Is there a concept of "fashion" in Iran? What are the fashion trends, who sets the fashion, are there any "style icons" and what are the ideals of beauty in Iran?
Often, under the veil, an Iranian can be dressed in tight jeans and a T-shirt. Iranian women wear more revealing clothes at home. Such an assumption can be easily made, judging by what is happening in women's stores: how Iranians swoop down on hangers with short shorts, transparent sweaters and open dresses. It is unthinkable to appear on the street in this form, they will throw stones at you. Then how do they all wear it…..?
Iranians love fashion very much. In their preferences, some are guided by European fashion, others by Arabic, and still others by Iranian fashion. Iranian fashion is presented in everyday clothes, consisting of a headscarf or scarf, a manto (this is such a coat-cloak made of fabric) and trousers.
Also, Iran has its beauties and beauties. They also play the role of "style icons", they are also trying to imitate the "advanced" part of the population. As a rule, these are people from the world of cinema. Here are some female names: Golshifteh Farahani, Mahtab Keramati, Leila Hatami, Hedieh Tehrani, Elnaz Shaker Doust, Taraneh Alidoosti. But for men: Mohamad Reza Golzar, Bahram Radan, Shahab Hosseini, Mohammad Reza Foroutan. Look around, they are all really pretty.
As for the veil or hijab itself (that which completely covers a woman), the fabric used for it can surprise with its beauty.
Different fabrics are used for the veil: with a small pattern, (black, of course) with a large one, interspersed with silk, velvet, and so on, a bandage, the so-called head, can be worn on the head under the veil, but in a different color, say green. And this is a completely different look.
Those Iranian women who do not wear a veil go fashionable with tunics, cloaks, shoes, headscarves, hairstyles under headscarves, jeans, bags and nails. Scarves can be of various colors and fabrics: pink, red, white, blue, green, with or without patterns.
They look very nice, they wear and keep Iranians in them just incomparably. Seeing such an example before my eyes all the time, I had a great incentive to improve wearing and combining the images of me and a scarf.
Iranian women have several options for covering their heads: with the help of a veil or hijab, a scarf (rusari), a scarf (shawl) and maknae.
All this Iranian women begin to wear immediately after adulthood, that is, having reached puberty. Therefore, their hand is oh-so full! Those who wear a veil or maknae try not to show their hair, and those who wear a headscarf or scarf, on the contrary, as wearing them is part of the fashion.
The attitude of men to the appearance of Iranian women, to hide herself completely under a hijab or just a scarf or a scarf, depends on the man. Iranian men are very different. Some are terribly jealous, and therefore, to the desire of their wife to wear a scarf, they say an unequivocal “no”. Others are more liberal and let their wife wear whatever she wants. In general, there are not many options - either a scarf or a scarf.
The color of the hair under the scarf can be different: red, and yellow, and white, and red. And how they stick out from under the scarf, what is the length of the bangs and the size of the bun (later, in one of the toilets, I was convinced that the size does not depend on the density of the shock of hair, as I thought, but often on the size of the hairpin) also depends " fashion” of their owner.
But the main thing that unites “packages” from “non-packages” is makeup. Iranians are painted very brightly and tastefully. I'm just talking about the eyes. Only women of the East know how to line their eyes like that. Eyebrows are also in fashion now, and the tattoo is in the form of Shaherizade's eyebrows, that is, the outer ends turned up (reverse to the “house”). This form gives the eyes of Iranian women such a slightly stern, daring and sparkling look, apparently designed to cut Iranian men at the very base.
A few more words about the fashion for noses. Iran ranks first in the world in the number of nose plastic surgeries.
On the streets you can meet quite a few girls, and sometimes young people with plasters on their noses. This means that soon she or he will have an incredibly beautiful nose. Those who do not have the opportunity to have an operation buy a post-operative patch in a pharmacy and go around with it just like that. For a long time I tried to figure out what shape of the nose they have now fashion. After all, they have their own real, nature-given nose shape, they are quite beautiful: straight and not long, a little close to Sharonstone's shape. Here you can rarely meet a woman with a classic "schnobel" or "potato". It would seem, what else is needed?
But then I figured out what they want from their nose. They like something in the semblance of a form, like Michael Jackson - it's narrow, with a sharp tip and pressed nostrils. Here is an example of such a nose
In general, Iranians dress well, one might even say elegant and stylish. In appearance, the modesty of the girl is very felt, or, conversely, “covered” bad taste, dictated rather by ineptness, awkwardness and a blind desire to be modern and stand out against the background of real “packages”.
Once in a cosmetics store, I saw a saleswoman with puffed up lips. It was the apotheosis of my observations. She had white hair, huge pink-purple lips and resembled a Thai transvestite in her image. But this is all from upbringing and the lack of sufficient information in the media. Those who are very eager to copy the West sometimes do not look very good, but they are portrait for the camera lens. And those who wisely assess the situation are very beautiful and harmonious in their appearance.
Here is a selection of photographs reflecting current trends and trends in Iranian fashion.
I completely, completely tired you with architecture! I won’t do it again, except that later I’ll show you one mountain village.
And now - to the people!
Many times I had to read in the media that this is a country of backward religious fanatics.
The first thought about a trip to Iran flashed through my mind in not the most standard circumstances - in Lebanon, while visiting the most beautiful Jeita cave. Just at that moment, a cloud of buses with Iranian tourists, looking gloomy - like a flock of black jackdaws, rolled up. Those wishing to ride a boat on the underground lakes accumulated more than had to stand in line. At some point, I tried to look at the situation from a distance - pure sur. I am in a ghostly underground hall in a dense crowd of aunts wrapped up to their noses in black robes, cold waves are splashing nearby and Charon is waving his oar. Even the frost hit me for a moment. I had to stand for a long time, but at some point I felt that the crowd was completely non-aggressive. The faces were unusually smiling, the manners polite, the voices calm. A cape slipped off one girl, and I saw an incredible beauty with some kind of almost Spanish rose in her hair. The picture remained in front of my eyes for a long time.
Then, on the plane from Damascus, my neighbor turned out to be a talkative Uzbek businessman who assured that there was no friendlier country than Iran in the whole east - he had been doing business with them for 17 years.
In general, I wanted to look closer.
The first question is frightening black clothes. I'll explain in detail, because I myself was mistaken recently. The face in Iran is not covered - they wear a chador, that is, a black semicircular sheet thrown over the top. But they are not worn by everyone and not everywhere. These clothes are considered "official" - it is customary to go to the service in state offices that way. Well, she’s also “on the way out” - that is, to another country, which I observed. (By the way, for my taste, ladies wrapped in black look extremely stylish and not depressed at the wheel).
