huipil

Hayek’s mother comes down the stairs, wearing a traditional Mexican huipil.

In others, a special huipil is begun when a woman reaches a certain age for this purpose.

In some cases, the huipil became shorter, to function as a kind of blouse rather than a dress.

When a woman puts on a huipil, especially a ceremonial or very traditional one, it is a kind of ritual.

To weave a perfect huipil, it must be well dreamt, they say.

The pieces to be used to make the huipil are woven to size and are never cut.

Its effect on the overall outfit is determined on this relationship, rather than standing along as a long huipil can.

In 1962, the National Festival of the Huipil was established.

In addition, the huipil began to be worn with other garments, especially European skirts, during the colonial period.

The garment was then worn alone, exposing the midriff or over a huipil.

Women commonly have an everyday huipil and those worn only on special occasions such as weddings.

Caftans here, saris across the street and huipil dresses down the block?

It was worn over their traditional huipil, and much coveted by the women who could not afford such imported goods.

Her elaborately carved huipil is trimmed with fringe and pearls.

Lengths of the huipil can vary from a short blouse-like garment or long enough to reach the floor.

The most distinctive indigenous clothing item is the huipil although rebozos and other items are also made.

In the same region, the huipil also evolved into a long flowing and sometimes voluminous head covering which frames the face.

However, the most important item remains the huipil both for use by the Amuzgo women and by collectors.

A seated woman was dressed in a huipil (blouse) and a thick necklace made of beads or shells.

The huipil is a tunic-like garment made by stitching together anywhere from one to five pieces of cloth.

The huipil is a loose rectangular garment with a hole in the middle for the head made from lightweight sheer cotton.

The event promotes the area's locally grown coffee as well as traditionally made huipil dresses.

She snatched the money off the bar as if to deny her fear and put it into the sash around her stained huipil.

Along the way (my Spanish is improving rapidly), I learn something about the huipil, the indigenous woman's tunic in use for the last 2,000 years.

Some of these garments include the huipil, the quechquemitl, tilmas, sandals and rebozos.