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Abroad or in Dhaka?

Class, education, wealth and upbringing certainly have roles to play in how women look and how they carry themselves in ladylike fashion - and important for those of us who are connoisseurs of feminine beauty :-)

'My Fair Lady' comes to mind....

I myself know several women in my friend circle who could give these models a run for their money looks-wise, but their education level is far higher or they come from a bit more conservative (not Islamist) backgrounds.

Modeling (and becoming a 'public' artiste and entertainer - so to speak) is not considered prestigious in South Asian upper middle-class circles, and this is true here as well. Most of the models in these pages (yes even the top models) come from at most middle-class backgrounds, not above. This is not snootiness - it is reality and simply stating the facts.

I am quite fascinated by the pace of adaptation by these mofussil middle-class women from plain-jane 'dehati' to top actress all of a sudden. I actually admire this level of effort because for a young woman who wins a brand-sponsored award for a beauty or singing contest and gets 'discovered' - it is going a long way in one short frightening step. They are hungrier and much more aggressive than women who come from more privileged backgrounds.

From my experience as an observer - modeling is not simply about stunning looks. It is about knowing how to use those looks to present a tasteful top-echelon silhouette and at the same time reflecting visual vitality, humanism, accepted mores of local culture, aesthetic finesse and above all cultivated-good-taste to appeal to wide sections of society.

For a quick-learner quick-witted middle class woman, that field is far more lucrative and open-for-the-taking than a socially encumbered Higher Middle class woman.
In Pakistan its the opposite, most models are from the well off upper class or upper-middle class background who were raised in a less conservative environment though its changing and middle class women too are getting attracted to this new profession
 
Abroad or in Dhaka?

Class, education, wealth and upbringing certainly have roles to play in how women look and how they carry themselves in ladylike fashion - and important for those of us who are connoisseurs of feminine beauty :-)

'My Fair Lady' comes to mind....

I myself know several women in my friend circle who could give these models a run for their money looks-wise, but their education level is far higher or they come from a bit more conservative (not Islamist) backgrounds.

Modeling (and becoming a 'public' artiste and entertainer - so to speak) is not considered prestigious in South Asian upper middle-class circles, and this is true here as well. Most of the models in these pages (yes even the top models) come from at most middle-class backgrounds, not above. This is not snootiness - it is reality and simply stating the facts.

I am quite fascinated by the pace of adaptation by these mofussil middle-class women from plain-jane 'dehati' to top actress all of a sudden. I actually admire this level of effort because for a young woman who wins a brand-sponsored award for a beauty or singing contest and gets 'discovered' - it is going a long way in one short frightening step. They are hungrier and much more aggressive than women who come from more privileged backgrounds.

From my experience as an observer - modeling is not simply about stunning looks. It is about knowing how to use those looks to present a tasteful top-echelon silhouette and at the same time reflecting visual vitality, humanism, accepted mores of local culture, aesthetic finesse and above all cultivated-good-taste to appeal to wide sections of society.

For a quick-learner quick-witted middle class woman, that field is far more lucrative and open-for-the-taking than a socially encumbered Higher Middle class woman.

Interesting, this is quite informative. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this :) :P
 
Wut there are no wild dogs in Bangladesh?
Hamain bhe batao tareeka kutoan say chutkaray ka

it seems also in maldives, there are no unspeakables allowed inside of the country... when tourists bring them, they are left in the ship-port or airport.

if you have trouble in your area because of these unspeakables, you can begin by doing what i would do some years ago for some months - shoot them with a .22 air rifle... it was actually dangerous for me to do this india, ever since the insane "environment minister" of the 1998 bjp government, maneka gandhi, who declared that the unspeakables cannot be killed, despite what happened later on - countless horrendous attacks on humans, with many deaths, and the almost extinct status of cats. :sad:
 
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it seems also in maldives, there are no unspeakables allowed inside of the country... when tourists bring them, they are left in the ship-port or airport.

if you have trouble in your area because of these unspeakables, you can begin by doing what i would do some years ago for some months - shoot them with a .22 air rifle... it was actually dangerous for me to do this india, ever since the insane "environment minister" of the 1998 bjp government, maneka gandhi, who declared that the unspeakables cannot be killed, despite what happened later on - countless horrendous attacks on humans, with many deaths, and the almost extinct status of cats. :sad:
Only my grandfather owns a gun in my family and even it doesn't work
 
Bangladeshi model and actress Nowshin Nahrin

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Only my grandfather owns a gun in my family and even it doesn't work

that kind of gun even if you can get it to work will bring down the "animal rights activists" upon your head - those peta types... besides, you would need legal sanction to use it again and again for the number of dogs in your area.

better is buying a simple air rifle... it won't kill the dogs but at the same time will spread terror through them.
 
Here we have Porshi - a popular singer of traditional ballads, and she is not hard on the eyes either :-)

She is tiny though - barely five-two....
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One of her recent traditional numbers...a duet with Hridoy Khan for the Bengali movie 'Sweetheart'.
 
Some more of Shaon...

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How about some rainy-day fun?
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Local Jamdani Saree
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