Saturday, August 4, 2007

Burqa takes the fashion route

The times they are a-changing. Even the burqa is no longer the shapeless, dull, all-concealing garment it used to be. The proliferation of multi-coloured and heavily embroidered burqas in the markets of Karachi shows that a new trend is evolving amongst certain sections of women, The News recently reported.
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For a garment that was just banned, lands its wearer in jail, is abused for disguise purposes, it sure is talked about, in the news and now even fashionable?
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forbidden fruit?

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