In Iran itself, everything is much more fun. If you are not in the service and not in the mosque, the usual form is trousers, a short cape or a long blouse and a headscarf.
But a scarf can be tied in such a way that it's just ah! I looked at some fashionistas, just with my mouth open. Well, makeup is somewhat overused, it is. Everyone seems to have tattooed eyebrows. Look at typical Tehran girls:
And about what I thought in the cave was a red rose in her hair. Everything turned out to be much more prosaic! So that the scarf does not slip off, and the hairstyle under it seems lush, the girls attach a crab hairpin with a "pompom" from a gathered nylon ribbon to the crown. The size of the pom-pom depends on personal taste. (I clung myself to a small one, but local girls have it the size of their own head).
The bulk, of course, looks not that modest, but somehow calmer. This lady is from Yazd.
Here are our escorts - Fereshte, Ira and Fatima.
Fatima is from Shiraz, which she is very proud of, because Shiraz has been considered the cultural capital from time immemorial. University education, restrained and noble manners, friendliness and desire to show guests the very best - all this makes her an ideal guide. With her, our driver Nabi is also a Shirazian, calm, pleasant and well-mannered. Fatima assures that it is a pleasure to work with him - behind him is like behind a stone wall.
I asked a lot about the usual way of life, about the life of the "oppressed" Iranian women, which surprised Fatima inexpressibly. The only thing that “depresses” her is the obligation to wear a headscarf - she would wear it with great pleasure if it were not for coercion. This was not the case at the time of her mother, that is, before the Islamic revolution. (However, in Shah times it was customary to get married at the age of 15 and have a bunch of children, and now 80% of students are girls). Whether to go to Russia, to graduate school, she has not yet decided, since the child is 3 years old, and besides, she wants to create her own travel agency in Shiraz. But in the summer I was going to see Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Fereshte, unlike her, is a bachelor. Not that convinced, but it just so happened. Cheerful, funny and very simple. She came to Tehran on her own from Mashhad at the age of 18, rented a room, studied, worked (this is to the question that there is no way in the east without a man). Now she works in tourism, teaches at a university and learns Russian on her own, from books. I am simply in love with Moscow and St. Petersburg.
More interesting is the story of Ira, a former teacher of the Russian language near Moscow. In Russia, she didn’t work out for her, and she left for Tehran with two children - she got married. Then she gave birth to two more. When asked if she was afraid to live in Iran, she was even offended - you, she says, are much worse. She praised Iranian medicine very much - she even brought her mother to have an operation. She showed a photo of the eldest Russian daughter in a black chador - and no one forces her, the girl sometimes likes to walk like that.
Ira herself believes that wearing a headscarf is not such a big price to pay for the advantages that life here has given her. She especially admires Iranian husbands.
Here I cannot but note that my main shock from the country is the huge number of men with babies in their arms! At the same time, they kiss them, squeeze them, whisper something in their ears - like our mothers. And my mom is walking by. All this gives the impression of a nation that is not at all militant, but family-oriented. (Nabi's driver joked that Iranian men are all henpecked). However, see for yourself:
And another funny detail - a lot of young people with plastered noses! The Iranians, it turns out, are in big fashion plastic surgery. As they explained to me, now it is fashionable for them to make their nose snub-nosed! Oh my God! Why do they spoil their noble Persian noses! At the same time, there are much more boys taped than girls - since they were also allowed to use this service 5 years ago! That's what I don't understand!
Okay, bottom line.
The Iranians fell in love with me very much and even seemed somewhat similar to the Russians. Well, cheers - now I have one more love in my life!
MK special correspondent spent a month in the country of victorious Islam
Recently, the most popular occupation among political scientists and military analysts of the leading countries of the world is to predict the date of the start of the war in Iran. It is generally accepted that the revolutions in the Middle East inevitably bring foreign invasion closer, and Iran will become the next after Syria. Since 1979, after the victory of the Islamic revolution, the Persians have actually lived in isolation from the outside world. The eight-year war with Iraq, tough economic sanctions from the West and America, large-scale NATO military operations near the borders of Iran should have left the country on the sidelines of life. That's what it looks like from the outside. From the inside, the situation appears in a slightly different light.
The MK special correspondent went to Iran to observe the life and life of ordinary Persians.
| photo: Irina Kuksenkova |
Everyone flying to Iran will have to say goodbye to their usual way of life and habits already on board the plane - it doesn’t matter if it is an Iranian airline or not: firstly, you will not be sold alcohol (since the transportation, manufacture and consumption of alcohol is prohibited in Iran at the legislative level, alcohol equated to narcotic substances - and the last death penalty for drinking was carried out about two months ago). That is, even if a passenger arrived in Iran drunk, the police have every right to arrest him and impose a punishment in the form of a certain number of blows with a stick. This is for the first time. If you get caught a couple more times, your trip to Iran will end on the gallows (they are officially executed in this country by hanging). And it is unlikely that the Iranian authorities will worry about the fact that the defendant is a foreigner. However, alcohol is not the biggest problem...
Secondly, men and women should change their clothes according to the official dress code that has been in effect in Iran since the victory of the Islamic revolution. In some provinces it is more strict, in some with some concessions - but it is mandatory. On the street, men cannot wear T-shirts (like "alcohol" and "wrestlers"), only T-shirts or shirts that cover their arms to the middle of the forearm, shorts can also be safely left at home - in Iran they cannot be worn in public places. And the fashion hit of Persian men - they are all forced to wear socks with sandals in the summer. Since there should not be bare legs either ...
With the female appearance is even more difficult. Jeans are allowed, but something covering the torso from the neck to the knee should be worn on top - a shirt or coat (although the majority of Iranians wear a black veil). And most importantly, a covered head. To do this, you can use a scarf (the easiest way), local ladies also wear hijab and rusari (traditional Iranian headscarf).
A person from central Russia will not have to adapt to the time zone in Iran - the time difference with Moscow is only half an hour ahead. Roads in Iran - unlike ours - are excellent, and throughout the country. I had to be convinced of this during a long business trip, during numerous car trips to the north of the country, to the Caspian coast, and to the south - to Isfahan. In general, the fact that the Persians build a lot is immediately striking: bypass roads are being punched in the tunnels, tower cranes are everywhere in the cities ... Giant windmills that generate alternative energy rise in a neat order. Despite the huge oil reserves, solar panels are also very common in Iran. They can be observed on lanterns, traffic lights and on the roofs of houses.
