Traditions of Provence

Introduction

The Arlesian costume has several design divided in three parts:

- The costume with ribbons

- The costume en cravate

- The costume of ceremony

The "costume with ribbons"

It is an everyday costume . It includes a skirt , a triangular headscarf put on the shoulders with the same fabric as the skirt, a black shirt (called eso), and the chapelle that is the top of the costume with a stomacher, a necklace and the hairstyle of 1900 with a blue ribbon.Under the skirt, there are petticoats.

The "costume en cravate"

The costume en cravate is an everyday costume for the country .From 8 years old, the little girls wear a headress and then from 8 to15 years old they wear another hat called "the cravate" and after 15 years old it's the ribbon but however the adult can wear the cravate with the apropriate costume . The cravate is a piece of fabric tied on the head. The costume en cravate includes a black eso, a rou nd or gathered skirt, an apron and the chapelle is just composed of the stomacherand the fichu.Under the skirt, there are half-slips.

The "costume of ceremony"

The costume of ceremony is reserved for religious wedding generally the costume is green with a eso and skirt of the same colour, and a chapelle complete with a stomacher and a necklace, a white headscarf, a capeline replaces the fichu and in the hair there is lace instead of ribbon. Under the skirt, there are petticoats.

So the costume de ceremony is for marriage civil. The costume is a little different, the young woman put a black eso, a fichu in fabric tucked of two line of lace. The hairstyle is a ribbon at bottom ecru with a decoration in velours is go with the skirt. Under the skirt, there are half-slips.

To finish, the costume of ceremony is used like a costume of celebration. It is the same costume as the wedding one but there is a white fichu, a small black lace cape and a black ribbon tucked o lace.

Others costume

costume Napoléon III crénoline provençal

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Slide show present by the 3eme A

writen by Angèle Demogue

and Hugo Bourdigal