Iranian Institute for Social & Cultural Research Journal of Iranian Cultural Research 2008-1847 1 1 2008 04 29 Lifestyle and Women’s Clothing in Tehran Lifestyle and Women’s Clothing in Tehran 65 92 70 10.7508/ijcr.2008.01.003 FA Nafiseh Hamidi PhD Student of Cultural Sociology, University of Tehran Mahdi Faraji PhD Candidate of Cultural Sociology, University of Tehran Journal Article This article aims at finding different lifestyles of female clothing in Tehran. To this end, it describes women’s diverse types of clothing in different social and cultural environments. The main questions advanced in the article are about special lifestyles and logic of choosing clothes by women. The authors try to discover whether distinction, identity making or some kinds of primary functions such as protection, decoration, and chastity are considered the most important factors for women. To find answers, the authors conducted deep interviews with 40 female residents of Tehran and extracted their social positions and lifestyle in clothing. Based on these findings, the authors could distinguish nine different social types. This article aims at finding different lifestyles of female clothing in Tehran. To this end, it describes women’s diverse types of clothing in different social and cultural environments. The main questions advanced in the article are about special lifestyles and logic of choosing clothes by women. The authors try to discover whether distinction, identity making or some kinds of primary functions such as protection, decoration, and chastity are considered the most important factors for women. To find answers, the authors conducted deep interviews with 40 female residents of Tehran and extracted their social positions and lifestyle in clothing. Based on these findings, the authors could distinguish nine different social types. http://www.jicr.ir/article_70_7cbbc409ec990f19c78c75bd1e06f215.pdf