Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi picture - In the last years of his reign, the Shah of Iran and his wife Empress Farah tended to wear "civilian" clothes more and more for official events rather than the traditional imperial uniforms and jewelry. Some people believe this had a negative effect on their popularity with the Iranian people who saw the mystique embodied by the royal uniforms and imperial grandeur vanish.
In the last years of his reign, the Shah of Iran and his wife Empress Farah tended to wear "civilian" clothes more and more for official events rather than the traditional imperial uniforms and jewelry. Some people believe this had a negative effect on their popularity with the Iranian people who saw the mystique embodied by the royal uniforms and imperial grandeur vanish.