The Cool Ethnic Outfit Idea That Pinterest Forgot to Mention
I met this cool Mayan chica a little over a year ago in Antigua, Guatemala. I just had to know where she got her dress... because I would totally rock that outfit.
It was so beautiful with all of the intricately woven beads on the Huipil (the blouse) and on the skirt. Which, it better be!
She told me her outfit took 6 months to make by hand!
I could never be a Mayan woman who had to make my own clothes. I'd get distracted 10 minutes in and have to walk around naked. They'd ban me from the community.
Each Huipil is unique since it's made by hand... yet each one has a similar regional design which goes back to the Spaniards being control freaks and trying to get all up in everyone's business.
They got their panties in a wad trying to keep track of what region each Mayan group belonged to. So, what did they do? They forced each group to create it's own special regional design (so it'd be easy to spot where they were from).
It's all good though, 'cause now the Mayans are proud to rep their regional designs.
If you ever want to buy an outfit like this, there is a market called Chichicastenango in Guatemala where they sell these traditional Mayan "trajes (outfits)."
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That was veryninteresting, thank you! I love those colourful clothes from Middle and South America! 6 months, she put a lot of effort in this, wow.
I know! I was impressed, too
Did she wear this dress as a everyday cloth or for a special occasion?
every day! that's a good question, I should have mentioned that
Nice photo
That dress is so beautiful!!! :O The colours are way too pretty. Did you buy one in the end? I'd love to have one, that's for sure.
I didn't buy one even though I was in love with it. Figured I should save my money for lame things like bills.
Ooooh :( How much did it cost? Maybe with Steemit you'll manage to have more than that. :D Let's hope for some glorious ATHs this year!
Muy ineresante conocer y disfrutar de otras culturas en especial la Maya de verdad que es un placer. Saludos desde Venezuela
Que chevere de Venezuela! Me gustaria saber mas de tu cultura tambien. Pues, las cosas buenas de q nunca se hablen en las noticias (perdon mi espanol de gringa jaja. Mi teclado es ingles)
I very much enjoyed this post early this morning. It made me smile. Thank you for starting my day off right. :)
Thank you for making my night good right before I go to sleep! :)
Aww, I love the Mayan culture :)) Been living on Riviera Maya for almost a year now :) Their ancient civilization never fails to fascinate me.
That's so awesome! I'm gonna have to see your posts sabout it. I'm so fascinated by it, too. Plus I met some lovely Mayans in Guatemala
I spent just a few hours in Guatemala City (stopover between Costa Rica and Mexico) but it made a huge impression on me, I will definitely check this country too one day :) Yeah, we can exchange follows not to miss each other´s stuff ;)
Thank you for this wonderful story and the website. That dress is beautiful and she is exceptionally talented.
I know, right? She really is!! Thanks for reading and commenting
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I really like these colorful dresses. Nice
Same! Thanks for commenting