Overview
Under this dynasty, which pursued the building of a modern nation, dress became a matter of Westernisation and state control.
Key garments and style
In the 1930s Reza Shah required men to wear Western dress and the brimmed “Pahlavi hat,” and in 1936 issued a decree banning the veil (chador). Western fashion spread among the elite, but this coercion also drew resistance from conservatives.
Transition
With the 1979 revolution and the Islamic Republic, dress — women’s dress above all — turned sharply again.