Tehran seemed to me a very Soviet city, only with an oriental flavor. There are many mosques, but even more gray residential buildings, similar to Soviet Khrushchevs, and higher - 9 and 12 floors. There are many places in the capital that are worth seeing, but the overall impression of everything is the Soviet Union. And everything seems to be there: sights, and cafes, and shops, but a feeling of dullness and a lack of bright colors.
Tehran's longest street, Valiasr, is full of shops, including some modern brands. But mostly they go to the bazaars, which are completely inundated with consumer goods from China and Turkey. There you can find absolutely the entire range of the former Moscow "Cherkizon". Prohibited items are also sold - miniskirts for example. As local beauties explained to me, such skimpy outfits are worn at closed house parties, where the vibrant nightlife is in full swing ...
Sex in big and small Iranian city
There is no sex in Iran, just as there was no sex in the Soviet Union. At least officially and openly, no one discusses this topic. And although even ancient Chinese diplomats in the era of the Sassanid dynasty wrote that the Persians are the most depraved of peoples, and even in the history of Iran there are descriptions of those other perversions, today the official Iranian ideology will outdo any puritanism. Iranians are not only not allowed to have sex before marriage, but also not to touch a being of the opposite sex.
“However, the situation is much better now than it was a few years ago. On the streets of megacities, you can see young people walking, and some couples even hold hands, my Iranian friends tell me. “Nevertheless, people are still very strict.
We were sitting in one of the trendy restaurants in the wealthy area. From there, the whole capital was visible at a glance, glowing in the night from lights and illuminations, among the organic architectural ensemble, the Borje Millad - the local Ostankino - towered. As soon as it got dark, a lot of young people, stylish and fashionable, were drawn here. There were dyed blondes with bright make-up, manicures and pedicures, with a kerchief dangling on top of their heads, in tight jeans and sweaters that barely covered their hips. Some girls were incredibly stylish, elegant, wearing scarves and dark glasses of world famous brands, with natural, discreet make-up. But most of the girls are still made up tastelessly and clumsily. In Iran, women put on a lot of make-up because their face is the only thing they can openly show. In addition, many Iranians make themselves a nose job and now fashionable puffy lips "duck".
We have everything, only unofficially. Those who need it also find alcohol (mainly from taxi drivers and Armenians), and you can also find a bottle of high-quality imported alcohol from the Persians at home - they sell everything from under the floor, you need to know the place, - says Daria. - At closed house parties, we communicate with the guys: look at my photos on Facebook ...
Oh yes, Daria and her friends had very candid photos for Iranians on the social network. True, the page is "only for friends."
Iranians get to know each other in different ways, but the most exotic ways are when guys throw notes with their phone numbers to girls in a car at full speed. Or in fitness clubs - as in Chechnya - swimming pools and water parks, they are all separated by gender. But! They go there not at all to have an elastic ass and a flat stomach. Mothers go there with photos of their sons (in Iran, by the way, men get married late by our standards, after 30, 35, or even after 40, they need serious financial support for a wedding) and show them to every girl they like. Here the mother of a potential groom sees a beauty on a treadmill, approaches her, pokes her a photo of her child and asks: “Do you like it? Will you marry him?"
Of all the entertainment available to the Persians, they prefer evening walks around the city with their families, young people drive wheelbarrows (usually Iranian-made) or hang out in parks in the evening, but the most common option is a picnic on the grass. As it gets dark, all the lawns are occupied.
Blue sky of Qazvin
To the north of Tehran there is a small town of Qazvin. As in all provincial cities, in Qazvin "Kharajiyan" - that is, strangers - cause a real sensation. When I walked through the bazaar with one of the escorts, we gathered around us a large crowd of women and men who simply followed on our heels. Probably, with the same surprise, Muscovites would have looked at a group of Zulu tourists in feathers and with spears on Red Square ...
After a few days in Qazvin, I began to notice guys walking around the streets holding hands. This, perhaps, is nothing terrible (although it is strictly not recommended for a guy with a girl to walk by the hands), but their appearance! Tight pants, sticky T-shirts, hair pomaded with kilograms of gel... This is how unfashionable gays walk around here. Later I was told that, it turns out, Qazvin is famous for its gay movement, and there is even a saying about this: “Even a crow, flying over Qazvin, covers it with one wing ...”. I can’t imagine how this phenomenon coexists with all religious strictness, especially if you remember the video that at one time walked around YouTube with footage of two homosexual guys being executed in Iran...
However, it’s even better this way - there is a way out of the situation and the opportunity to protect yourself from a foreign military invasion: after all, gays have a powerful lobby all over the world - and they just need to organize a campaign in support of eastern San Francisco. They won't let theirs be bombed...
Jewish question
During the Islamic Revolution, one of the programmatic theses of Ayatollah Khomeini called for a struggle against world Zionism, which, in his deep conviction, is "a cancerous tumor of the earth." The Persians historically had a special "love" for the Jews, but officially Judeophobia was fixed at the state level in 1979. Prior to this, Iran did not recognize the formation of the State of Israel and to this day is its ardent opponent - even the Arabs in this matter are flowers compared to the Persians. Moreover, such an attitude towards the Jews in Iran is not only at the state level, local residents are also sincerely sure that all the troubles in the world come from the people of Israel and poison cynical but funny jokes about them.
The Jews are the only people on earth who were persecuted from everywhere. Everyone doesn't like them! This is no accident, - the seller in the capital's souvenir shop assures me. “Buy me a mug of Hitler!” Only 50 thousand reais is two and a half dollars ...
- With whom? - I see, indeed, in the souvenir shop there are a lot of mugs, among which there is one with the image of the Fuhrer, the same pictures with posters hang nearby. - Well, this is not the most pleasant character in the story ...
Are you talking about the murder of Jews? In fact, they themselves invented the Holocaust ...
- Well, actually, I meant that Hitler attacked our country, and as a result, about 27 million of our compatriots died ...
This fact was clearly not interested in the seller of the store. Then I went to Enkelabe Islami Street - the Islamic Revolution - there are the most bookstores. I noticed that in addition to the publications I need, you can easily buy Mein Kampf in Farsi and various books about Nazism here ... Then I began to notice Israeli, British and American flags painted on the asphalt, on which vehicles pass. And one day I saw a rug in the form of an American flag in front of the door of my friend's house. He explained to me that it was also pleasant for him to wipe his feet on the flag because the Jews supposedly also rule America ...
Europeans in Iran
One late evening in the city center, I saw a girl in yellow leggings, an orange coat and stiletto sandals (she still had a headscarf on her head). She was dressed defiantly by local standards. When I asked who she was, they answered me: a prostitute, although they did not name her nationality, noting that she was not a Persian. There really are prostitutes in Iran, but just like that, having paid money, you can’t sleep with her. To do this, you need to conclude a temporary marriage with the mullah - “shige”. You can marry at least for an hour, at least for two, at least for the night.
