fashion around caraibean islands ( Guadeloupe)

We know that Guadeloupe is a small french  island,
one of this departement
Yet this small island  don't avoid to attract many tourist for this charms

Indeed, they are many nice view to discover.

as well under the sea.


Now, we will focus on the west indies fashion.

Caraibean dresses

Of diverse origins ,This kind of style creole is the reflect of the Caribbean

This costums creole come of a long story , mixed varied  come from India, Africa, Europe, and Asia. Day after day, clothes martinican become the fondamental  expression of the identity west indian.  

Each dresses own a signification:

La Grand Robe,always realised in a coloured materialor shinning. She is wear with a half-slip and a cape with the same tint.

 La Douillette, dress of everyday ,she is constitued of a half-slip ,a dress pressed at the waist in cotton fabric flowery, at tiles and stripe .

La Titane, this clothes was wear by the courtesan  of the epoque . she did'nt hesited to put a  shirt   brighten up of a flounce in english broderie tighten by a ribon of satin or of a vivacious colour.

As well the creole dress  is wearing in wedding or baptism

Or party like the cook party and carnival



 



moreover the outil can be escort with a headdress that i will explain

Headdress and meanings

To bear a hat was forbidden in time to slavery in Martinique as well in others departelent in west indies .
Freed slaves lerning to tie their scarf in madras to do a variable headdress.  The way to tie and the number of point of the headress reaveled the disponibility lover of the person who owner.

* one point means  heart to take
*two point already take,but the luck can smile to audacious* three point,woman married, heart definitively tie by the wedding 
 * Four point "heart susceptble to welcome still lovers
                                        

But everytings not only happenning in guadeloupe but in others departement guadeloupe departement of overseas (Martinique,French Guyana,Reunion ect...)