Farzaneh Milani has an excellent editorial in today's Washington Post noting the rise of fashion-conscious men in Iran, and linking this change to the broader trend of increased dissent in contemporary Iran.

BTW, if you like the Milani article, you might consider Robin Wright's The Last Great Revolution: Turmoil and Transformation in Iran (New York: Knopf, 2000), for your holiday reading list. Wright describes in great detail many of the social and political changes that have taken place since the Iranian Revolution, including a loosening of restraints on women, fluctuating levels of control over intellectuals and cultural production, and increasing levels of tolerance for minority religions. Wright's discussion of mandatory birth control education classes might also surprise you. Her basic thesis is that a relatively tolerant pragmatism is winning in a fight against conservative clerical rule. Foreign Affairs has a review here.