I just came back from a couple of days of visiting my grandmother. She lives in the the picturesque village of Shiroka Luka where I've spent so many of my summers. It is such a beautiful place to grow up in. So today's post is a little different. What I am wearing is not a costume. It's an authentic dress that belonged to my great-great grandmother. A century ago, it's what they used to wear on special occasions in that part of Bulgaria. It consists of seven pieces - talk about layering! It's super heavy, a bit itchy, overall not too comfortable to wear so they definitely suffered a lot more for fashion than we do today :o). And their appreciation for it couldn't have been any lesser than ours judging from the intricate details such as the fine embroidery, opulent fabrics (lace, fur, velour) and jewlery. Fashion is a testament to one's philosophy and way of life. In this sense I very much enjoyed going back in time.
On a different note, I'm just about done with my summer break so I'll be back to regular posting in the next couple of days. Thank you for bearing with me :o).
Loves,
Vera
83 comments:
I love your dress. As an anthropologist I find your photos of the village and the clothing fascinating. How wonderful to have the opportunity to visit and explore!
You look lovely with this dress!!!
I bet the landscape is amazing!!
I love the pictures! I wish some of my ancestors had left behind things like that!
Such a gorgeous combination of colours, fabrics, and textures and proof that you can carry off anything.
You have such innate class and elegance - evident not only in your sartorial style, but also your style of writing and your keen observations. I look forward to your posts impatiently, but would never deny anyone the right to a holiday, especially when they are as charming and as beautifully captured as yours.x
different. But, interesting. I like it :)
It is in fact not quite the ordinary and standard dressing of female Bulgarians of that time and it hints of quite a good social status. It is very rich, the fur, the intricate embroidery, the lace, the coins and the top layer jacket's fabric show it. Not a work dress either. However I find it fascinating that it fits you so well as if it was made for you especially. Clap clap for the article lifted my mood for the rest of the workday :)
Ciao!I come from Greece which is also another country in Balkans and we have similar traditional costumes full of history!Yours is amazing though!It has really warm colours!
Wow, very unusual and beautiful!
You look nice!
thats really authentic...lovely! :)
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WOW! The outfit, the colors, the mountain! Incredible! and the picturesque views are breathtaking...and how intriguing the history behind the garb, just lovely!
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So beautiful!
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lovely photos!
those fabrics look amazing
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The landscape and your style looked so familiar to me and now as you say it, I am impressed and happy to have found your blog :-) my mother is from Rousse, I have spent my childhood summers in Varna, Druschba, but have also visited the Rhodopes some years ago. I would look forward to getting to know you.
omgosh that is so beautiful! i love the colors and textures. simply amazing. fashion > pain. haha.
Great photos! Love that you can wear something that belonged to you great grand-mother! Just makes it that much more special!
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how cool! What a lovely piece.
Wow, thanks for posting this, it's so interesting!
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It really is amazing to get to know some of your culture! it inspires me to do something similar :)
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Hey, was worried about you, disappearing so fast. Hope you had a great time in Bulgaria and will keep in touch ;)
Like a doll!
LOVE!
Darling, that place is incredible!
and the dress is so beautiful and looks so beautiful with it!!
Really amazing ;)
xx
oh wow I love all the details, the jacket is so fabulous.
What an amazing dress! I always enjoy looking at other ethnic costumes! xxoxoxoxo
oh my you're gorgeous! I love the dresses you make they're beautiful!! And thank you for your sweet comment!
i love it
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I;ve been to a lot of blogs and this is def a unique piece. Great blog. Love this dress
you look gorgeous, love the 'village' dress =]]
wow you have a piece (or 7) of fashion history! What an amazing thing to have!
Rianna Bethany xxxxxxxxxxxx
I love it!!
Beautiful!
You look like you walked right out from the past, I love it!
wow i love your dress!
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Great! So old school Europe. It reminds me of the movie Heidi!
wowi ts so gorgeous ...i mso jealous you have an authentic traditional dress form your grandmother
You look tres gorgeous!
what an amazing place. it's so beautiful and almost a completely different world to me (as a southern californian of south pacific asian decent, anything without sandy beaches and palm trees catches my heart).
and i love that you posted this. i have always had a place in my heart for filipino traditional clothing and i love seeing outfits from other places on the globe. i'm always fascinated and intrigued.
thanks for the amazing post!
leila grace
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Woow.. the photos of the rooftops is beautiful. What a lovely way to live life.. incredible clothing... x
sooo original ;-)
Wow, this outfit is soooo beautiful! Unbelievable people used to wear stuff like that! A pity that it's not so comfortable
xxx
Hi Vera!