One of my German acquaintances started an affair in Iran with a young Persian. When they decided to go on a trip to the ancient cities of the country, he suddenly hesitated and suggested that she make a “shige”. Indeed, otherwise they will not be able to be accommodated in one room in a hotel, and in general problems may arise. Returning from a week-long trip back to Tehran, the German woman decided for herself that their feelings were more than just an affair and it would be nice to marry this Persian. But by that time, the parents of the “Prince of Persia” were already aware of their “shige” and, accordingly, they would never have given consent to this marriage in their lives. Because decent girls "shige" do not conclude ...
I myself have observed that a Westerner does not understand at all where he is: the same German woman howled like a beluga after the vice police officer forced her to put on socks under her sandals and pulled a shapeless shirt over her tight jacket. "How humiliating!" sobbed a resident of Berlin.
In the first place, I myself fell under the blow of the harsh Iranian society. On the way from Isfahan to Tehran, we stopped at night in a small village. I decided to smoke one cigarette in a dark corner. After a few puffs, stones flew at me. I don't know how, but they saw me...
The Game of Compromises
The religion in Iran - Shiite Islam - is not an empty phrase, it is the basis of everything. All life here proceeds according to Sharia law.
- We, in Russia, held a high-profile trial. Girls from the group Pussy Riot were convicted for a punk prayer in the country's main Orthodox church. Purely hypothetically, what would happen to them in Iran in the same situation? I ask my girlfriends.
— Are you kidding? Firstly, this would not have happened, they would have been stopped at the entrance to the mosque. Secondly, well, even if we imagine that this happened, in a few minutes nothing would be left of them, the people would have done everything themselves ...
In Iran, religious holidays and mourning processions are held every month in memory of those who died a martyr's death. This is an impressive performance, especially when hundreds of women in black veils go crying...
And if in Iran, for example, the holy month of Ramadan, then eating or even drinking water during daylight hours on the street is forbidden to everyone without exception, no matter whether you are a Muslim or not. All cafes, restaurants, fast foods are closed until dark.
In Iran, public transport is divided into male and female carriages, women are not allowed to smoke hookah and be judges, because the decision of a woman cannot be binding on a man. The regime forbade even at official events men to shake hands with women and dressed them in veils and scarves that cannot be removed even in 50-degree heat. You realize the full severity of this after a week, when you want to burn your handkerchief, because it is hot in it and your neck itches. But the majority of the population is fine with it.
“Many Iranian women prefer to go wrapped up for their own safety, our men sometimes behave like savages and can grab a girl by any part of the body,” says Shirin. - At one time I even wore gloves, because once the seller touched my hand so disgustingly when I gave him money.
What is good about the Oscar-winning Persian film “The Divorce of Nadir and Samin” in the title role with my beloved Leila Khatami (by the way, the daughter of Ali Khatami, a well-known director in the Shah of Iran)? It very accurately shows the daily life of ordinary Iranians. This society is really divided into those who sincerely support the current Islamic course, they are, as a rule, real practicing Muslims, others are against the forcible imposition of the Muslim way of life on all citizens of the country. Everyone who disagrees leaves the country (the peak of emigration, of course, came in the first years after the Islamic revolution). There are those who do not agree, but for some reason either did not want to or could not leave. Such people adapt to the current Islamic strictness and still live in a European way, just hiding it. They go to neighboring Azerbaijan or Armenia, where they spend a shock weekend. They just adapted to the system. Nevertheless, regardless of different political views, in general, the Persians are an incredibly hospitable people, generous and open. Such were once the Soviet people, not spoiled by the cult of consumption and Western cynicism...
Iran-Moscow.
Since Iran is one of those countries in which life always raises a lot of questions, I thought that it would probably be more interesting to talk about it at first, and only then move on to a description of all the places that we visited there during the two weeks of our trips. Of course, my story cannot claim to be absolutely objective, because it is based on personal observations, reading various historical essays and answers to our questions from the Iranians themselves - those with whom we lived as guests, those whom we met on the way, those who they themselves wanted to talk to us, and in the meantime they talked about how they live, or even invited them to visit them.
So, having thrown a scarf over my head according to local canons, I got off the plane. We got through border control very quickly. There were no queues on it, and we didn’t have to fill out a migration card - we were allowed into Iran like that. And when we got off the escalator right there at the airport, the girl handed us a live rose. Along with some advertising. This is how Iran greeted us.
In general, if we talk about the people of Iran, then, in my opinion, they are the most advanced and educated in comparison with citizens of other countries of the Middle East and Central Asia that I have visited so far (Jordan, Syria, Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen). And if it is interesting to just chat with most people from the states listed in brackets in order to find out what they breathe in their everyday life, then with the Iranians everything is a level higher. It is interesting to discuss problems with them (of course, with those who know English), they love and know their history, moreover, they can tell a lot of new and interesting things. For example, once while walking through the botanical garden in Isfahan, several Iranian guys, students by age, came up to us to get acquainted. I'm still a little surprised, because one of the questions these guys asked us was this: "What do you think about those many historical wars that were between Iran and Russia?" To be honest, I didn’t even hear about all of them, and they bombarded us with details. And those guys were not historians, just some students.
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In general, of course, if we talk about the history of Persia, then it is impressive, because it is many times longer than ours. Not a lot, but a LOT!!! When there was already a completely civilized and developed state, our ancestors still ran after mammoths with spears. Yes Yes! In Tehran we visited the National Museum of Iran. And they saw there pots and plates found in the 8th millennium BC. And look what beauty people did 3-7 thousand years ago. It looks like it's just from the store, right?
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This bowl was made in the 3rd millennium BC. Do you know what is on it? Pictures of the first cartoon! If you twist the bowl, it will seem that the doe is running! Can you imagine? Third millennium BC!!!
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Here is the picture!
