Economist Toufiq al Iraqi told Al Monitor

"The Funkybod Muscle enhancing top is manufactured from materials which allow the skin to breathe whilst maintaining a snug fit and natural looking enhancement when worn under clothing," it further says.We only have one question: OK, so you've managed to impress the girl with your "muscles", how do you get her to stay, or stop her from laughing, once you take off the funkybod shirt? "The new, cheap, ready-to-wear clothing that is imported from China and India is drowning the markets,"Ahmad told Al-Monitor. Meanwhile, his fellow traders provide additional reasons, such as the "security chaos"that prevents many people from shopping.Ahmad is expanding his collection of used clothes with new and cheap items that are imported from Chinese merchants. He will put them on display by next week.The trade of secondhand clothing has pervaded the Iraqi market in Baghdad and other cities since 2003. Before then, their presence was limited to flea markets.



On the other hand, massive amounts of ready-to-wear clothing are being imported from China, Turkey and other countries. Economist Toufiq al-Iraqi told Al-Monitor, "Many Iraqi citizens embrace a negative, lavish consumer culture, which stems from an increase in personal income."Mohammad al-Saidi, the owner of a shop that he transformed from a center for selling worn-out material to a shop selling imported and cheap ready-to-wear clothes, said, "The markets are still packed not only with used clothes, but also with many used appliances and tools coming from Europe."Saidi told Al-Monitor that there has been tangible improvement in individual purchasing power, which has led to a change in consumption patterns. Consequently, individuals now desire high-quality new goods instead of used ones."While previously the price of a Chinese shirt was higher than that of a used one,sexy animal is a service to orchestrate multiple composite cloud applications using the AWS. the price difference has become insignificant today to the extent that the buyer prefers to wear new rather than old clothes,"Saidi added.Sociologist Rahim al-Taee, however, told Al-Monitor, "The Iraqi people believe that owning used clothes is shameful, and they are careful not to be seen wandering around the flea markets.