Dancing the Jarabe Tapatío (Mexican Hat Dance).
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The Peruvian woman’s headdress.
The Peruvian woman’s headdress changes from village to village.
Female from Santísima Trinidad de Huancayo, Peru.
The people of Huancayo, in gorgeous rented costumes such as this, annually celebrate the fiesta of their city’s patron saint.
Women with fruits. Venezuela folk dress.
Women with fruits. Venezuela folk dress. Women in Venezuela, as in all other Latin american countries, carry great burdens of fruits or vegetables on their heads. Illustration by Jo Bartas.
A romantic gaucho playing the guitar.
A romantic gaucho playing the guitar.
Gaucho from Argentina wearing the traditional chiripá.
The traditional gaucho costume is characterized by the chiripá. The chiripá hungs down like an apron over wide baggy trousers.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com