Sundresses vs. Abayas in Mumbai

Posted on January 31, 2010, by Hanna Ingber Win, under India, International, women.

Here’s my blog for True/Slant about wearing a strapless sundress in Mumbai. It was not a pleasant experience.

A woman in a face veil and long black abaya sits on a bench on Carter Road in Mumbai. Only her eyes are visible. A man in jeans and a t-shirt lies on the bench with his head in her lap. She gently massages his face.

They spot me, walking along in a strapless sundress. The woman playfully puts her hand over her partner’s eyes to shield him from this Western woman with exposed shoulders and protruding collarbone.

I play with my iPod and pretend not to notice. I pretend that I am not considered dirty and provocative.

Continue reading here.

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