Scarf functions iconic Hermes – The origin of the fashionable scarf today seems to be in the appeal of the chic, ruffled scarves around the neck, hands, on the belt, and most often with riding clothes. Coco Chanel was one of the first to show it publicly. Then the Parisian company Hermes, a manufacturer of …
Why do women wear scarves? Part IV: Headcover and identity of a woman in a Vojvodina village
Headcover woman identity of a Vojvodina woman – part of the exhibition “Headscarves as a cultural signifier.” For this purpose, M. Sc. Katarina Radisavljević from the Museum of Vojvodina presented the content titled A small story about women’s identity in traditional society. Thus, she included the field of the host (Museum of Vojvodina) under the …
Why do women wear headscarves? Part III: Covering head in the native Latin American Cultures
American Indian women’s headscarves – After Part I and II, here, I am at continuing the topic Why do women wear headscarves? For the concept of “Scarf as a cultural signifier”, the authors of the exhibition have chosen several examples from the cultural milieu of indigenous Latin American Indians. These are the Incas of Peru, …
Why do women wear headscarves? Part II: Cases of women from the Middle East and North Africa
Covering women Immigrants and at Homeland – becomes a big issue with the Crisis of World Order. Especially since the 1980s, when it caused massive population migrations. The women are in a dilemma between the rooted traditions of the world from which they escaped and fitting into the new environment. In this case, it is …
Why do women wear headscarves? – Part I – Are you interested in the relationship between a woman, her headscarf, and the rest of the world?
Why do women wear headscarves? – The complex concept of the exhibition, visually and meaningfully, draws conclusions and raises questions. In my opinion, the author’s team did an excellent job presenting the ways of reading the meaning of the scarf and its different applications. The authors of the exhibition laid bare the stereotypes of attribution, …