Nov 07 2009

Pakistan models defy Taliban with 1st fashion week (AP)

Published by Yahoo! News: Fashion News at 4:29 am under Fashion & Trends

A model looks on while waiting at the backstage prior to present a creation by Pakistani designer Rizwan Beyg, during the Pakistan Fashion Week, Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. The fashion week is delayed due to ongoing militant violence and security fears which kept foreign guests away. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with shoulders — and tattoos — exposed. Male models wore long, Islamic robes as well as shorts and sequined T-shirts.


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