This is what the hotties are wearing on Saudi beaches this season. "She Who Shall Not Be Named" asked "how do they swim in that thing?" The answer is, they don't. On Saudi beaches women are not allowed to go into the water if men are present.
Check out the whole catalogue here.
Hat tip, Iraq Bloggers Central.
UPDATE:
These styles seem to be catching on in Turkey too. The LA Times reports that the spread of "Muslim style swimwear" has "touched off a debate about the merits of such outfits" in Turkey "where most women wear Western-style swimwear, and some even go topless."
There is a political dimension to all this. Turkey bans the Muslim headscarf in all schools and government institutions as a sign of religious militancy, so women wearing these outfits could be making something more than a mere fashion statement. Oh, to answer "She Who Shall Not Be Named's" question -- apparently you can swim comfortably in them, at least that's what the manufacturer claims.
Read it here.
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