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Maybe Katy Perry was on to something when she wore braces for her nerd look in her T.G.I.F. video!

Even though many kids in North America dread the day when their dentists tell them they need braces, it's actually quite the opposite in some Asian countries, including Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

In fact, fake braces have become such a high-demand fashion trend

Tags: braces, fake braces, indonesia, katy perry, malaysia, thailand

Get ready to see more H&M s around the world!

In addition to launching a new retail chain, the fast fashion retailer announced on Monday they're expanding into the Latin America market and they're doing it BIG.

The first store is scheduled to open in the fall at Mexico City's Centro Santa Fe mall and will be the largest H&M in the world.

Dayum. That's a lot of clothes!

The Swedish chain also plans to expand their presence in Bulgaria, Thailand and Indonesia in 2012, but on a smaller scale.

[Image courtesy of Facebook.]

Tags: bulgaria, centro santa fe, hm, hm stores, indonesia, karl-johan persson, mexico, mexico city, thailand

This is EFFED UP.

Indonesia is looking to ban mini skirts because they're "too pornographic" according to Suryadharma Ali, Indonesia's religious affairs minister and head of the anti-porn task force.

He and his task force plan to come up with "a set of universal criteria" on what is pornography, and

Tags: indonesia, pornographic, rape, religion, short skirts, womens rights

As cliche as it sounds, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

And a tribe in Indonesia believes that women are more beautiful if they have their teeth chiseled — into sharp points!

Check out the clip above from National Geographic to learn more about the tribe, their customs, and watch one of the ceremonies where a woman gets her teeth chiseled.

Ouch!

Tags: beauty, custom, indonesia, teeth

Earlier this week, Michelle Obama and her hubs President Barack Obama paid a visit to Jakarta's Istiqlal Mosque in Indonesia.

The first lady stayed true to her style by wearing a pale green suit by Harlem designer Stephen Burrows and a leopard print head scarf with turquoise fringe.

And in case you're wondering why she's not wearing any shoes, Mrs. O took them off as a sign of respect.

[Image via AP Images.]

Tags: first lady, head scarf, indonesia, jakarta, jakarta-039s istiqlal mosque, mrs o, stephen burrows

90210's AnnaLynne McCord is on the cover of Indonesia's Prestige magazine for the month of August.

Inside her spread the scary thin bag of bones actress does variations of the same pose and same facial expressions in different dresses.

We're not very impressed with her smizing or her poses, especially since she was a model!

What do U think???

[Images courtesy Prestige.]

Tags: indonesia, prestige magazine, same face, same pose, thin

And we thought a baggy pants ban was bad!

Women in Indonesia will no longer be allowed to wear tight pants or revealing clothing as the city of Aceh passed a law to ban the body hugging garments.

Following the ban, authorities in the Islamic city have handed out 20,000 long skirts for women to wear in order to enforce the regulation for the next two months while the law is implemented.

Ramli Mansur, head of the West Aceh district explained the details of the law, saying "The rule applies only to Muslim residents in West Aceh. We don't enforce it for non-Muslims, but are asking them to respect us."

So what happens if someone's caught violating the law?

No one really knows! The law only states "moral sanctions" will be imposed on violators. However, if a woman is caught violating the law 3 times, she could be put in jail for up to 2 weeks.

Ridiculous!

What's also inneresting is that the majority of Indonesia is against the dress restrictions. Too bad their voice isn't being heard!

Thoughts???

[Image via AP Images.]

Tags: aceh, ban, banned, clothing ban, indonesia, ramli mansur, tight clothes, west aceh