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visited the shop and emerged wearing the coats. Photographs of them in Afghan coats appeared in print media. They also wore them, inside out, for the cover picture of the
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LP. Demand took off and the artisanal makers of Ghazni could not keep up. Crude imitations flooded the market. In 2009–10,
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Imitations of the original design continued to be very popular in the 1970s and 1980s particularly associated with the
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thread. They are ideal for the climate in Afghanistan, which is cold and severe in the winter.
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people, which could be anywhere from jacket- to ankle-length, with full or partial sleeves.
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is a sheepskin or goatskin coat made with the fleece on the inside and the soft
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Coat made with the fleece on the inside and the soft leather on the outside
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coat was on display in an exhibition of the Julian Lennon Collection.
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