What The Well Dressed Person Is Wearing In 2013 by wysiwig
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No, the Bhutanese do not have tiny heads but you will see a fair number of them out and about wearing this rattan sun shade.
Some people have commented that the Bhutanese look like they are wearing bathrobes. Bhutan has made it a point of pride to slowly enter the modern world while preserving its traditional culture. Toward that end, it may be the only country in the world with a non-religious dress code. All adults not engaged in heavy labor are required to adhere to this code.
The gho is the traditional and national dress for men in Bhutan. Introduced in the 17th century by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyel to give the Bhutanese a more distinctive identity, it is a knee-length robe tied at the waist by a cloth belt known as the kera.
The kira is the national dress for women in Bhutan. It is an ankle-length dress consisting of a rectangular piece of woven fabric, wrapped and folded around the body which is pinned at both shoulders, usually with silver brooches, and bound at the waist with a long belt. The kira is usually worn with a wonju (long-sleeved blouse) inside and a short jacket or toego outside. You can see the red wonju under a blue toego on the woman at the right.
Of course, what wardrobe would be complete without a smart pair of boots?
Comments (14)
Faemike55
you look so dapper with this Sun Shade at a natty angle. thanks for the fashion lesson and the fact it is NOT based on any religious precepts or dogma.
hipps13
cute boots smile with hello to you.....warm hugs, Linda
Wolfenshire Online Now!
I want a cool hat too!
durleybeachbum
Fascinating info, and a most dashing and attractive model!
alanwilliams
jaunty and debonair spring to mind, but it soon passes. Excellent selection
ZanderXL
I see you in the middle there and think "coolie"! :) This type of clothing is surprisingly comfortable! Believe me, if I could get away with it I'd wear my Gi and Hakama everywhere and not just in the dojo!
clbsmiley
:)
sandra46
SUPERLATIVE COLLAGE
weesel
The boondockers on the archer?!?! A very bad case of East meets West! :)
netot
Fantastic hat, Mark ! It looks terrific on you! And has a very good design! And the other photosa are really great and educative.!
tennesseecowgirl
Oh I saw all these items at Walmart just last week lol Nice images.
blondeblurr
Who is that non-Bhutanese looking guy there in the middle - trying to steal their show? (almost a local?) All adults not engaged in heavy labor are required to adhere to this code. So, what did you wear? ;) BTW - I do love those rich textile colours (woman on right!) let's see some more fashion bitz ... BB
Chipka
Oh, I love preserving national character. It's one of those things I encountered in a weird way while teaching English in Prague. A number of my students were interested in accent reduction: something I found somewhat troubling, as the Czech accent is one of the few accents that allows English to express a bit of music. I'm all for speaking clearly, but I find that I often wish to draw the line and making English into a homogenized language. It should be spoken clearly, of course, just to be understood, but accents should't be summarily dismissed. The same goes for clothing! Bhutanese people should dress like Bhutanese people, especially since those outfits are far more flattering to the human form (and the intimates are allowed to breathed!) Not only that, there's a kind of elegance to the images here. I rather like the idea that there are people who are interested in their own stuff, and interested in preserving it without being jerks about the whole thing. I also like the idea that there are non-religious dress codes. I don't usually like dress codes, per se, but I do like the idea that there can be such a thing without the "God said so" excuse tacked onto it. These are brilliant shots, and I have to say that you wear rattan sun-shades quite well. This is a great collage!
myrrhluz
Well dressed indeed. The words 'debonair and jaunty' came to my mind too and also color coordinated. In this image, your shirt matches your eyes (I'm assuming that the hidden eye conforms with the other). I agree with Andrea assessment of the model and I like the single eye looking out from behind the tilted sun shade. The outfits are attractive and look very comfortable. They negate the necessity of changing from uncomfortable street cloths two seconds after entering the house after work. They made me think of the book "A Town Like Alice". In it Jean Paget (when captured by Japanese soldiers in Malay during the WWII) sheds her British garb and begins wearing a sarong. "A sarong is a skirt made of a tube of cloth about three feet in diameter; you get into it and wrap it around your waist like a towel, the surplus material falling into pleats that permit free movement. When you sleep, you undo the roll around your waist and it then lies over you as a loose covering that you cannot roll out of. It is the lightest and coolest of all garments for the tropics, and the most practical, being simple to make and to wash. . . . At first the other women strongly disapproved of this descent to native dress: later most of them followed her example as their clothes became worn out." (Neville Shute) Though I don't like stringent dress codes the fact that it is not religiously based is refreshing. Very interesting narrative and great shots!