Lipstick: The Proverbial Fig Leaf of Istanbul’s Pretentiousness TL;DR: In…
Lipstick: The Proverbial Fig Leaf of Istanbul’s Pretentiousness TL;DR: In Istanbul, lipstick is not merely a cosmetic; it’s a blatant attempt to mask the city’s deep-seated insecurities and contradictions. Istanbul’s Identity Crisis: A Tale of Two Cities Istanbul, a city where East meets West, has long grappled with an identity crisis. Once the glittering capital…