The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie

"The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie" explores the interesting dualistic sex culture in Syrian inner-city markets, where veiled women buy hoards of imaginative and playful racy lingerie. Pictures of Syrian lingerie tacked with plastic butterflies, tweety-bird, feathers, cell phones and sequence abound, all paying tribute to the Syrian humorous approach to their often secret sex lives. Complete with interviews from various walks of life and tales from Lingerie lovers and those not-so-enthused, this interesting exploration into this niche industry demonstrates the colorful outcome of class distinctions and religious convictions, all reflected in the openly displayed burlap g-strings and curtain bras of the Syrian market place in Damascus.

De Malu Halasa and Rana Salam, 171 pages, 2008. Publié par Chronicle Books.

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