How Iranian Women Dressed In The 1970s Revealed In Old Magazines
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Iran before the Islamic Revolution of 1979 was quite a different country from the one we see today. It was secular, Western-oriented and allowed a fair amount of cultural freedom. After the revolution, Iran turned into an Islamic state abiding the Sharia law. This not only changed the country’s foreign relations, political climate, and economy but also the lives of common people, not to mention how it changed the women’s role in the new society.
It might seem unbelievable today, but Iranian women of the time before the Islamic Revolution also took a modern approach when it came to 70s fashion. They would dress up just like their Western counterparts and would even show some skin. These vintage magazine scans give us a rough idea of what a woman could wear at that time.
Today the dress code in Iran is way more conservative compared to the 70s women’s fashion; now, they need to cover their hair, necks, and arms. Nevertheless, Iranian women are generally stylish and tend to choose colorful outfits.
Scroll down below to check the vintage photos of Iranian ladies sporting the 70s style in the pre-revolution times.
(h/t: designyoutrust)
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Iran was on a good way in the 1950's but an Anglo-American coup deposed the democratically elected Prime Minister, Mosaddegh, and put their puppet Shah in his place. That was the beginning of the 1979 revolution which turned the country to more hardline Islam. As in so many countries, western oil and gas interests destroyed democracy and set up the country as we know it today. Any westerners who complain about Iran today would do well to go back and read some history; the hypocrisy and lack of education on display is sickening. The Shah who was in charge as these pics were taken was a puppet to the west, and steered the country with an iron hand; all political opposition to his affiliation with the west was destroyed, tortured or killed by his secret police. No wonder Ayatollah Khomeini was welcomed back with open arms after his exile by the Shah!
Khomeini was welcomed and proved to be 100 times worse than the Sha
That isn't my point; we destroyed their dmocracy, as we've done in so many countries across the globe, and now we want to wage war on them. that was my point.
That sounds very much like Indonesian politics after the fall of Sukarno in 1965 (which was suspected to the doings of US too)
This country needs to stop. I hope that the rest of the world will stand up to the US some day soon!
I agree BjornArvidsson. People like lookingtheShore cannot see the causation of what we have today. They think that once the Shah was ousted it should be a "reset" and back to utopia. They need to study Gene Sharp on revolutions and understand that once the delicate balance is disturbed the environment is created that is ripe for the phenomenon known as "The Rise of The Radicals. That is why it just gets worse and worse. It is a story that is duplicated time and again without fail and we refuse to learn because we follow like lambs begging for extra mint sauce.
Shah was decent man, and a good experienced politician too, for Iran of the time was good! but he made two mistakes, he was too lenient with radicals communists and muslim terrorists, like Fadayeeon Eslam. All over organisation who take arms and terror acts get arrested! I wonder how he let them free or just send them to exile! these guys brutally revenged. Maybe he was too nice! educated in Switzerland! ....
The Shah was quite corrupt too. He was worse than his predecessor.
Of course, blame the west
coup leaders: United States Dwight Eisenhower United States Allen Dulles United States Kermit Roosevelt, Jr. United Kingdom Winston Churchill United Kingdom Anthony Eden United Kingdom John Alexander Sinclair United Kingdom Shapoor Reporter
understand the difference between a matter of opinion and a matter of fact . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat
خدا بیامرز شاه
Many of the photos posted here are not even of Iranian women. I see Sophia Lauren and Bridget Bardot and also photos of some foreign models who were on location in Iran when those photos were taken. What they are not telling us is MOST Iranian women NEVER dressed like that. It's like someone presenting you a pictorial in Town&Country Magazine 30 years from now and telling you this is how MOST American women used to live 2015. We can agree that would be a lie.
Well, do people in US dress like pictures in playboy magazines? No they dont. Its just showing how society was open. Plus many of them are iranian celebrities whom used to appear in the films just like what you see in pictures.and yeah there s no sophia lauren and bridget bardot in these pictures.
No on is saying that. I think Koolrepublica.. Most of those photos are taken in ruins of cities and some rural areas, where the authorities do not really care.
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Sophia, Brigitte? Where? Believe me they are not in this pictures. You think Iranian women are always with dark skin and never colored their hair?
Some Iranians have Aryan/western blood in them..
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One of the women is Natalie Wood. The eighth photo.
it's Brigitte Bardot not Bridget
Your comment makes some sense but not all sense. In fact magazines in Iran could show women in western clothing. They could choose up to a point. After the revolution no freedom to choose.They were forced to use burka. So at the end of the day message in the picture is right. Sha did a lot to improve womens rights ,and Komeiny a lot to enslave them.
