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non-westernhistoricalfashion: Woman’s wrapper Culture: Zoroastrian people Creation date: about 1900 Materials: Silk on Cotton Gallery label: As soon as a Zoroastrian girl could sew, she would begin to embroider strips of brightly colored fabrics in order to have them ready for her wedding. Zoroastrianism is the ancient religion of Iran and it was the Persian Empire’s state religion until the advent of Islam in the 7th century. The dress and the pants are composed  of a multitude of brightly colored fabrics. The lower part of the trousers is made of several colorful strips that are intricately embroidered with stylized plants, animals, fish, circles, stars, and diamonds. Zoroastrianism is pretty dang interesting and this is really cool.

non-westernhistoricalfashion:

Woman’s wrapper

Culture: Zoroastrian people

Creation date: about 1900

Materials: Silk on Cotton

Gallery label: As soon as a Zoroastrian girl could sew, she would begin to embroider strips of brightly colored fabrics in order to have them ready for her wedding.

Zoroastrianism is the ancient religion of Iran and it was the Persian Empire’s state religion until the advent of Islam in the 7th century.

The dress and the pants are composed  of a multitude of brightly colored fabrics. The lower part of the trousers is made of several colorful strips that are intricately embroidered with stylized plants, animals, fish, circles, stars, and diamonds.

Zoroastrianism is pretty dang interesting and this is really cool.

(via coquelicots-et-jonquilles)

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