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Also a black mantilla is traditionally worn when a woman has an audience with the Pope and a white mantilla is appropriate for a church wedding, but can be worn at other ceremony occasions as well. In accordance with what is known as the privilège du blanc , only the queen of Spain and selected other Catholic wives of Catholic sovereigns can ...
Pavlovo Posad shawl. In the beginning of the 19th century, it became fashionable to wear woolen shawls in Russia. The first shawls were produced in the small town Pavlovsky Posad in the Moscow Oblast in the middle of the 19th century. The basic tone of the woolen shawls is usually black while the composition of the motives is a mixture of large ...
A stole is a woman's shawl, especially a formal shawl of expensive fabric, used around the shoulders over a party dress or ball gown. A stole is narrower than a typical shawl and of simpler construction than a cape ; it is a length of a quality material, wrapped and carried about the shoulders or arms.
A rebozo is a long flat garment, very similar to a shawl, worn mostly by women in Mexico. It can be worn in various ways, usually folded or wrapped around the head and/or upper body to shade from the sun, provide warmth and as an accessory to an outfit. It is also used to carry babies and large bundles, especially among indigenous women.
The pattern of the Orenburg shawl on the postage stamp. Russian Post, 2013.. The Orenburg shawl is a Russian knitted lace textile using goat down and stands as one of the classic symbols of Russian handicraft, along with Tula samovars, the Matrioshka doll, Khokhloma painting, Gzhel ceramics, the Palekh miniature, Vologda lace, Dymkovo toys, Rostov finift (enamel), and Ural malachite.
Ellinor Guthrie wears a black satin dress trimmed with passementerie, 1865. English shot (changeable) silk taffeta morning dress is trimmed with silk satin and machine-made lace, c. 1865. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, M.2007.211.942a-b. Emilie Menzel wears her hair in a net snood. Her morning dress has a pointed waist and slightly puffed ...
A traditional Haapsalu shawl is a rectangle measuring 70-80cm x 150-170cm. It consists of three parts: a center section, a border, and an edge, which is knit separately and sewn to the border. The shawls are knit from fine lamb's wool yarn using knitting needles #2-#3.
Women use the shawls for dressing up and going to parties. During the Festival of the Crosses of May in Cordoba, balconies are dressed up with the shawl that add a bright look to the plazas. During the April Fair in Seville, most of the women in Gypsy dress (flamenco dress) use the shawl as an accessory. The Manila shawl is also used by female ...