Burka is not used in iran
Burka is not the same as headscarf
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So happy to see this article. Most people actually think Iran has always been ruled the way it is today (although, thanks to internet and other sources of information and group formations, it is not as bad as 80s and 90s). Love these outfits, would love to have them myself!
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You already do.. You can find them in almost any country in the west.
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Iran was on a good way in the 1950's but an Anglo-American coup deposed the democratically elected Prime Minister, Mosaddegh, and put their puppet Shah in his place. That was the beginning of the 1979 revolution which turned the country to more hardline Islam. As in so many countries, western oil and gas interests destroyed democracy and set up the country as we know it today. Any westerners who complain about Iran today would do well to go back and read some history; the hypocrisy and lack of education on display is sickening. The Shah who was in charge as these pics were taken was a puppet to the west, and steered the country with an iron hand; all political opposition to his affiliation with the west was destroyed, tortured or killed by his secret police. No wonder Ayatollah Khomeini was welcomed back with open arms after his exile by the Shah!
Khomeini was welcomed and proved to be 100 times worse than the Sha
That isn't my point; we destroyed their dmocracy, as we've done in so many countries across the globe, and now we want to wage war on them. that was my point.
That sounds very much like Indonesian politics after the fall of Sukarno in 1965 (which was suspected to the doings of US too)
This country needs to stop. I hope that the rest of the world will stand up to the US some day soon!
I agree BjornArvidsson. People like lookingtheShore cannot see the causation of what we have today. They think that once the Shah was ousted it should be a "reset" and back to utopia. They need to study Gene Sharp on revolutions and understand that once the delicate balance is disturbed the environment is created that is ripe for the phenomenon known as "The Rise of The Radicals. That is why it just gets worse and worse. It is a story that is duplicated time and again without fail and we refuse to learn because we follow like lambs begging for extra mint sauce.
Shah was decent man, and a good experienced politician too, for Iran of the time was good! but he made two mistakes, he was too lenient with radicals communists and muslim terrorists, like Fadayeeon Eslam. All over organisation who take arms and terror acts get arrested! I wonder how he let them free or just send them to exile! these guys brutally revenged. Maybe he was too nice! educated in Switzerland! ....
The Shah was quite corrupt too. He was worse than his predecessor.
Of course, blame the west
coup leaders: United States Dwight Eisenhower United States Allen Dulles United States Kermit Roosevelt, Jr. United Kingdom Winston Churchill United Kingdom Anthony Eden United Kingdom John Alexander Sinclair United Kingdom Shapoor Reporter
understand the difference between a matter of opinion and a matter of fact . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat
خدا بیامرز شاه
Many of the photos posted here are not even of Iranian women. I see Sophia Lauren and Bridget Bardot and also photos of some foreign models who were on location in Iran when those photos were taken. What they are not telling us is MOST Iranian women NEVER dressed like that. It's like someone presenting you a pictorial in Town&Country Magazine 30 years from now and telling you this is how MOST American women used to live 2015. We can agree that would be a lie.
Well, do people in US dress like pictures in playboy magazines? No they dont. Its just showing how society was open. Plus many of them are iranian celebrities whom used to appear in the films just like what you see in pictures.and yeah there s no sophia lauren and bridget bardot in these pictures.
No on is saying that. I think Koolrepublica.. Most of those photos are taken in ruins of cities and some rural areas, where the authorities do not really care.
This comment has been deleted.
Sophia, Brigitte? Where? Believe me they are not in this pictures. You think Iranian women are always with dark skin and never colored their hair?
Some Iranians have Aryan/western blood in them..
This comment has been deleted.
One of the women is Natalie Wood. The eighth photo.
it's Brigitte Bardot not Bridget
Your comment makes some sense but not all sense. In fact magazines in Iran could show women in western clothing. They could choose up to a point. After the revolution no freedom to choose.They were forced to use burka. So at the end of the day message in the picture is right. Sha did a lot to improve womens rights ,and Komeiny a lot to enslave them.
Burka is not used in iran
Burka is not the same as headscarf
This comment has been deleted.
So happy to see this article. Most people actually think Iran has always been ruled the way it is today (although, thanks to internet and other sources of information and group formations, it is not as bad as 80s and 90s). Love these outfits, would love to have them myself!
This comment has been deleted.
You already do.. You can find them in almost any country in the west.
This comment has been deleted.