Weekly Topic Inspiration: Ethnic and Traditional Clothing

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   Christy Kirwanposted 11 years ago

   Happy Tuesday! This week we’re going to take a tour of the world... through fashion!
   
   From the Japanese kimono to the Russian sarfan, every culture has its own unique and meaningful form of traditional dress. Believe it or not, we can learn a lot about culture, history, and religion just by taking a closer look at clothing. We invite you to share your knowledge on ethnic and traditional forms of dress for our new Topic page.
   
   Ideas for exceptional Hubs include how-to instructions for wearing apparel items, histories of particular garments, and descriptions of the religious or cultural significance of traditional clothing styles.
   
   To join in on this week's challenge by writing a Hub, follow these steps:
   
   1)    Stop by this week's Weekly Topic Inspiration Question.
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   6)    Make sure the images you use are legally used and properly attributed so that your Hub has a chance of being selected as a Hub of the Day.
   7)    After you publish your Weekly Topic Inspiration Hub, come back to this Forum Discussion and post a link to your Hub with a brief description of what you wrote about and why.
   
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      Christy Kirwanposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks to everyone who participated in our Google+ Topic last week! If you didn't get a chance to see the responses, you can check them out here: http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/109696

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      Christy Kirwanposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for the great responses, everyone! You can find the new Weekly Topic Inspiration here: http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/110174#post2344966

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   Simone Smithposted 11 years ago

   Yay! I'm really excited about this latest theme. Fingers crossed someone writes about dirndls. I'm a sucker for 'em!

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      cashmereposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      This one's for you Simone
      http://cashmere.hubpages.com/hub/Dirndl … sants?done

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   Denise Handlonposted 11 years ago

   This is a very interesting topic.  I'm hoping we'll get lots of participation-I'm looking forward to reading the responses. 

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   Austinstarposted 11 years ago

   I decided to look into the traditional dress of my Choctaw ancestors. Fascinating stuff and great material for a hub!

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      Denise Handlonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      That's amazing.  I learned about the Choctaw from my instructor in my undergrad history class.  As a matter of fact, I was planning to do my hub on the Native American regalia I have photos of. 

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   Austinstarposted 11 years ago

   P.S. What the heck is a dirndl?

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      Denise Handlonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      lol 

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   Austinstarposted 11 years ago

   Finished! http://austinstar.hubpages.com/hub/Choctaw-Dress
   Now I want to go out and buy one of those dresses!

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      Denise Handlonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Absolutely awesome hub, Austinstar! 

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      dilipchandra12posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Excellent hub and that is perfectly organised with great information.

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      Christy Kirwanposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      That is so fascinating, Austinstar! Thanks for sharing! I think the part about using the softest leather for shoes was particularly interesting, and it makes sense. Comfortable shoes make for such a huge boost in overall comfort.

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   elayne001posted 11 years ago

   Traditional and Modern Tongan Attire
   
   http://elayne001.hubpages.com/hub/Tradi … gan-Attire

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      dialogueposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      And again a very good hub, well written with great information on traditional and modern Tongan attire.

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      Christy Kirwanposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Awesome job, elayne001! I love that you wrote about different types of clothing for different situations like funerals and marriage.

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