Difference between revisions of "Entari"
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| − | [[Image:Entari in art.jpg|thumb|Painting of a woman wearing a bright [[red]] Entari | + | [[Image:Entari in art.jpg|thumb|Painting of a woman wearing a bright [[red]] Entari|100px]] A long jacket worn by persian women in the 13th to 18th centuries. Typically having elbow length sleeves. Persians where in that time very fond of bright jewel tone colors. Bright reds, yellows and blues. Sometimes worn all together. The fabric was almost always fine; silks, light velvets, linen and brocades. Being the center of the silk road the people of the Ottoman empire had great opportunity to acquire this fabric. |
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| − | A long jacket worn by persian women in the 13th to 18th centuries. Typically having elbow length sleeves. Persians where in that time very fond of bright | ||
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The Entari was worn as a outer layer, in all occasions except the very formal which it may have been covered by and extra jacket. A [[chemise]], in this case a [[Gomlek]] was always worn beneath it to protect the more costly visible layers from sweat and body odor. It was also typically worn with light [[pants]] called [[Shalwar]] or chalwar. | The Entari was worn as a outer layer, in all occasions except the very formal which it may have been covered by and extra jacket. A [[chemise]], in this case a [[Gomlek]] was always worn beneath it to protect the more costly visible layers from sweat and body odor. It was also typically worn with light [[pants]] called [[Shalwar]] or chalwar. | ||
Revision as of 18:51, 8 January 2009
A long jacket worn by persian women in the 13th to 18th centuries. Typically having elbow length sleeves. Persians where in that time very fond of bright jewel tone colors. Bright reds, yellows and blues. Sometimes worn all together. The fabric was almost always fine; silks, light velvets, linen and brocades. Being the center of the silk road the people of the Ottoman empire had great opportunity to acquire this fabric.
The Entari was worn as a outer layer, in all occasions except the very formal which it may have been covered by and extra jacket. A chemise, in this case a Gomlek was always worn beneath it to protect the more costly visible layers from sweat and body odor. It was also typically worn with light pants called Shalwar or chalwar.
