Around the World in 80 Dresses

The petrol deux pieces with assorted coat is holding its ground in my wardrobe as it is pure Karl Lagerfeld vintage from his series Impression made of the finest worsted wool. © PublicDomainPictures, Paris, pixabay It goes without saying that it was created in Paris, the capital of fashion. The colour of the pants suit by Tara Jarmon also from Paris is reminding me of the glorious mosaic  I saw on Persian mosques. The cloisonné box I brought home from Isfahan has the same shade of turquoise. 

Ethnic silver jewellery used to be a sort of insurance for women in many countries. Traditionally they would not work but stay at home and raise the children. Depending on the culture they got silver jewellery as a dowry or as a bride price to protect them from poverty should their husband die prematurely or divorce them. Therefore, ethnic silver jewellery makes always a statement. The more silver got into a piece and the more intricately it was decorated the better. Arabic pieces often have Quran verses inserted in small tubes or engraved on coins. On a visit to Santiago de Chile to see my daughter on her internship I found the crocodile brooch decorated with turquoise and lapis lazuli at the wonderful Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino in Santiago de Chile. My pieces come from countries as diverse as Egypt, Syria, Afghanistan, Morocco, Turkey, Iran, Argentina, Chile, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and China. ©sergom5, pixabay The labyrinths of Istanbul’s Grand...