Moldova Stamps: Traditional «Ie» Blouse - An Element of the National Costume

24 Jun 2015

Traditional «Ie» Blouse - An Element of the National Costume

INTRODUCTION

On 24 June 2015, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a series of postage stamps with the title Traditional «Ie» Blouse - An Element of the National Costume. The issue comprises two stamps, with associated cancellation (postmark) and first day cover (FDC). The designer was Alexandru Kornienco. The printing was performed by Nova Imprim, Chişinău.

ABOUT THE THEME

Ie is the type of shirt of a typical gathered form of the collar, which exists since ancient times. It is also known as the 'Carpathian shirt', similar to the Slavic (Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, etc.) peoples. The three-part decor code of this pleated shirt is almost always the same: in addition to the underarm embroidery, the altiță (derived from Serbian ла̏тица), there is a single horizontal row on the sleeve, known as increț, and diagonal stripes below the armpit and shoulder, the râuri. The underarm embroidery characterizes the entire costume, it is traditionally seen as the culmination of embroidery and decoration. Read more..

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