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October 25, 2008 10:04 AM Subscribe
Where can I find a getup like these children are wearing?
I think it would be comfortable to wear something like that around the home - a house shirt, if you will. Here is another picture.
I'm not sure of the provenance of this outfit, though -- they're wearing it for a Spanish wedding, and it's not discernible from the photograph, but there is some interesting embroidery work on the chest of the shirt. It looks like the pants and shirt are linen, maybe. I don't know if this has some traditional significance, or if it's considered traditional children's wedding attire, or what. But the embroidery work makes me think it is handicraft.
It's reminiscent of a kurta, but different, because the shirts in the photo are less gown-like, shorter, and closer to a Western-style shirt, it seems. The placket goes down halfway.
The alpargatas (espadrilles) I can get, but I don't know about the other pieces. Does this have a name?
I think it would be comfortable to wear something like that around the home - a house shirt, if you will. Here is another picture.
I'm not sure of the provenance of this outfit, though -- they're wearing it for a Spanish wedding, and it's not discernible from the photograph, but there is some interesting embroidery work on the chest of the shirt. It looks like the pants and shirt are linen, maybe. I don't know if this has some traditional significance, or if it's considered traditional children's wedding attire, or what. But the embroidery work makes me think it is handicraft.
It's reminiscent of a kurta, but different, because the shirts in the photo are less gown-like, shorter, and closer to a Western-style shirt, it seems. The placket goes down halfway.
The alpargatas (espadrilles) I can get, but I don't know about the other pieces. Does this have a name?
Response by poster: milkrate: Nope, but thanks for playing. A guayabera is from Latin America, not Spain, and has patch pockets and shirring/pleating in vertical lines along the front and back. The embroidery I was referring to is more like an oblique 'V' shape that surrounds the placket and collar of the shirt. As I recall, the motif was maybe something geometric or with flowers.
posted by softsantear at 10:42 AM on October 25, 2008
posted by softsantear at 10:42 AM on October 25, 2008
Up until this moment I never thought about how close the words guayabera and gallibiya kind of are. Huh.
Anyhow, are you sure milkrate isn't right? I know there are more types than the patch pocket type, and that they wear them in Cuba as well. They may be similar but just have a different name in Spain...?
posted by miss lynnster at 12:03 PM on October 25, 2008
Anyhow, are you sure milkrate isn't right? I know there are more types than the patch pocket type, and that they wear them in Cuba as well. They may be similar but just have a different name in Spain...?
posted by miss lynnster at 12:03 PM on October 25, 2008
Best answer: I think it's basically kurta. The fashion in Ibiza (where the wedding was held) is called "ad lib", so you might search for "moda ad lib" to find exactly what you are looking for, but may find more selection searching for short linen kurtas.
Here's a better photo of the kids in the wedding.
The placket is shaped and sized like kurtas, and not all kurtas have to be long.
posted by Houstonian at 2:21 PM on October 25, 2008
Here's a better photo of the kids in the wedding.
The placket is shaped and sized like kurtas, and not all kurtas have to be long.
posted by Houstonian at 2:21 PM on October 25, 2008
Response by poster: Great links, Houstonian! I guess they just cobbled this together as a fashion statement, then. It makes more sense that it is kurta, because I'd never seen such a thing in traditional Spanish attire.
I guess the question, then, will be to find something that is sufficiently minimalistic. A lot of these kurta linked to are very ornate. I liked that the boys' shirts have just a touch of decoration. I don't want anything that looks like palace garb.
Also, it seems that the pants tend to be a little fitted; that looks good. Is this typical of the kurta pants/shirt combo? Kurta pajama, I guess it is called.
If you can point me to adult-sized ones, that'd be great.
posted by softsantear at 3:03 PM on October 25, 2008
I guess the question, then, will be to find something that is sufficiently minimalistic. A lot of these kurta linked to are very ornate. I liked that the boys' shirts have just a touch of decoration. I don't want anything that looks like palace garb.
Also, it seems that the pants tend to be a little fitted; that looks good. Is this typical of the kurta pants/shirt combo? Kurta pajama, I guess it is called.
If you can point me to adult-sized ones, that'd be great.
posted by softsantear at 3:03 PM on October 25, 2008
They make kurtas for women and for men... which are you looking for?
posted by Houstonian at 3:15 PM on October 25, 2008
posted by Houstonian at 3:15 PM on October 25, 2008
Response by poster: Oh, male. I'm googling around myself, but I'm finding a lot of weird sites and/or only the long variety.
posted by softsantear at 3:27 PM on October 25, 2008
posted by softsantear at 3:27 PM on October 25, 2008
Best answer: How about these?
- With red embroidery
- Very close to your photo, but too long... but without pockets so perhaps it can be altered
- More casual, does not have buttons, incredibly cheap
- Very close to the photo, but I can't tell if it has buttons or not
- Conceptually the same, except very plain
- Similar to photo, but in tan
posted by Houstonian at 3:51 PM on October 25, 2008
- With red embroidery
- Very close to your photo, but too long... but without pockets so perhaps it can be altered
- More casual, does not have buttons, incredibly cheap
- Very close to the photo, but I can't tell if it has buttons or not
- Conceptually the same, except very plain
- Similar to photo, but in tan
posted by Houstonian at 3:51 PM on October 25, 2008
Along with "kurta" you can also search for "punjab suit" or "shalvar kameez".
posted by kenzi23 at 8:14 PM on October 25, 2008
posted by kenzi23 at 8:14 PM on October 25, 2008
If you're more interested in the "house shirt" side of it and less in the embroidery, you could also check out the unisex shirts at Deva Lifewear. A couple of them look like they might fit your requirements. They're shown in varying colors, but most come in white as well.
posted by clerestory at 10:08 AM on October 26, 2008
posted by clerestory at 10:08 AM on October 26, 2008
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posted by nadawi at 10:21 AM on October 25, 2008