Romanian Peaseant Blouse is called “ie” and is a representative piece of Romanian folklore. Rooted in an idyllic past, Romanian women carry on the tradition of sewing peasant blouses. With a manually worked embroidery, just one blouse can take up to 3 weeks to be made.
Every ie “wears” a particular story, as there are different models to make these blouses, according to Romanian provinces. Cotton and flax are generally used, but floral patterns are customary.
Over time, the Romanian blouse fascinated painters, photographers, designers and people from the country and abroad. Princess Ileana, Princess Elena, Queen Mary are among the royal personalities who proudly wore the Romanian traditional costume. Her Majesty Queen Mary (Queen of Romania, Princess of Edinburgh, Saxe - Coburg and Gotha) has transformed it into a personal fashion style.
"Ia" was and is admired abroad also. Thus the French painter Henri Matisse painted in 1940 "La Blouse Roumaine" inspired by a collection of Romanian blouses received from the Romanian painter Theodor Palladi. Matisse's paintings will be inspiration for the fashion house Yves Saint Laurent, who integrated the Romanian blouse into a collection of haut couture in 1981.
In 2006 another designer, Jean Paul Gaultrier, has dedicated a whole collection for the Romanian traditional port. In 2008 year Oscar de la Renta has used prints and fabrics inspired by Romanian folk outfit. In 2011 year Philpippe Guilet has dedicated for Romania a collection "100% couture, 100% modern, 100% Romanian, with Romanian artisans and artists".
Rares Lazar - Grade 8th, Scoala Gimnazială Nr. 1 Unirea