11.   Mrs. Oku always wore a traditional Japanese kimono, joking that she could not afford Western clothes.

12.   One of the most successful at translating Chinese traditions into Western clothes is Vivienne Tam, who was born in Canton and educated in Hong Kong.

13.   She was not devoutly religious and wore western clothes, though her mother said she had recently begun wearing a headscarf, a sign of Muslim faithfulness.

14.   She thinks most Americans would be shocked to learn that just across from the Kremlin today is a thriving mall that features upscale Western designer clothes and cosmetics.

15.   Some failed to recognize her after many encounters, especially if she wore African instead of Western clothes.

16.   The men wore Western clothes, their heads covered with turbans or embroidered kerchiefs knotted at the back.

17.   The man assumed he was not a Muslim because he was wearing Western clothes.

18.   These ornate western clothes are favorites in social circles and on showy concert stages, Strickland says.

19.   They shaved their beards and wore Western clothes in order to avoid detection, often using aliases and passwords.

20.   When crowds of Afghans gather to gape at us, our equipment, our Western clothes, the soldiers beat the crowds back with whips and rifle butts.