Welcome to Manteaus Daily. Manteaus are glamorous and rebellious tight body-hugging coats or tunics or shirt dresses. They are a distinctly European outfit, based on the British and French trench coat. However, in the last 5 years, they have become a Middle Eastern, specifically Iranian/Persian, symbol of freedom, love for democracy, and the proud and defiant desire of women to represent themselves as fully sexual human beings.
As a young woman who has experienced life in a dictatorial country (in Europe, not in the Middle East, but still) up close and is proud to have lived in a free Western country for most of her life, I simply adore looking at this fashion and love to express the ideas behind it through my own style. I love ANY defiant fashion- my three major influences are L.A. San Fernando Valley sexual culture (my inspiration #1 is Jenna Jameson after all!), NYC hip-hop culture, and of course, the manteau culture. I own about 20 different types of manteaus, all bought here.
This blog is the only place where those who love to wear this fashion or to look at women that do can get their fix. I may also post some pics of myself wearing my own version of this fashion (mine is even more tight fitting than the Persian style, involves the wearing of low baseball caps with scarves on shoulders rather than scarves on the head OR wearing a hood or snood pushed back on the head, and is much more hip-hop influenced).
Almost every day I will post a picture from my huge collection of manteau style photos. I’d love to post some of my own manteau pics up here, but I will have to blur the face out, for privacy reasons (not because I’m afraid of men, but because I don’t want anti-manteau, anti-woman fanatics knowing what I look like! I love it when men look at me, especially my boyfriend! 
Enjoy Manteaus Daily and please show your support for all Western values-seeking movements worldwide!
xox
shorty
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yas | November 3, 2010 at 6:52 pm
love ur site!!!! continue ur good work, first page i see this kind of work!
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IAN | November 10, 2010 at 11:46 am
Hello Shorty,
I came across your your website 2 days ago and I was really delighted with the pictures. I live in England near London. I adore Iranian women. I think hijab styles look very pretty and cute. When the scarf or maghneah slips back it is very exciting to see the the hair which you are not supposed to see in Iran. One part of me is shocked and says: “please don`t remove your scarf! ” and the other half of me feels excited when it comes off. I also like to see women in a chador or strict maghnaeh with no hair showing. I just think what would happen when they go to a party and take off the hijab and reveal fashionable hair style and modern clothes. Very shocking but also exciting. I respect women and am sensitive to their feelings. I would like to have an Iranian woman as a friend. Shorty I would be very happy if you would send me an e-mail. Do you have any thoughts about what I said? (I like 17th Century mens fashion. Long hair and great clothes ( The Three Musketeers or King Charles 1st). Please send me an e-mail. best wishes from
IAN.
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manteausdaily | November 10, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Hi,
Sorry for any misunderstandings.
Thank you for your comment, I really like what you have to say for the site, but I am not in Iran nor am I Iranian. I like the manteau fashion for its social and sexual rebellious significance and as a protest gesture. Also, I am not single
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IAN | November 10, 2010 at 11:52 am
I also communicate with two Ladies in Iran via TAGGED website.
Shorty if you want to you can send me an e-mail direct to my e-mail address, then I could reply with photos of me.
ianmcmillan_545@hotmail.com
IAN.
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manteausdaily | November 10, 2010 at 11:15 pm
Ian, thank you for your blog visits and your comments, but I am not Iranian- I am merely showing solidarity with the Iranian pro-democracy movement and the fashion they adopt. If you read the article, you will see that I come from a similar background and can understand what living in such a country means. However, I unfortunately do not have addresses or names of the girls in the pics. I post them as fashion inspirations to inspire myself and others, as well as to show them that Western women, despite whatever propaganda from whatever side you hear, support the pro-democracy movements (including the Green movement, but not limited to it) and want their country to be a free democratic superpower, the “European country of the MIddle East”. Through posting the manteau photos, I bring awareness to those who may believe media-perpetuated stereotypes.
Sorry, but I cannot give out any emails here, as this blog may be watched by representatives of certain groups due to its pro-democracy content.
Thanks again
shorty
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Richi | November 23, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Where Can One buy those beautiful scarfs with persian calligraphy printed on? I think I saw a pic with girls wearing those…loved them! Can one buy abroud or just in iran?
the girls on this video r wearing them :
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manteausdaily | November 23, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Here’s a website in California that sells similar scarves:
http://www.axiomtrend.com/axiomtrend_Accessories.htm
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persianpishi | December 8, 2011 at 8:50 pm
The girl in this video on the left is actually my friend Rana
You can find these scarves with the calligraphy through Masihzad.com and on a few other websites that cater to this style 
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manteausdaily | December 8, 2011 at 11:03 pm
Which video?
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yas | March 24, 2011 at 9:14 pm
Hi! I can recommend u a very good program on iranian clothes, and manteaus, i loved it and think u will enjoy it! I hope u can watch it ,
http://svtplay.se/v/2316326/kladkod/del_4_av_16__iran?cb,a1364145,1,f,-1/pb,a1364142,1,f,-1/pl,v,,2370453/sb,p149517,1,f,-1
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manteausdaily | March 24, 2011 at 9:59 pm
Hi Yas,
When I click on the link, the video doesn’t work. It says it is only available to people living in Sweden. Is there another link for this video? Also, is it in English?
