These Newly-Colorized Historical Photos Reveal Shocking Things

An Iranian Woman, 1960

Women weren't allowed to wear traditional veils before the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Before then, women were allowed to wear Westernized clothing like jeans, miniskirts, and short sleeves. Young women often wore bathing suits to the beach, a practice that is now extremely forbidden. 

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