Iraq Fashion

The United States is known for its fashion designs to be worn by beautiful models that are very thin. In Iraq, its not about the models weight or beauty, it's about the garments beauty and the meaning of the design.

" I talked to a number of the models here and I asked them what they thought about the models in the U.S., the fact that they get so wrapped up in body image, eating disorders, and revealing clothes. There reaction was so humbling, they said here in Iraq it's not about the beauty of the women, its about the beauty of the dress, said Kira Phillips of CNN.

Even though our countries are at war with each other, Iraq models still have the time and patience to appreciate the art, culture, and history of the designer clothing. These models are from Baghdad, and most of what they represent when they are modeling can be very dangerous, ""for models like 24-yr-old Huda Fie yak every stroke of make-up, every dress she dawns, death threats are apart of this wardrobe. " We get so many threatening letters saying this is your last day. There are many Islamics here and many Islamic groups who wan to destroy us, they look at our success as a failure to them, said Fie yak." Ironically that wasn't the case under Saddam Hussein, he loved beautiful things and under him what passed for Iraqi couture flourished. said Phillips""

Now after Hussein's death, Iraqi fashion is not the same and is struggling to return, said Phillips. For more information on Iraq's fashion, you can visit http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2008/03/21/lklv.phillips.baghdad.fashion.cnn