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Purple Shirt craze sweeps Sulaimaniyah
city
21.4.2006
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Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan-Iraq, April 21, - A
craze for purple Chinese shirts is sweeping Iraqi
Kurdistan province of Sulaymaniyah by storm as
people hit the markets for summer clothes.
"If I can’t find a purple shirt I will leave the
market and won’t buy anything," said Helcord Hemma
Saleh, 26, a student.
Shop owners report brisk demand for Chinese-made
purple shirts and say this has driven prices of
other colors down.
"The market for summer clothes has been markedly
active with a sharp interest in purple Chinese
shirts," says Nasser Hassan Qader, 40, who owns a
shop in central Sulaimaniyah.
"There are Chinese, Turkish and Syrian clothes in
the market but people prefer Chinese because they
offer good quality and good prices," he added. |
Illustration Photo
If I can’t find a purple shirt I will leave the
market and won’t buy anything |
Prices of Chinese shirts range from $10 to $25,
Qader said.
Mohammed Rebwar, another shop owner on the same
street who sells Turkish clothes, said he noticed
that customers, mostly young people and students,
chose light colors especially purple.
"Purple is my favorite color. I’m glad it is all
over the market," said Tara Qurdaghi, 32, an
employee.
"I noticed that young people like purple, so I
bought a purple shirt," said 30-year-old student
Osman Hemma Saeed.
But the obsession has had its toll on the business.
"After purple shirts run out, we have to sell other
colors at lower prices," said shop owner Banar
Mohammed, 25.
VOI
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