Are You Ready for the Burkini?
MC Style Director Cleo Glyde takes a wild hybrid for a spin on the beach in Venice and Santa Monica.
By Cleo Glyde
Created by Muslim designer Aheda Zanetti in Sydney, Australia, the burkini was originally designed as a way for women bound by the Islamic code of female modesty to enjoy the beach. Soon after, everyone went "bezonkers," Zanetti says, including fair-skinned non-Muslims looking to avoid sun damage. But how will the burkini play in L.A.? We got our hands on one of the first to hit U.S. shores.
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BOOGIE-BOARD GUY:\r\n\"What planet did you say you came from?\"
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KEVIN THE LIFEGUARD:\r\n\"The first thing I thought was, Here\'s an Islamic woman who needs some questions answered.\"
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Created by Muslim designer Aheda Zanetti in Sydney, Australia, the burkini was originally designed as a way for women bound by the Islamic code of female modesty to enjoy the beach. Soon after, everyone went \"bezonkers,\" Zanetti says, including fair-skinned non-Muslims looking to avoid sun damage. But how will the burkini play in L.A.? We got our hands on one of the first to hit U.S. shores.
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At home in the burkini at the entrance to the Freakshow.\r\n
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STREET FREAKAZOID:\r\n\"Is that outfit for luge? I don\'t like that you can\'t see nothing. They should make them transparent.\"
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VOLLEYBALL GALS:\r\n\"You look like a Teletubby.\"\r\n
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CHRYSTAL FROM SAN GABRIEL, CA:\r\n\"I love how freaky this is! Can we please take a photo?\"\r\n
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Alien nation: \r\nWear a burkini and worlds collide.\r\n
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SUKI, \r\nA MUSLIM STUDENT FROM KUWAIT: \r\n\"I have nothing against it for other women, but I wouldn\'t wear it; I\'m not a swimmer.\"\r\n
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BRITNEY AT THE SANTA MONICA HOT-DOG STAND:\r\n\"This actually looks cool. What kind of Muslim are you?\"\r\n
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