Iran Tells Women: Makeup Means Lashes

Iranian authorities have warned women that they may be punished by up to 74 lashes if they wear makeup or see-through stockings in public.

A notice by the State Security Council printed in Iranian newspapers this week warned that laws punishing violators of hijab , or Islamic covering, will be strictly enforced beginning Friday.

The notice listed eight types of violations involving the face, body and legs. These include exposing the hair in a vulgar way, using lipstick and eyeshadow in a provocative manner, wearing clothes that accentuate body curves and wearing see-through stockings not covered by trousers.

Men were also warned that they should not wear “gaudy clothes which are at odds with public decency.”