Brazil dance costume. In the night clubs of Rio de Janeiro and other large Brazilian cities, one occasionally sees the Hollywood type of performer, whose exaggerated rhythms and fantastic costume… Read More
Category: America
The charro. The mounted cattle herder of Mexico. The Spanish vaquero.
The vaquero is generally the mounted cattle herder of Spain. He performs as Charro in Mexico.
Mexican China Poblana dance costume. Jarabe Tapatío.
Dancing the Jarabe Tapatío (Mexican Hat Dance).
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.
Traditional Mexican costumes 1850s.
Traditional Mexican costumes 1850s. Source: Les nations. Album des Costumes De Tous les Pays. Par Alexandre Lacauchie. Paris. Maison Martinet. Haute Cœur frères 41, Rue Vivienne et 146, Rue de Rivoli… Read More
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.
General Custer, Grand Duke Alexis and Buffalo Bill.
Time of the famous buffalo hunt in honor of the Grand Duke Alexis.