A few weeks ago, when I wrote about the difference between kerchiefs, buffonts & fichus, I posted a picture of a ‘fichu en marmotte.’ We had a bit of discussion about what a fichu en marmotte actually meant, and why it was called a marmotte, and where the term might have come from. I was pretty sure that a marmotte actually referred to a marmot, but did the headscarf and the rodent have anything to do with each other, and why? Being me, I kept wondering about marmots and marmottes, and kept digging and researching, and I am pleased to say I have figured out why a fichu en marmotte is en marmotte. It turns out that fichus en marmotte are named after marmots, in a roundabout way. In the 17th & 18th century peasants from the alpine region of Savoy would train marmots and dance with them as street entertainment. Yes. You read that right. 18th century. Streets of Paris. Dancing groundhogs. DANCING GROUNDHOGS. Basically they were a precursor to the more-famous organ …
Jean-Charles Worth. Unusual trouser suit in blue silk and silver lamé. Design for a woman's fancy-dress or theatre costume. Paris. c.1920
Thank you all so much for the wealth of information you provided in your comments on the last post. I am now happily at the trip-planning stage, and am really looking forward to visiting Sweden in …
Gli «antichi mestieri e costumi» immortalati dagli scatti conservati nell’Archivio Alinari messi online dal Google Cultural Institute A. Lana
The Kent State University Museum includes a collection of European folk costumes, with a significant number of Czech, Slovak, and Romanian pieces. However, many of these pieces come with very littl…
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