Open Borders

The tradition of collecting sexy lingerie began after the 1973 Yom Kippur war when the Gulf states invested in Syria as a frontline against Israel, and the materials and machines needed to manufacture a garment as technologically complex as the bra made their way through the country's once-closed borders. Before this, Syria was a Soviet satellite. It sold ill-fitting and poorly made cotton underwear to Russia.

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