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Vintage Romanian Embroidered Blouse SOLD
Vintage Romanian embroidered blouse, handmade on homemade cloth, the ancient symbols are sewn with two differnt black thread, a testimony of the time of execution. It was created upon a year and they used different thdreads for sewing. The embroidery is very rare and skilfully created.
The sleeves are extremly elegant, the shape and size give the blouse an beautiful look.
The neckline called traditionally incret made with cotton. The «embossing» stitch is used to work the entervening space – an inch or two in width – between these two embroidered parts, so as to effect a transition from one to the other. The sole effect – there is no other – is to soften the contrast and to carry the eye across from one to the other without jar.
Circumference ( chest line) - 65 x 2 cm
Lenghth of the blouse - 47 cm
Sleevee lenghth 1- 65 cm
Slevee lenght 2- 66 cm
Origins - Valcea, Romania
Period - 1940-1970
Condition- perfect, no marks.
BRS Curator
The first Blouse Roumaine prototype is considered to be created starting the 6th century B.C in Cucuteni culture. The ancient piece was called "ie". The name derived from Latin "tunicae linae" which means thin tunic.
The contemporary name of the traditional romanian blouse is actually renamed by Mattise's painting. La Blouse Roumaine is an oil-on-canvas painting by Henri Matisse from 1940. It measures 92 × 73 cm and is held at the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris.
Inspired by the painting of Henri Mattise, Yves Saint Laurent created for autumn-winter 1981 collection, “La blouse roumaine”.
In the past years most of the world’s top fashion designers were inspired by the Romanian embroidery style such as Gaultier, Tom Ford, Emilio Pucci, BCBG Max Azria and many others.
The tradition of manufacturing the blouse is still kept among very rare artisans who are living on forgotten lands of ancient romanian villages. You can order a custom made blouse,handmade by the legendary artisans on this website.
Size guide
This table is for converting between American, Italian, British, French and Japanese women's sizes.
Simply find your size in the chart to see the corresponding size for the other international size systems.
| S-M-l | XS-S | S | M | M | L | L-XL | XL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
| UK / England | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Italy | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 50 |
| France | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 46 |
| Germany | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 |
| Japan | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
| Romana | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marime | XS 34 |
S 36-38 |
M 40-42 |
L 44-46 |
XL 48-50 |
XXL 52-54 |
| Bust (cm) | 100 | 110 | 120 | 130 | 135 | 140 |
| Talie (cm) | 100 | 110 | 120 | 130 | 135 | 140 |
| Sold (cm) | 100 | 110 | 120 | 130 | 135 | 140 |
| Lungime camasa | 55 | 60 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 |
| Lungime maneca | 50 | 55 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 65 |
| English | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size | XS 34 |
S 36-38 |
M 40-42 |
L 44-46 |
XL 48-50 |
XXL 52-54 |
| Torso (cm) | 100 | 110 | 120 | 130 | 135 | 140 |
| Waist (cm) | 100 | 110 | 120 | 130 | 135 | 140 |
| Hips (cm) | 100 | 110 | 120 | 130 | 135 | 140 |
| Lenght blouse | 55 | 60 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 |
| Sleeve length | 50 | 55 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 65 |