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But let's get back to modern Iranian life. In 1979, the Islamic Revolution took place here. I cannot say how necessary it was for the people at that moment, but the fact remains. In addition, the Shah's power, which was before, is also already tired of everyone. According to the descriptions, the shah was a tough tyrant, his rule was corrupt and, apparently, something had to be done. After the revolution, much has changed in the country. And, frankly, I somehow do not like what happened there. The dress code for women and the obsession with religions that they began to introduce there are not so bad. But you probably know that in 1980 Iraq attacked Iran under the guise of wanting to win back some territories. As a result, the war lasted eight years. The first year it was open hostilities and bombardments. But then the UN proposed to sign a truce, which is very beneficial for Iran - according to it, he did not lose any of his lands. However, the ayatollah, the Iranian spiritual leader, who is even higher in rank than the President of the Republic, did not agree to this. And then another seven years the war went on on the border of Iran and Iraq. During it, 1 million 100 thousand inhabitants died on the Iranian side. At the same time, the war gave the country absolutely nothing, with the exception of raising the rating of local authorities. The propaganda for unity and revenge on the Iraqis was so strong and, sadly, competent that even 13-14 year old children went to fight. Purely formally, their parents signed papers that they did not mind this, but at that time they were brainwashed with religion so much that they signed them without a sound, and even rejoiced at what a cool ayatollah they had. People for the most part - it's a herd! :(Children were mainly used for auxiliary work, in the kitchen, digging trenches, etc. But still, many actually participated in the battles, were blown up by mines and died. The average age of those who died in that war is now estimated at 21 years ...
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Now, of course, many Iranians are very critical of those events. The majority, especially people with higher education, of whom there are quite a few, are already in the throat of Islamic methods of governing the country, when religion directly interferes in the policy of the state and in the daily life of citizens. More and more people are in favor of democratic government, but it seems to me that it is still far from its accession in Iran.
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There are democratic parties in Iran, but they are underground, as they are officially banned. Many believe that if there is a sudden change of power in Iran, then there is a chance that the Democratic Party will be able to take over, but it will be a big bloody war with many casualties. Now there are two armies in the country: Islamic and national. The Islamic army, formed under the National Council of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards, is very powerful and economically secure, under it is the entire oil and gas industry, the weapons complex and many other profitable industries in Iran. Now about ten percent of the entire population of the country is connected in one way or another with the Islamic army, that is, seven million people - the people who serve in it, members of their families, etc. and so on. And all these people, in the event of a coup, will desperately resist the coming of a new government, and since they have weapons, money, etc., then ...
Of course, with the advent of the new president, the Iranians are very hopeful for improvements. The policy of the previous president, in the opinion of many, was so illiterate that it led to a sharp drop in the economy in the country. Prices have risen, unemployment has risen, there has been a discord in economic relations with many countries of the world, and people are very annoyed by this. Now there are about 2.5 million unemployed people with higher education in Iran. Although the government pays them benefits for two years, although it helps them find work, it is often very difficult.
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By the way, since we are talking about unemployment and work, I will write about salaries. The lowest salaries in Iran are about 180-190 dollars. The salary of a teacher at school is about 220-230 dollars. An engineer in a good position gets about $1,000. And it is also interesting, no matter what city you are in, all state budget salaries in Iran will be fixed, and not like ours, that in Moscow there are more, and in other cities it is less.
Many Iranians have already emigrated or are about to emigrate from the country. Moreover, what is most interesting is that first of all they go for permanent residence to the United States (yes, despite the fact that Iran and the United States are now in conflict), Australia is in second place, followed by Canada and European countries. However, they can safely travel abroad for the purpose of tourism or business, there is no iron curtain here. We were told that they do not need visas for Iraq, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, other countries, for example, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, issue visas to Iranians at the border, but, here, visas to Europe and the USA must be issued in advance, but, judging by the description, getting them is not much more difficult than getting Schengen ones for us.
As for religion and all that follow from it, in Iran everything is really difficult and strict. I don't know how things are in other Muslim countries, but in Iran, for example, one cannot change one's faith during one's life. If you were born here, if your parents are Muslims, then by default you will be a Muslim, moreover, for the rest of your life. If a Muslim tries to officially change his religious affiliation, then any kind of sanctions may be imposed on him, including, as we were told, up to murder (to be honest, I myself do not know how true this is). Religion and faith are strong here. For example, in the same Tehran, in Isfahan and in other cities, we saw posters hung in the streets with quotations from the Koran in two languages - Farsi and in English.
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Religion also extends into the daily life of Iranians. In my previous post, I talked about the women's dress code, which must be observed not only by local residents, but also by tourists. Handkerchiefs or scarves, trousers and elongated sweaters with long sleeves, or floor-length skirts - all this must be worn.
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If a woman does not follow the dress code, then she can be fined. But usually everyone observes it, and not because of fear of being fined, but simply because it is customary for them.
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True, not so long ago, a community appeared on Facebook in which Iranian women advocate for the abolition of wearing headscarves, and the number of likes in that community already exceeds several tens of thousands. But we must take into account that everyone put likes there. Anton, for example, also set. :)
Please note that one woman is wearing a T-shirt! We saw something like this in Iran only once!
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By the way, with regard to the dress code, it has recently introduced strong concessions. Now it’s enough just to put a scarf on your head, and if a bang sticks out from under it or, in general, half a head is visible, then no one really cares. Doing makeup, manicures, pedicures, wearing shoes with heels is also not forbidden. And at home you can walk around completely as you like: both Amir's mother and Bahram's wife, with whom we lived, did not wear any scarves and long sweaters at home.
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Another thing, as I said earlier, is different especially prayer places. There, a chador is obligatory for women, but if she suddenly forgot it at home, then it will easily be given out at the entrance - just like skirts and scarves in our monasteries. And, by the way, it was in these very places that we often met such security guards - as a rule, middle-aged and elderly men, dressed in a special way, with a ribbon over their shoulders and with whisks in their hands, quite ordinary whisks - they sweep away dust from our furniture . If someone behaves inappropriately, they tap on the shoulder or back of this person, be it a woman or a man, with these whisks, make remarks or expel them from the mosque. Bahram explained to us that panicles are used because touching a hand, especially a woman, is considered disrespectful. Yeah, and a broom just right!
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Well, to finish the topic of the dress code, I’ll also note such a moment that, be that as it may, but so far Iranian women in clothes still for some reason prefer black. Despite the fact that scarves, dresses, sweaters, coats, raincoats can be worn in absolutely any color, black is worn most often. In chadors, again black, many also go.
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At the same time, in the same Tehran, we did not even see where this black is sold. Bright scarves, coats, shirts, sweaters, etc. are everywhere. We met market rows with black only in Isfahan, and even then in the local bazaar such clothes occupied only a few counters. Mysterious, yes!
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By the way, bazaars in Iran are the main places where Iranians buy goods.
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There are, of course, shops, but there, although the quality of goods is higher, the prices are also much higher, and therefore the majority buys everything in the bazaars.
Shopping center with men's shops in Tehran.
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Bazaar in Shiraz.
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And you can buy absolutely everything there, from all kinds of products, spices, spices, vegetables and fruits, and ending with clothes, shoes, household items and even gold jewelry. There are bazaars in every city, and in many there are even several of them!
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Saddles, however. :)
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And the spices won me over.
