Sardinia, Italy is a magical island filled with mysterious charm that is proud to show an infinite detail to each costume representing each town on the island. The island women have for centuries hand stitched their stunning traditional garb to the finest deep detail. Follow me on a photo montage of Sardinia’s traditional costume from Tonara.
Traditional Dress from Tonara, Sardinia
Woman’s Dress from Tonara
Looking deep at the infinite detail
Charms and Jewels from Tonara
Deep into handmade detail
Infinite timeless colours
Striking deep details
Detail of the finest caliber on hand stitched dress
Colourful woven detail on a traditional head scarf
This elderly woman just left a church mass.
This is my response to two photo challenges:
Travel Theme: Deep
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That’s a totally different perspective you have given to the word infinite, Beautiful pictures 🙂
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That’s intricate work! Gorgeous! Do the ladies wear these costumes every day or only on special occasions? In Guatemala the women wear traditional dress in their daily lives. I wish I’d taken more photos of them while I was living there.
They used to wear them every day now they are worn for special occasions. However, the elderly lady in the last photo was seen coming from church, maybe she wears the costume daily. 😉
Or maybe Sunday best? Is it just the old ladies who wear them or the young ones too for special occasions?
Oh no, the young ones wear them as well. It’s really nice to see. I saw a young woman in costume at this festival, she was talking on her cellphone and I wanted to capture the moment past and present. I signaled to her that I wanted to take her picture and she quickly got off the phone. I told her I wanted her with the phone and she told me ” Oh, non, non, non, non era cosi.” 🙂
That must be a lovely sight to see old and young women dressed like that. That would’ve been a great shot! I have photos of Mongolians in traditional deels on horseback talking on cellphones! In Guatemala you see toddlers wearing gorgeously woven traditional dress in the streets and market. Beautiful!
I would love to see more of that headscarf on the old lady in the last picture. It looks so much like traditional Russian scarves!
I got lucky with that photo – and it’s my only one of her!
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Beautiful post! I love the traditional dress.
I can mend things but a seamstress I am sadly not! My cousins let my daughter try on one of their traditional costumes, and it was so beautiful. They are so talented in sewing as well as cooking and baking! My eldest cousin gave my daughter and myself several pieces of jewelery that go with the costumes, pins, buttons and a broach, just beautiful. Amazing island and amazing people! Thank you as always for sharing so much of Sardegna. I just received an e-mail from my cousins in Anela as they have just finished harvesting their vineyard. Sounds like hard work and so much fun! Have a great day! May God Bless! Continue on for all of your blogs are filled with such interest!
Love,
Rosemarie
The Sard/American
Beautiful costumes, thanks for sharing. I’m with you on a lack of dressmaking skills, but I will do a little ‘make do and mend’ if the need arises! And I did laugh at Browniegate….!
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Those are simply gorgeous..!!
We took a family vacation to Cala Gonone this past summer and dressed our kids up in the traditional costume of Dorgali: http://sdrv.ms/19FM92Q
Your children are adorable in costume. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
I can hem and put on buttons. 🙂 My mom sewed and sewed well, so I had sewing guilt for years, because I didn’t. But since I never overspent for clothes, I jettisoned that guilt. It felt so good! 🙂
janet
What beautiful traditional costumes. Thanks for sharing them with us. 🙂
Infinite detail is PERFECT ! Love it!
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At first sight these look oriental, Jenn, but then when I see them worn it’s a peasant look. Quite beautiful! 🙂
That must have been as good for their eyes as my 12-hours in front of the screen!
LOL! No kidding! I’ve never, ever had the patience to sew, never. Nope, my hubby asks me to sew his socks, I throw them out and buy new ones, he throws a fit, go figure! 😉
I can sew buttons on. I’m proud!
That’s pretty much the extent of my homemaker skills.
There’s a hole in my socks right now…
I was a Brownie, I’m sure I got the badge for sewing … wonder if my Mom sewed those badges! 😉
Oh my… Browniegate!!!!
When I moved to New York after college, I would gather all the ripped-off buttons and wait for my sister to come a visit from Rhode Island and fix things 🙂 She’s the domestic one.
I need a sister…!
I’m always open to the idea of another sister 🙂
Oh, oh, oh! Sisters who live in Sardinia and can stuff suitcases full of torrone are def on the very top of the desirable adoptive siblings list!
So long as I don’t have to sew on a badge. 😉
I can just about manage that… and who cares about badges, anyway 😉
(You can tell I never was a Brownie, can’t you??)
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