Historical study of clothing characteristics in the Safavid era
Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research
1 - manager of manuscript centre
Keywords: Safavid, Clothing, textiles, Chardin, Taj Heydari,
Abstract :
Undoubtedly, clothing as one of the basic human needs has undergone many changes due to geographical, cultural and social conditions. The development and growth of arts such as painting, artifacts and textiles in the framework of Iranian and Islamic thought during the Safavid rule brought a relatively noticeable change in the clothing of that period, this period is a combination of two traditions in clothing by the Safavids based on values Iranian religion and thought revived indigenous and Iranian designs, and on the other hand, the volume of exchanges with the outside world, the influx of Europeans to Iran, and the presence of other religions and ethnicities in the political-cultural arena had a great impact in this regard. Extensive Islamic designs in clothing and revival of indigenous and Iranian designs, avoidance of Far Eastern style in the preparation and design of clothing and finally the emergence of pieces of clothing, especially in women's clothing is influenced by religious teachings of clothing innovations and clothing changes in this period. This article focuses on the correct visual representation of different types of clothing during the Safavid period and by resorting to library research and citing historical sources of the Safavid,s age, seeks to answer the question that the basic characteristics of clothing in the three parts of head covering, body What was the cover or cover of the trunk and legs?
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