Ohh, is this "Knut, the white bear from Berlin" in your photo?
So cute...!!!
Your pictures are awesome! I don´t know where to start.
The landscape is breathtaking and your traditional clothing so fascinating.. like seeing an old movie.
I love it very much!!!
Have a beautiful sunday!!!
It's a gorgeous dress. It must be a pleasure to get to wear something with so much history.
Wow. My eyes literally bugged out when I saw you in that stunningly beautiful outfit! So gorgeous. And that village looks so pristine and so full of history. wonderful post!!!!
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This is awesome! Maybe I'm going to try my grandmother's Dirndl and make a post about it. Kiss Kiss
Hi Vera,
This post is very fun to have seen you dress very different from your usual posts. Great ethnic costume!
Btw, i have briefly featured you in my blog post dated 17 August, do drop by whenever you are free..
Take care.
pro outfit! So fun to wear, huh? And you are such a beautiful girl:)
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It even looks heavy :)
It´s nice to have something so old and traditional to keep :)
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Great photos. You look fantastic. I hope you will have a wonderful week.
you look absolutely gorgeous as does the scenery-- how amazing that you're able to wear a garment that has been in your family for so long! i love the ornateness of it all
I love that look, is a fantastic authentic ethnic look.
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greetings
That's a lot more beautiful than the "original" dresses in Finland.
juliet xxx
Wow!! It's so pretty. I love seeing traditional clothes from different countries.
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wow, how lucky to have this heirloom in your family. :)
so much of today's stuff is so disposable.
love your blog!
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interesting...
your face looks lovely...maybe it suits you..lol
I can't believe that belongs to your grandmother! That is one of the most intricate, beautiful pieces I've ever seen!
your outfits are usually really hot...this one i could do without
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LOVE all the color!!
You look lovely in this dress. Thank you for taking us back in time with this special post!
This is the first time that I visit your blog! and I just absolutly fall in love with the looks of your posts: Rooftop, Got a fast car and As long as I remember who's wearing the trousers. They are soo, soo cute!
Nice pictures of Shiroka Luka, it look like a wonderfull village!
And...you work as I fashion designer?
C'
Wow I love that you put this up on your blog. My Grandma has a very similiar costume from her country.
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Oh Vera,
this dress is so beautiful!Something so special and rare.You really are very lucky to be able to have and wear a dress that is so old and that actually belonged to someone from your family.It is a treasure!
It made me also wonder if there is a dress I would let for generations after I am gone.You know something so special that would tell a story to the future women of my family.Do you have such dress?Maybe your mummy dress :)?
This post was such an enjoyment and I could look at the pictures on and on!
Kiss,kiss...
Great post Vera...special time to spend with your Grandmother hope you had a smashing time and that your break has been refreshing and inspiring for you. This costume is stunning, you look beautiful in it...i remember seeing traditional dress like this when i was in Bulgaria for Christmas a couple of years ago. I loved it!
wow!!! i just could shout WOWW! i really fall in love with Bulagrian's ethnic dress.. you look pretty on it! lucky you, to have the dress.. is heritage treasure, y'know! ;)
I love traditional costumes so much. This reminds me slightly of a Romanian one but I guess that's because of the close proximity of the countries :) Anyways, beautiful!
Wow that dress is incredible! It's so sweet how it belonged in the family :)
xxx
lovely photos
oh how inspiring! beautiful.
your blog is so cool . i love to watch all of your photos and stories .
nice to know you :))
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your blog is so cool . i love to watch all of your photos and stories .
nice to know you :))
*issyeperfecto.blogspot.com
your blog is so cool . i love to watch all of your photos and stories .
nice to know you :))
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Love this dress. Thanks for sharing it.
You look out of a movie! You really do look so out of history, surrounded by a picturesque landscape!
I love it.
Wow, the embroidery is amazing and so is the whole outfit! You look very beautiful in it. :)
Wow, what an honour to wear that dress belonging to your great grandmother. It's lovely and so nice that your family are from that tiny little village.
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oohh, gorgeous textiles!
I'm loving all of your latest posts! but this one is special!
super cool:) and inspiring!
It was very interesting for me to read the blog. Thanks for it. I like such themes and anything that is connected to them. I definitely want to read a bit more soon.
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