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In Iran, chic clothes become 'religious duty' The tailors of Qom set Islamic trends
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Nazila Fathi
International Herald Tribune
06-08-2005
Racks of colored robes, with neat stitches and fitting marks, fill the workshop of this scholarly city's most famous tailor, the Giorgio Armani of clerical clothes, Abolfazl Arabpour. The tailor, 76, a smiley man in a buttoned white linen robe and a beige skullcap, stretched out an exquisitely made cloak on his worktable for a few finishing touches.''It is important in Islam to be elegant,'' he said. ''In fact, being chic is a religious duty, and there are many sayings from Prophet Muhammad, who encouraged his followers to look good and ...
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