Saturday, 2 April 2011

ready to wear.


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On our travels last year we saw a number of beautiful costumes, the first four were from Morocco.

They are wedding gowns and of one size fits all, worn with a belt. The colours and damask are still bright, I think they were from 16th/17th century, but I may be wrong, possibly earlier but not much later, I must remember to take notes as my memory is shocking!

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The next three were found in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, again lovely embroidery and jewel colours again.

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Then the modern day displays

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and lastly an unusual display in “Le Jardin Marjorelle”, Moroccan slippers in Liberty prints (too expensive for my pockets).

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4 comments:

  1. Wow ...your like me you love your colour!...keep trying to go all white and serene and minimalist...then I'll see a patchwork quilt and thats that... the house is bonkers again!!!! Just can't resist.
    Lovely colourful clothes xx
    Sophie

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  2. Beautiful fabrics and prints and I want a pair or two of those Liberty print Moroccan slippers.
    Jo xx

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  3. I would gladly swap my boring sheepskin slippers for a pair of those Moroccan beauties.. though they are far too pretty to wear and would look fabulous hung on a wall .. all of them!
    See you next weekend.. looking forward to it.
    Michele x

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  4. Oh oh oh oh oh!!!! I love those slippers, I want those slippers! No.....I NEED those slippers, all of them.

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