Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon. East of the Mediterranean. The heart of the fertile crescent.
Our dresses were caressed by the sea, colored by the fields, warmed by the desert.
Palestine
Palestinian embroidery, or tatreez al falestini, flourished over centuries years ago, evolving into a dazzling variety of styles and motifs that differed from region to region, even village to village.
The Jordanian dress, or thobe, was worn by bedouin, village and town-dwelling women alike. Some dresses measured over 3 meters in length. Their embroidery shared some of the motifs of bedouin woven carpets.
Once a center for weaving rich textiles, Syria influenced dressmaking all over the Levant. Its dresses came in a dazzling variety of colors and interwove Arab, Ottoman and European influences.
