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10 Party Dress & Shoes Combos To Inspire All Your Holiday Outfits

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Iran student strips in protest over strict hijab dress code

A female student at a university in Tehran stripped to her underwear in an act of protest after being harassed by campus security officers over her hijab. Videos circulating widely on social media show the unidentified student sitting outside the campus in her underwear while the security guards surrounded her. Another video shows her walking […]

Entertainment

Elphaba’s Dress in ‘Wicked’ Was Inspired by Mushroom Gills

As Paul Tazewell was conceiving design ideas for “Wicked,” mushroom gills served as an unlikely inspiration for Elphaba’s black dress. The costume designer had stumbled across a documentary about mushrooms. Tazewell says, “I became aware of the beauty of different kinds of mushrooms because of the texture and different colors.” Tazewell was tasked with designing […]