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The Museum of Garment - Ethnologic Heritage Research Center (Spanish: Museo del Traje - Centro de Investigación del Patrimonio Etnológico) is a museum and ethnology heritage research center in Madrid, Spain, devoted to promote, disseminate, value, and improve knowledge about the historical evolution of clothing and fashion.
The National Costume competition of Miss Earth 2008 was held on 28 October 2008 at the PAGCOR Grand Theatre in the city of Parañaque. And again minor/sponsor awards were also given at that night. [12] All of 85 candidates participated in the competition, with Miss Panama winning the coveted Best in National Costume award.
The national personification, Hispania, is little used nowadays although it is present in different artistic expressions. The traditional symbolic animals of Spain are the fighting bull and the imperial eagle. The National Day of Spain (Spanish: Fiesta Nacional de España) is a national holiday held annually on 12 October.
The Miss Spain (Spanish: Miss España) is a national beauty pageant in Spain that selects Spanish representatives to compete in three of the big four major international beauty pageants: the Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International competitions.
Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing associated with a particular ethnic group, nation or region, and is an expression of cultural, religious or national identity.
In Spain, it is a skirt worn by women almost a century ago. They are made of wool or cotton and are very colorful. The large gathered skirt is generally white with two or three ruffles which have a floral design or embroidery. The top has several ruffles as well on the shoulders and has inlaid yarn. There is a large pompom matching the yarn in ...
19th century, Camille Pissarro wearing a llanero costume and a ruana. In the Venezuelan Andes they were used without discrimination by all the population, which fascinated the German painter Ferdinand Bellermann. According to the information of the time, the ruana was composed of a single color, and in the Andes they were handcrafted from ...
The 2024 Miss Universe costume contest took place on Thursday. The boldest looks included feathered backpieces, sparkly details, and daring cutouts. The wildest national costumes from the 73rd ...