tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post19136953267801885..comments2024-03-20T07:01:33.288-04:00Comments on Experiments in Elegance: Mystery Headdress and Lombardi National CostumeAntonia Pugliesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449396530078751349noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-64997398246268530092013-02-13T10:59:55.805-05:002013-02-13T10:59:55.805-05:00In previous centuries the hair was braided and the...In previous centuries the hair was braided and then arranged in a bun on the nape of the neck, and the pins [swords, spoons] were in fact arranged in the braids one by one, and the large one held the bun in place, so they acted like hairpins. More recently they were made in one piece, either the metal forming a halo, or held together with a fake braid in a semicircle.<br />This headdress is traditional in northern Lombardy, it is also worn in Trentino northern Veneto to some extant.<br />It also forms part of the costume of Mendrisioto in Switzerland. This is the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, which forms a peninsula in the middle of Lombardy, and the costume is basically the same.Roman Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213975677459078209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-50881165281039003922011-08-21T14:22:16.688-04:002011-08-21T14:22:16.688-04:00Actually this type of hairdressing is very familia...Actually this type of hairdressing is very familiar to everybody, In Italy, because it was widely illustrated to represent the main character of the Italan novel "The Bethroted" which is a milestone in Italian literature.<br />RAGGIERA means HALO and allnwomen of old Northern Italy used to put on these long pins one by one, to keep on place their long braids.<br />Here is the Wikipedia entry about that: <br />http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guazze<br />I am just sorry it is in Italian, but maybe you can find someone who can help to translate it.<br />Many congratulations on the blog and your researches - Ceciliail laboratoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955936730749503654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-48186116654878941212011-07-05T00:47:16.433-04:002011-07-05T00:47:16.433-04:00What an awesome post. Thanks for sharing!What an awesome post. Thanks for sharing!Thombeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610129742797260253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890704430342792733.post-59498624294924374082011-06-08T15:23:19.939-04:002011-06-08T15:23:19.939-04:00What a lovely hairpiece! And what wonderful infor...What a lovely hairpiece! And what wonderful information you found about it! I'd love to make one and try to figure out how to wear it as the images show.MankyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16339959579374895281noreply@blogger.com