It's curry!
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Gold diamonds. :)
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By the way, as for all kinds of jewelry, Iranian girls love them very much, probably, like any girls in general. And in general, they are very, very careful about their own beauty. For example, we very often met girls on the streets, and sometimes young people with their noses covered with a white plaster. Long puzzled, what would it mean? But it turned out that in Iran, noses with a hump are considered ugly, and local women of fashion and fashionistas specially go to the United Arab Emirates and do plastic surgery there to straighten them! Frankly, we have not seen Iranians with crooked noses at all. So, I don’t know what kind of operations these are and why they need them. :)
And now let's tell you about the public rules of conduct for men and women. For example, we have such a stereotype about Muslim countries that girls and young people cannot show any feelings for each other on the streets. It turns out that this is not entirely true. In public in Iran, you can only kiss, but just walk holding hands, it’s very possible. Moreover, we have seen such couples more than once, and of completely different ages, and we also saw how young people hugged their girls by the waist.
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By the way, as for weddings, even 20 years ago, parents could choose and advise their son-daughter the bride-groom. But even then no one really insisted on this choice, it was purely advisory. And now that is in the past. Young people choose for themselves - after all, they often study together, or they just live nearby and see each other often.
Weddings are celebrated in restaurants. There are no ceremonies in the mosque, and the mullah immediately comes to the restaurant and conducts his ceremony there. All guests celebrate the wedding at the same time, such that men on one day and women on the other, no, but they sit in different halls of the restaurant. The bride and groom hang out with women, however, the groom also visits men from time to time. Recently, however, mixed weddings have become increasingly common, where all guests celebrate together. Bahram and Hamide, with whom we stayed in Qazvin, said that they met at some kind of family event, to which both were invited, as they are some kind of distant relatives to each other. And when he saw her there (this was the first time), he asked his closer relative to introduce them. Then they dated for five years and got married.
But in general, in Iran, a lot is paid to ensure that between unfamiliar men and women somewhere in public places there are no, shall we say, misunderstandings, and that women always feel calm and relaxed there. For example, in the same Tehran there is such a thing as a Women's Taxi. That is, driving in such taxis is always exclusively women, and their passengers are also women or married couples, but in no way, not men. Basically, there is something in it. After all, even in our country, not all girls are ready to travel by taxi alone with male drivers. Boyatso!
As for public transport, everything is fine there too. In city buses, women tend to sit in the back, while men ride in the front, and in the subway, in general, there are special carriages for women. Even at the stations there are signs "Only women" in those places where these women's cars stop.
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But, in principle, if an aunt is traveling with a man, then she does not have to stomp to board such a carriage. For example, we often came across carriages separated in the middle by a special transparent partition, where a man rode on one side, and women on the other. Moreover, we saw how sometimes women traveled safely in men's cars, while men in women's - only as exceptions: for all the times I met there only a boy of about twelve, some strange grandfather and uncle who sold tablecloths. By the way, trade in the metro in Tehran is flourishing. They carry whatever they want on the wagons. One aunt even wore bras. And the tablecloths at the uncle just went with a bang!
As you probably already guessed, I also traveled in women's carriages in the Tehran metro. And you know, what struck me most of all was not their presence, as such (after all, they are also in Cairo and not only there), but how women behave in them. As I wrote above, the level of intelligence of the Iranians is far from being low, that is, they are, for the most part, cultured, educated and interesting people. But women's carriages are an exception to all the rules. Chicken coop!!! Here's an example for you. Rush hour, people, like a herring in a barrel, we're going. We approach the station, the doors open. And what do you think! Despite the fact that a good half of the car was about to leave, the women from the platform were the first to burst into the car. As a result, there is a crush at the door! Moreover, this is not an exceptional case, I observed this all the time during rush hour, at each station. Another feature - at the entrance to the station, no one asks each other: “Get out?”, None of them let each other go ahead. But then, as soon as the train stops, everyone starts to climb over their heads! Amazing thing!
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But, as for intercity buses, it is still more twisted there. There is no separation between the women's and men's area in the cabin. But, of course, if a man and a woman are not relatives, then they have no right to sit next to each other. And it was always very funny for us to watch how the driver shuffles all the passengers in order to seat aunts with aunts, and uncles with uncles. Sometimes he had to lift almost the entire bus in general in order to properly seat everyone. By the way, Iranians have exactly the same troubles when photographing. They love to be photographed. Moreover, they often asked to be photographed with us. The record was broken in Masoul, where, at the request of the Iranians we met, we took pictures with them five or seven times in just a few hours.
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At the same time, men asked permission for this exclusively from Anton, and women exclusively from me. But not the point. The funny thing is how everyone got up. We usually stood in the center, and the Iranians stood around: the aunts were clearly on my side, and the men on Anton's side. And God forbid if someone confuses something. Oooooh! Sometimes, if we got up, in their opinion, somehow wrong, we were rearranged. And if there were only men or only women among those who wanted to take a picture, then they took pictures with only one of us: again, choosing purely by gender. A couple of funny cases happened to us when Anton asked local men to take a picture with me. The first was a policeman in full dress in Isfahan, and the second was an artist, a potter who sold stunningly beautiful dishes in Masoul. Both at first fell into confusion, then slowly agreed (they like to be photographed), and then they stood at me, well, at a very respectful distance, and only then they ventured. :))
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By the way, yes, everyone loves to be photographed. But if we are not talking about taking a picture with us, then the girls are often shy and do not allow them to be photographed. Men, on the other hand, ask for it themselves.
Ticket seller in the Tehran metro.
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The hot dog vendor is there.
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And the kids are, in general, delighted - since they don’t know how it will be in English, they run up and demand “chik-chik”! :)
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In general, Iranians are very sociable. Of course, such as in the same Egypt or Ethiopia, when everyone you meet considers it his duty to shout to a foreigner: “Hello! Howareyou?” is not there. But, if possible, the Iranians will definitely come up to exchange a few words, and if necessary, they will never refuse to help.
The funniest thing happened to us at the National Museum of Iran in Tehran. Schoolgirls from some gymnasium came there at the same time as us, all in gray dresses, white kerchiefs, laughing, giggling - well, you understand, we ourselves were also once 13-15 years old. In general, there were about a hundred of them, no less. They walked with us through the halls for a long time, glancing at us and giggling, some of them greeted us, but things did not go beyond this, apparently, the teachers inspired them that they should be quiet in the museum.
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By the way, this exhibit - an ancient man found in salt deposits, interested them the most.
