A trade ban on lacy lingerie, which outlaws any underwear containing less than 6% cotton from being imported, made, or sold in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, has hit a nerve with consumers in those countries.
According to theguardian.com, 30 women protesters in Kazakhstan were arrested on Sunday while wearing lace underwear on their heads and shouting “Freedom to panties!”
The panty restrictions will not go into effect until 1 July, 2014.
“As a rule, lacy underwear … is literally snatched off the shelves,” The Guardian quotes Alisa Sapardiyeva, the manager of a lingerie store in Moscow, as saying.
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