Women with fish. Spanish Parade, Galway, Ireland c. 1905

Irish Capes and Shawls and the Charm of Heritage Fashion – The Wild Geese

The 73 autochromes of Ireland that French academics Marguerite Mespoulet (1880-1965) and Madeleine Mignon (1882-1976) took in May and June 1913 are the first colour photographs of the island. Their Carnet d’Irlande was organised and sponsored by banker Albert Kahn (1860-1940) as part of his Archives de la Planète project. Launched in 1912, the … Continue reading "The First Colour Photographs of Ireland – 1913"

Galway shawl on fish seller, Claddagh, Galway, Ireland, 1905.

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Alva Mac Gowan explores Ireland's traditional woven belt, the Crios. These colourful bands were normally worn with a waistcoat or bástchóta, and home-spun tweed trousers.

By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com Weaving and Use of Skins No one can be absolutely certain that early man wore clothing as we know it. But researchers in the late C20th, found evidence of fine weaving in the Czech region. This was observed from studying illustrated archaeological pottery artefacts from the region. Clearly cold …