CLOTHES

IN ARGENTINA

THROUGH

TIME

The North provinces are: Salta, Jujuy,

Formosa, Catamarca.

The Cuyo provinces are: La Rioja, San Juan,

San Luis, Mendoza.

MEN

In the region of North and Cuyo men used to

wear ponchos (A piece of cloth with a hole to

put over the head that covers the chest and

part of the arms).

They wore trousers made of leather from the

cows and horse skin.

MEN

MEN

They wore colorful hats made of cotton, the colors they usually wore were

yellow, blue, green, orange.

There were two types of shoes, one

made of leather and the other one

was made by cutting the leg of a

horse ,then taking out the bones and

flesh so they could put their feet on.

Women wore long dresses which reached

their feet . These dresses were made of

cotton and the usual colors were yellow,

red and white.

They also wore a poncho like the men.

They wore yellow or brownish hats.

In addition, they wore black shoes that weren´t as long as men´s.

WOMEN

PRE-COLONIAL TIMES

Before the arrival of the Spanish conquerors, there were a lot of native peoples

living in these regions of Argentina. We are not going to bore you with history,

we are going to talk about their fashion.

Diaguitas They wore the "Peruvian shirt", a Tunan (like a large tunic). They wore sandals.

Also, they were adorned with face painting, tattoos, bracelets, pins, and breastplates made of copper or bronze.

When the Spanish conquerors attacked them, they had to make a huge journey to escape from them.

Calchaquies Their clothing consisted of a shirt that reached below the knee and sometimes it was girded at the waist to avoid tripping.

The feet were protected by sandals called flip-flops.

Their weapons were huge and showed the warriors’ ferocious attitude towards their neighbours as well as with the conquerors. They used stone axes and bows and arrows.

This is one of the great Calchaqui warriors.

The climate of the Pampas is generally temperate, gradually

giving way to a more subtropical climate in the north, and to

a semi-arid climate on the western fringes. Summer

temperatures are more uniform than winter temperatures,

generally range from 28 to 33 °C (82 to 91 °F) during the day.

Winters are generally mild, although cold waves to occur.

Normal temperatures range from 12 to 19 °C during the day.

Pre-Colonial times

Tehuelches:

This indigenous tribu lived in the south of Argentina.

Their clothes were based on animal’s skin; they painted their

bodies and used feathers on their heads. They used

headband on their heads called "cochel" made of wool or

cotton, and white paint on their

long hair.

Clothes in the Pampeana

area

Pampas:

Men wore animal skins and woven by

women. Women and men liked to wear

objects of silver and copper. Also they

wear lot of colours and feathers in their

hair. Women used to wear plaits. They

didn´t use tattoos but they used ear rings

and necklaces.

Colonial times Tehuelches:

As they were nomads, they lived in `wigwams' covered with seal´s skin.

Although the low temperatures, they didn´t too much clothes. They

sometimes wear leather´s coats. Women wear skirts.

Querandíes:

Men wore leather coats. The women also use a kind of skirt that

covered them up to the knees. When

the Spanish men came they started

using horses and leather boots. They

obtained their clothes through

exchange

People´s clothes in Patagonia

Pre-Colonial times

The men were between 1.75 and 1.80 meters average, their body was slender, and they had straight, black hair and hard, skin inward , sometimes the outside painted (quillangos), also used the skin of foxes and hares. The men put on their feet a kind of sandals (guanaco skins strapped) or horseback riding, boots made with hocks of that. With time and with their relationship with the white man, they were adopting gender clothes.They used clothes from neck to feet, were

predominantly leather guanaco, they used skin inward , sometimes the outside painted (quillangos), also used the skin of foxes and hares.

Clothing: consisted of a mantle of guanaco skins

sewn; also wore moccasins and leather leggings.

Women wore long necklaces of shells or bird

eggs. Painted their bodies with red, black, white

and yellow colors. Sometimes, women and wore

an apron or skirtish furles Belting body and hip,

reaching the knee.

Colonial times

Brittany shirts, wide or narrow, weaved with black silk or

silk Tancay and other roan weaved with blue cotton yarn,

other than cotton canvas, and Brittany : skirts of different

fabrics and bright colors (colored, green, etc) and with

embroidery and stripes on the bottom.; canvas petticoats;

clenchers of bodices; Squeegee Castilla shawls,

embroidered or braided and without them, in green, blue

and black colors; silk stockings and cotton; cloth shoes and fine leather

Modern times

Today people who live in the Patagonia wear some trousers called ‘

bombachas’. These are flared wide pants tied around the ankles. They

usually wear striking belts around the hip. They wear shirts and a

handkerchief. Also, they have a garment called ‘poncho,’ whici is worn

when it’s cold. For their feet they wear some shoes called ‘alpargatas’ .

Also some people who lived in the Patagonia wore high

knee boots called ‘bota de potro’. These were riding

boots made of high quality

Argentinian leather.

These are the typical hats they wore in

everyday life to protect themselves from

the harming sun.

Modern times

We usually wear jeans or shorts of different colours with jackets for everyday life. When we do sports we wear sneakers

and tights, which are very comfortable

At parties girls wear skirts with sleeveless shirts or dresses with high heels.

This type of shoes is in fashion particularly now.

As for boys, they wear trousers and shirts.

For shoewear the tendency is to wear sportsshoes all the

time.