingerie in the world comes from a place youíd probably never expect: Syria. Adorned with everything from faux fu...
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May 03, 2009
Gwen
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This book is largely made up of photographs, interspersed with interviews and short essays. The author provides a glimpse into Syrian women's lives, and the complexity of women's position there. On the one hand, women face many forms of repression, particularly of their sexuality. Yet in other arenas--the gym, at home, and in the bedroom, they have more freedom than one would expect just by viewing women in the streets, where they are generally covered. And once Syrian women are married, it is c
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Mar 07, 2011
VeganMedusa
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Wow, this stuff is out there. Feathers and Tweety Birds and toy mobile phones that play "Old MacDonald had a Farm", rabbits with ears that you can pull and the rabbit lights up and plays a tune. It's 'fun' rather than 'sexy', I guess.
The interviews and essays were interesting. A look at sexuality in Syria, where on the one hand women are often covered from head to toe in public, and on the other hand they are expected to keep hubby satisfied at home so he won't go roaming, or eve More...
The interviews and essays were interesting. A look at sexuality in Syria, where on the one hand women are often covered from head to toe in public, and on the other hand they are expected to keep hubby satisfied at home so he won't go roaming, or eve More...
May 28, 2009
Nancy
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Such an earnest look at this odd pocket of fashion. I kept trying to read the essay that launches the book, but the almost-scholarly prose just couldn't quite hold my attention. But you have to read it (or at least some of it) to make any sense of the photos that fill the book, in all their full-color full-bleed glory.
Is this what Syrian women look like? No, these are not Syrian women. Syrian women are not allowed to be photographed in such naughtiness. These are women from Eastern More...
Is this what Syrian women look like? No, these are not Syrian women. Syrian women are not allowed to be photographed in such naughtiness. These are women from Eastern More...
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Sep 12, 2011
Teddie
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A fascinating look at an primarily Islam country affection for (trashy) lingerie. Book is filled with interviews and essays by Syrian men & women about the role lingerie has in a marriage. The women do not buy this lingerie before marriage. A common theme thru the book is that the lingerie is very important to most in a marriage, otherwise & I quote "the men would otherwise stray to whores.".My conclusion is a Syrian woman must be a nun in public & temptress in private. Most of the lin
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Sep 25, 2011
Cindy
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This book was a hoot. I picked it up because my niece does belly dancing. I had no idea that Middle Easterners had such crazy stuff. Lots of silly things. Fun to look at. I read about 3/4 of the text.
Jan 15, 2009
Dawn
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An enjoyable look at the many roles lingerie has in the Middle East.
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Feb 13, 2011
Pamela
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An odd little book. It's interesting to see the naive, almost infantile way lingerie is presented in Syrian souks.
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