Thanks,
shorty xx
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Yas | March 25, 2011 at 2:01 pm
Oh such a shame, i really loved it. I have been googling it but couldnt find any site who shows it…but i did find a shortage of the program on youtube! Its better than nothing, but its about clothes in Iran, and shows the different styles n manteaus, and the girls r sooo beautiful in their clothes!
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manteausdaily | March 25, 2011 at 10:37 pm
Thank you for the video. It’s very cool, with some nice outfits featured. I will do a post in the future with some videos of manteau fashions I found on Youtube, and I will definitely include this 1.
xx
shorty
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xxx tube | July 8, 2011 at 8:25 am
Excellent Blog !!!!
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Lala Amezcua | August 6, 2011 at 12:26 am
Hey, I think your blog is good
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Jasmine | August 23, 2011 at 3:39 am
The Manteaus has nothing to do with “sexual revolution” it is part of the Iranian culture. It has nothing to with European fashion or trying to show of one’s sexuality. Iran’s neighbour Pakistan wear the salawr kameez which is similar to the Iranian Manteaus.
Stop fantasising and try to educate yourself about it!
Ignorance today.
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manteausdaily | August 23, 2011 at 3:59 am
Manteau is a FRENCH word meaning COAT. Trench coats and silk scarves are NOT Iranian traditional clothes (only chador and the regional clothing worn in the provinces are, and even chador is questionable as it is an Arabic item originally with some modifications). Silk scarves and fitted tunics were huge in Europe and US in the 1950s and 1960s- look at Jackie O, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn. Manteau style (it is not just a coat, it is a whole STYLE, make-up, scarf fashion, hairstyles, EVERYTHING- this is what I am trying to show) is a response to oppressive traditional dress codes instituted by the IRI regime after 1979. These codes attempt to humiliate and desexualize women and turn them into slaves and wretches. Manteau uplifts and emancipates women.
This is THE only time I am responding to your hate comments, though I believe in freedom of speech, unlike the regime in Iran, and will leave your comments for all enlightened, intelligent people to laugh at!
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Jasmine | September 25, 2011 at 6:35 pm
The head scarf is part of the Iranian culture andso is the chadour. Yes, woman are required to cover up and yes SOME girls rebel by wearing tighter mantues and showing more hair , but they do it for political reasons not because they want to start a “Sexual revolution”. The mantues mau be french but the style of wearing trousers and long shirts is a culture in Iran,Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Go look into the cultural clothes of nomads and villagers in that part of the world. The Iranian mantues is just a modern version of their cultural clothing that goes with the dress code they need to abide.
No wonder Americans are seens a fools everywhere they go! Your so ignorant about Iranian culture and the people. Go ahead and post pictures of mantes but stop making up your own theory and conclusion and stop with the whole “our culture is way superior and “free” than everyone else” attitude the world hates!
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watch free movies online free | September 25, 2011 at 7:30 am
Hola! I’ve been following your blog for a long time now and finally got the courage to go ahead and give you a shout out from New Caney Tx! Just wanted to say keep up the great work!
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manteausdaily | September 25, 2011 at 8:31 pm
Anyone posting troll comments from now on will be banned! DO NOT TROLL this blog! DO NOT make racial statements or bait me to attempt to reveal my location! DO NOT insult freedom-seeking, democratic movements. If you expose yourself as a hater of democracy, then no more words are needed towards you!
ONCE AGAIN, anyone trolling will be BANNED. GOT THAT?
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persianpishi | December 8, 2011 at 8:51 pm
Love your blog shorty!
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manteausdaily | December 8, 2011 at 11:01 pm
Thank you!
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Ram's Look | February 25, 2012 at 12:34 pm
Awesome site! Love it. ‘V’
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manteausdaily | February 25, 2012 at 12:37 pm
Thank you very much for your comments! Glad you like the site!
xx
shorty
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Elly | April 23, 2012 at 5:55 am
Hi, I’m an Iranian girl living in Iran,
I wanna know do you find these photos by googling or these girls themselves send their photos to you ?
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manteausdaily | April 23, 2012 at 11:35 am
Hi Elly,
thank you for visiting the blog. No one has emailed their photos to me as of yet. I have found them through Google search, Skyscrapercity, news photos such as AFP, GettyImages, as well as websites such as Yahoo360 and Tooring360 (now defunct) and even some blogs.
Hope I helped,
+shorty+
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Niloofar | May 9, 2012 at 2:55 pm
Hi, firstly i LOVE your blog!!!!!
and i was just wondering if you now any shops or stores (not online)in London which sell manteaus??
Thank you veryy much!!
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manteausdaily | May 9, 2012 at 9:49 pm
Hi Niloofar,
Thank you for your comment. In terms of UK/European stores, I think H&M, Topshop, Asos.com, New Look carry manteau-style tunics (and circle scarves/snoods!) very often. Three of my 5 snoods come from Asos.com and New Look, in fact.
Hope I helped,
shorty xx