tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post1687901484070084383..comments2024-02-17T16:48:10.855+01:00Comments on Marmota's Dress Diaries: Latvian folk costumes in PragueHana - Marmotahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532515160608083460noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-2057765240201213062015-11-24T08:51:58.771+01:002015-11-24T08:51:58.771+01:00Livonia was indeed Swedish and part of it was the ...Livonia was indeed Swedish and part of it was the South of today's Estonia (of which the northern part is historic Estonia).<br /><br />Kurzeme or Curland as it is called in Swedish and German (Curonia is the correct Latin and English, I think) was independent for some time, but I think it went to Sweden too.<br /><br />I think you are right, because the centuries from which the dresses remind of bourgeois or nobility dress are the same centuries in which Sweden had Livonia (and, starting a bit later, Kurzeme).Hans Georg Lundahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055583255516264955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-52476288219769168342015-11-23T21:43:27.397+01:002015-11-23T21:43:27.397+01:00Well, considering Latvia - parts of it - belonged ...Well, considering Latvia - parts of it - belonged to Sweden for a while, it wouldn't surprise me if there were common influences on the folk costumes - especially since you picked costumes exactly from the parts of Latvia that would have been Swedish once! (I don't remember the exact history now, there was a lot of back and forth, but the way I remember it, Latgale was Polish/Lithuanian, and Kurzeme probably independent, while the rest of the country was "Livonia" and belonged to Sweden for about a hundred years, together with Estonia.)Hana - Marmotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532515160608083460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-2967854881097813572015-11-23T20:16:42.726+01:002015-11-23T20:16:42.726+01:00Especially images 2 - 7 from top.Especially images 2 - 7 from top.Hans Georg Lundahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055583255516264955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-88176759530107452392015-11-23T20:15:34.198+01:002015-11-23T20:15:34.198+01:00I am also very much reminded of Denmark, possibly ...I am also very much reminded of Denmark, possibly Norway, and parts of Sweden.Hans Georg Lundahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055583255516264955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-34440333085837535302015-07-30T09:24:59.355+02:002015-07-30T09:24:59.355+02:00Moc to zřejmě nepropagovali, což je hrozná škoda.....Moc to zřejmě nepropagovali, což je hrozná škoda...Hana - Marmotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532515160608083460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-82671793075682334502015-07-28T22:50:15.736+02:002015-07-28T22:50:15.736+02:00This post just reminded me of how much I love trad...This post just reminded me of how much I love traditional folk costume. Some of them remind me of the Swedish/Norwegian styles, but then Latvia is basically next door to them. I am also much looking forward to your foray into the Czech heritage. Even though we have been living abroad for a few generations now, my family has a large chunk of Austro-Hungro-Czech heritage as well, but so far I have not had much chance to explore it. So I am excited to see what you will be making for the challenge. :)Nessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14316356894815351909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-81314852451817217422015-07-28T18:06:34.418+02:002015-07-28T18:06:34.418+02:00Nevěděla jsem, že u nás byla taková akce - díky za...Nevěděla jsem, že u nás byla taková akce - díky za krásnou reportáž. Kočičí máma Ladahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086342645335021699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-60756094168344096252015-07-27T22:41:19.325+02:002015-07-27T22:41:19.325+02:00Ah, yes, that, too, although I think it's actu...Ah, yes, that, too, although I think it's actually another adjustment for dancing - the other Latgalian costumes I've seen in pictures and videos had pleated skirts as well (although who knows what the situation is in Abrene, that was the first time I've seen one from there!).<br />Funny thing is, I actually like the effect of the straightening out bottom on Latvian skirts. I guess it's because they're fuller, longer and also made of heavier fabrics than the example you gave, so it's less "balooning out awkwardly" and more "nice bell effect in motion".<br />But the Abrene costume made for a really pretty effect, too. :-)Hana - Marmotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532515160608083460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569751889486479823.post-636987497316965332015-07-27T22:20:45.661+02:002015-07-27T22:20:45.661+02:00Did you also notice that the one from Albrene is t...Did you also notice that the one from Albrene is the only one with a circular cut skirt instead of a straight cut, pleated one? It always bugs me when dances require the dancer to spin, but their skirts are not full enough and they straighten out for the bottom part.Like the one in the credits of The Great British Sewing Bee. That half circle cream skirt would be amazing!<br />MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.com