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But, as soon as we went outside, ooooh! They surrounded us with a crowd, roared, bombarded us with questions, shouted something at each other. As a result, the teacher even intervened and in a strict voice ordered to calm down. :))
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Well, and a few more characteristic cases that speak about the mores of the Iranians:
In Shiraz, they decided to spontaneously find the mausoleum of the Persian poet Saadi, met the first elderly Iranian they came across and asked where he was. The man turned out to be English-speaking and began to explain to us. At this time, another man passed by with a daughter of three years old. He did not speak English, but he became interested in what we were talking about. I asked the one with whom we talked, and he answered him - everything is in Farsi. He thought a little, waved his hand: "Let me take them!" - and called us to his car. And really delivered. True, he didn’t need to go there at all, he just went for the company and walked there in the vicinity with his daughter. And while we were driving (it turned out to be far away), I told my daughter to treat us with tangerines and some green berries - she just ate them.
Second similar case. Again, in Shiraz, they were tired of looking for the mausoleum of Shah-e Cheragh. There was a construction site all around, everything was dug up, all the passages were blocked. They popped into different places - no way. As a result, they asked some uncle who was walking with a shopping bag on some business. And he took us and escorted us to the very mausoleum, and then turned around and went back - to where he really needed to.
At the bazaar in Shiraz, they bought pistachios from a young man. He weighed them for us, put them in a bag, we paid and got ready to leave. And then he called us and poured another handful for free.
In Isfahan in the evening we went to see the bridges. When it got dark, two girls came up to us. One of them immediately said that her husband has an e-mail, and she wants Anton to write him a letter. Why she needed this, she did not specify, but since she spoke English very poorly, we could not find out from her either.
In Desfull they walked down the street. Suddenly a car stopped next to us. This is a common thing in Iran - so the drivers often offered to give us a lift, and we did not pay attention. But the driver did not lag behind, and although he did not speak English, he obviously wanted to say something. We stopped. The driver immediately began to get out of the glove box and show us photos where he was captured with the athletes of some local football team. Then he took out his badge from some football match, gestured that there would be a match tomorrow, invited us, left a business card and left. :)
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But, probably, we met the most charismatic Iranian in Borujerd. We were waiting for the bus and went into a small eatery near the bus station. We ordered kebabs and ate. There was still a lot of time before the departure of the bus, and the owner of this establishment, a guy of 22-25 years old, approached us to get acquainted. Again, he did not speak English, and Anton took out a mobile phone and began to learn Farsi using an electronic phrase book. He spoke the words, and the guy corrected him and spoke the right way. But then things took a new turn - the owner of the cafe began to depict with gestures the objects that Anton called. Apple, banana, cucumber! And as a result, he was so dispersed, and so coolly depicted a horse, and then a donkey, that we regretted that he wasted his time in an eatery - he would have to perform in a circus! In the end, he sang to us. :)
Now let's change the subject a little. Let me tell you about road transport. In general, as I read in one blog, "the Iranian auto industry is the most auto industry in the Middle East." And I completely agree with this saying. :)
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Iran Khodro is the largest Iranian automobile company. They assemble various Peugeots, buses, licensed trucks and their own cars. Until the 2000s, the Paykan, also created on the basis of Peugeot, was considered a people's car.
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But either they collected it crookedly, or they added something of their own, but they forgot to think about systems to reduce fuel consumption (gasoline costs a penny - our money is only five rubles per liter). As a result, the smoky Paykans filled the Iranian roads, and monstrous air pollution came with them to the big cities. It remains to this day, however, the people began to slowly replace the ancient Paykans with more advanced machines. But in Tehran, alas, there is still nothing to breathe.
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As for driving, Iranian drivers are something with something! Somehow, a couple of years ago, the devil pulled me to cross Volokolamka not along a pedestrian crossing. It's amazing that I survived then. So, if you decide to cross the street in any major city in Iran, it will be akin to crossing Volokolamka. Moreover, they have pedestrian crossings, zebras, traffic lights, but absolutely no one pays attention to them. And even if you, following all the rules, step on the same zebra, then even purely symbolically, none of the drivers in front of you will slow down, but will rush at you with absolutely the same frantic speed as they drove before. So, crossing the road is exclusively the problem of the pedestrian himself!
Drivers also do not behave well with each other: they cut, go into oncoming lanes, turn around where it is difficult to even guess about such maneuvers, etc. and so on. As a result, car accidents happen frequently. I saw with my own eyes how two cars collided - without casualties, however, but the wings crushed each other notably. Another time we saw an ambulance that had already arrived and a puddle of blood at the scene of an accident ...
The inhabitants of Europe, who first came to Iran, in addition to the abundance of antiquities, are struck by the number of amazingly beautiful people. Most of all, this feature of the appearance of the Iranians is noticeable on the streets of large cities: it seems that every third resident of Tehran can become a style icon without preparation.
Let's try to figure out what factors the inhabitants of this eastern country owe their appearance to and why even red-haired or blond people can be found on the ancient streets.
A bit about the history of Persia
We can judge the appearance of the population of the ancient Persian empires from the surviving images and wall frescoes. It can be seen that these are beautiful people with a proud posture and smooth movements.
Well-preserved colored tiles that adorned the walls of the palace of the Persian king Darius I (approximately the 6th century BC), excavated by archaeologists in the city of Susa. They depict elite warriors from the personal guard of the king. Most of the characters have curly hair, dark skin and beards curled in the fashion of those times. Although one dense warrior with traditionally dark skin, unexpectedly blue eyes stand out.
And on the huge mosaic, created more than three centuries later, found in Pompeii, the image of King Darius III is slightly different. The Roman master depicted the famous Persian with lighter skin, but with dark eyes and hair. This mosaic depicted the battle of Alexander the Great with Darius III in 333 BC.
These features of the appearance of the Iranians are visible from ancient times and are clearly visible in the appearance of the modern inhabitants of the country.
Average age of residents
Despite the centuries-old history of the country, today more than 70% of the population is under thirty years old. This is especially noticeable in cities where young people flock in search of a good education and decent work.
This notable jump in population was due to the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the ban on contraceptives. Therefore, the appearance of the representatives of the Iranian people is strongly influenced by the age of the population and the desire of young people to stand out and assert themselves.
In the province, where there are more middle-aged and older people, a conservative attitude towards appearance, manners and behavior has been preserved. But the inhabitants of megacities are increasingly influenced by information coming via the Internet from Western countries.
Innate nobility
Most foreigners visiting the country are struck by another feature of the Iranians - the amazing dignity and good manners of the locals. Of course, these qualities also affect the appearance, giving people the charm of confidence. It is not customary to impose services here, but local residents will always kindly help a confused tourist.
