A09 – SHIRTS WITH SHOULDER PADS

Everything you need to understand right away. We explore a little to discover the spirit of the place and get to know the extended family of which these masterpieces are a part. We rummaged so deep in museum deposits, in villages and fairs, that we managed to find things that are not even in books.

I’ll explain it to you together with Alina and Gabriela, as I also learned: in stages. So:

The umerițe sit like embroidery epaulets on the shoulders of the shirt; for both women and men. The sleeves are rich and receive a seam of needlelace, often towards the back. Strong colors predominate, but fashion changes and there are quite a few variants with white and gold, in which you can feel echoes of the late baroque, mixed with oriental richness.

Special guests

Arch. Ioana Corduneanu, an experienced designer, launched Semne Cusute in 2012 to present traditional shirts from a current perspective.

Gabriela creates, passionate about sustainability and how clothing can express our identity, has been with Semne Cusute since the beginning.

Alina Panaite, an engineer disguised as a dreamy nomad, is passionate about needlework and has been sewing traditional shirts since 2015.