Category: Heads up!
Whether to protect, shield, mask, disguise, enhance or remember one’s duties, headgear is a statement. Our topic here is the old and new, and how they sometimes blend into stories that are much more fascinating than matching one’s outfit. So heads up next time you bunch happen to wander around! You may come across hats’ stories you didn’t think of…
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Yamza, Crowns of the Everyday: Women’s Headpieces in Anatolia
With folds that whisper where you’re from, colors that hint at how you feel, and lace edging that practically spells out your secrets, these layered creations are wearable diaries. In Anatolia, women wear beautifully layered headscarves and headpieces that reflect culture, identity, and emotion. A common piece is the yazma, a square cotton scarf, oftenfolded Read More
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Kouroukkles: fashion and survival
Fashion has had a strange, often macabre, relationship with the body. It has too often been twisted into an excuse for abuse: too short, too tight, too revealing, and suddenly someone’s wardrobe becomes a justification for someone else’s cruelty. It’s a grim comedy of judgment, where fabric is blamed for violence it could never commit. Read More
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