Most Iranians are quite educated and erudite, they travel a lot. And not only in their own country, where there are not many places for a pleasant stay. Representatives of the middle class visit other countries at least once a year, keenly interested in art and cultural attractions.
The unusual behavior of young people is striking: in a country where alcohol is under the strictest ban, teenagers and young men are distinguished by calmness and goodwill.
Proper facial features
Unlike conservative Muslim countries, where marriages between close relatives are not uncommon, the Iranian gene pool is much more diverse. This was one of the reasons that many residents have the right facial features. Sometimes they are not even just correct - the faces of some representatives of the Iranian people are ideally beautiful. It is not for nothing that the Iranians are considered one of the most attractive nations in the world.
Despite the fact that they are dominated by a southern, swarthy type of appearance, Iranians are often surprised by their rather fair skin. And in the north of the country you can meet beautiful Iranians with blond hair and blue or green eyes. By the way, it is the green color of the eyes that is considered very attractive among young people, so many girls (and boys too) wear colored contact lenses.
Sparkling eyes look
Most of the inhabitants of this eastern country belong to the Indo-Iranian race. Its representatives are characterized by dark eyes and hair, rather thin facial features and a straight or convex nose.
Eyes stand out on many Iranian faces: large, alluring, with a hidden spark inside. No wonder Persian poets compared the look of girls with the soft eyes of gazelles. Thanks to the art of make-up, which oriental beauties have always mastered, and the innate coquetry, girls attract attention, despite the modesty of clothing.
Facial and body care is very popular among Iranian women. Probably, these are echoes of life in harems, when beauties invented new cosmetics to keep their husband's attention.
For the first time, an Iranian girl from a wealthy family visits a beauty salon at the age of four. And from that time on, self-care rituals become mandatory for her, which has a good effect on her appearance and self-confidence.
love for beautiful things
Most young Iranian men are pathological fashionistas, they are very attentive to their appearance and all the latest fashion. On the streets of cities there are many men with fashionable raised hairstyles and well-groomed facial hair.
We can say that the love of Iranians for expensive branded items knows no bounds! They are not only well versed in fashion trends, but are also able to determine the cost and quality of the interlocutor's clothing at a glance. They are not even embarrassed by Sharia law, which prohibits the wearing of clothes that bare legs and short-sleeved T-shirts.
In addition, the Iranians are very fond of all kinds of jewelry, especially rings, the number of which on the hands of men can be a little shocking.
Visiting tourists are a little surprised by this motley "vanity fair": men look more bright against the background of modestly dressed, as required by religion, women.
Girls on the streets of Iran
Traditional Iranian clothing for leaving the house is either a hijab that covers the entire female figure, or a light veil that hides a woman from head to toe. Only the face, hands and ankles may remain uncovered. Having reached the age of nine years, all girls should dress like this. This is due not only to religious requirements, but also to the moral and ethical standards of the country; society simply will not accept an Iranian girl dressed differently.
Ideally, clothes should be black, but modern girls are trying to get around the ban a little, adding bright nuances to black tones. So, at work, a girl can wear a colored headscarf and noticeable accessories instead of a veil.
By the way, even tourists from European countries on the territory of Iran (and other Muslim states) must definitely cover their heads and wear modest things in dark colors that do not emphasize the figure.
Double standards
However, in their love for fashionable clothes, Iranian girls are not far behind the guys. Often, under a modest dark attire, a bright stylish T-shirt or a provocative dress from the latest collection of a fashion designer is hidden. Like all over the world, girls here love skinny jeans and skirts well above the knee, and the size of the collection of shoes with heels will confuse any Italian fashionista.
Before the Islamic revolution of the last century, the life of women in then secular Iran was no different from the European or American style. At the end of the seventies, everything changed: instead of dresses, fashionable flared jeans and cinemas, strict moral standards and the Muslim veil appeared.
Therefore, girls and women in Iran have to live by double standards: hide beauty, grace and rebellious stylish clothes under modest robes.
Noticeable makeup
Islamic women consider bright shades of cosmetics to be another way to stand out in the black crowd. Unlike Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and other countries with strict Sharia norms, Iranian girls can go to cafes (on the female side), get an education and even drive a car. And for public appearances, everyone tries to emphasize their beauty as much as possible with the help of noticeable makeup.
Bright shades of lipstick are very popular among urban youth, and girls deliberately draw lips outside their contour, significantly increasing volume. Strong eyebrow correction is also very popular: for some reason, Iranians do not like natural black eyebrows. Girls prefer to achieve the effect of perfectly even, straight eyebrows of a light shade: pluck their own to the last hair and make a henna tattoo in their place.
And yes, such changes in appearance really attract the attention of the opposite sex. Although a dozen years ago, a girl could be seriously punished for using cosmetics.
Infinite Perfection
In recent years, the desire of Iranians to improve their appearance has become simply catastrophic: it is considered normal for a girl to undergo several operations to improve her face and body even before marriage. And then many do not stop, turning the desire to look good into a mania.
Plastic surgery services are available here; it is not for nothing that Tehran has been considered the world capital of rhinoplasty for several years. And so surprisingly beautiful people with an appearance atypical for Iranians appear on the streets of the city: even chiseled noses, full bright lips and mysterious smiles of beauties.
Men are not far behind: the most popular plastic surgery in Iran is nose reshaping. You can regret the funds for education or recreation, but "making" yourself a perfect nose is a must!
Stars of Iranian origin
In the state itself, there is practically no opportunity to publicly declare to oneself - this does not correspond to moral standards. This is especially true for women who are forced to hide their beauty on the streets, and without an escort they cannot appear in many public places.
Therefore, the modern world knows about the talents and amazing Iranian appearance thanks to the wave of emigrants who massively left the country after the Islamic Revolution. It was in their midst that actresses and models, recognized as one of the most beautiful women in the world, grew up and became popular:
- Claudia Lynx was only three years old when her family moved from Tehran to Norway. The girl started acting early in commercials and was even recognized as "the most charming child in Europe." The girl continued her successful career, starred in several films and even tried herself as a singer. At home, they are very proud of her and even turn a blind eye to immodest pictures of the star.
- The amazing eyes of the Iranian model Mahlagm Jaberi helped her in a successful modeling career. Many photographers believe that it embodies all the mystery and grace of oriental women.
- Popular Iranian theater and film actress Golshifte Farahani first appeared on stage at the age of six. Since then, she has acted in more than 15 films and has become a recognized star not only in Iran, but also in the global film industry.
It is impossible to make a universal description of the appearance of the Iranians - these people have too many features and habits. In addition, the style of life in the province, where patriarchal customs are respected, and in dynamic megacities are very different, which is why Iranians do not look the same.
