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Chechen couture: a little less flesh, please!

Published: 26 October, 2009, 14:24
Edited: 12 December, 2009, 19:10

It’s been a tough decade in Chechnya, but a sense of style has always been top priority among Chechen women. But they still have to find a compromise between revealing European designs and traditional Islamic dress.

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2 COMMENTS

R John October 28, 2009, 14:21 quote

I bet those young beautiful models felt very uncomfortable having that womenizer President Kadyrov leering at them,

Me December 11, 2009, 23:17 quote

Dear John, believe me, any of the so-called models there would be happy for him to pay even a slight attention.. I was there and saw their lusting looks.. as for Kadyrov, he looked as if it was just another routine social.. he was bored in fact.

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