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Photograph, Untitled, from Tehran Streetstyle

This is a Photograph. It was photographed by Hoda Katebi.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco as part of Contemporary Muslim Fashions.

It is dated 2015. Its medium is digital print on paper. It is a part of the department.


In Iran, women are required by law to dress modestly and in government-approved colors. Despite the threat of punishments by the Gashte Ershad (morality police), a thriving underground fashion scene has emerged, which was captured by Iranian American blogger and activist Hoda Katebi in her self-published book Tehran Streetstyle.

It is credited Courtesy of Hoda Katebi.

Its dimensions are

Frame H x W: 50.8 × 68.6 cm (20 × 27 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Contemporary Muslim Fashions.

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

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