FOLK DRESSES - PAGE TWO
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Mexico
Bolivia
Traditional Pollera flutters on fashion ramp
Bolivia's traditional layered skirts, bowler hats, embroidered shawl, lacy
petticoat, shirt and matching shoes were presented as hip items in this fashion ...
Bolivian carnival dancers From John N.
Peru
Micael Z.:
"A cultural exchange between Latin America
(Peru here) and Eastern Europe might be fruitful."
Brazil
BB Bloomer:
"At right is an example of a "Bahianaise," a woman wearing the huge Brazilian crinoline, the typical outfit of the Salvador de Bahia county (northern Brazil).
Photo taken with my own camera."Micael Z.:
"Just came back from Brazil; this is me (below) with another Bahiana while
touching her skirt. The petticoat looks to be of plastic foam. She is a very
nice person, like all Brazilians that I met, to tell the truth."
Chile
