October 3, 2013 - wild traditional costumes of Europe

sandypossum · 10-03-2013, 09:08 AM

Charles Fréger is a French photographer who has done some interesting photo series. I recently bought his photo book "Wilder Mann - The Image of the Savage" and cannot believe that I have been unaware that there are so many cultural traditions of this kind still going on all over Europe. Some of the costumes are funny, some are creepy, some nightmarish, but all are fascinating. The book includes further information on the costumes and rituals, including where they take place and when.

This outfit here is my favourite. It looks like the outcome of a romance between a Yeti and Marge Simpson.

link to a lot of the photos from the book

Charles Fréger's website

sandypossum · 10-03-2013, 09:09 AM

can someone please, you know, make the photo show?

jimhelm · 10-03-2013, 09:12 AM

they are awesome.

Sundae · 10-03-2013, 09:16 AM

Thanks Sandy, although I'd hazard most of those are from the colder parts of Europe. Long Winter nights and all that.

Although I though I think I spotted a Green Man. Where's the Hobby Horse and the Salmon of Knowledge though?

Anyway, I particularly likes the one from the link of two people dressed as dolphins

glatt · 10-03-2013, 09:17 AM

They look great!

from a practical point of view, they are only good for outdoor festivals and parties. You wouldn't be able to go to an indoor party wearing one of those.

Gravdigr · 10-03-2013, 02:02 PM

Pythonesque, methinks.

CaliforniaMama · 10-03-2013, 10:19 PM

As I was scrolling down, I thought I was looking at big hairy wankers!

Or fur cozies?

Then came the bodies and spoiled the fun . . .

Nirvana · 10-03-2013, 10:30 PM

I am sensing a IOD theme for Oct. Creepy and costumes! YAY!

CaliforniaMama · 10-03-2013, 10:34 PM

My favorite:

Quote:

French photographer Charles Freger is not a fashion photographer. However he likes to take pictures of fantastic costumes, from folk traditions to those of the Queen of Samba parade at Posusje de Caldas a town near Sao Paulo.
These garments weigh up to 80 pounds and reach up to three and a half meters in height and are quite impossible to wear.
Charles Freger always likes to take his subjects away from the context of the human event they are involved with and place them instead in isolation in the landscape. Last year I had the opportunity to watch this artist at work photographing The Burry Man of South Queensferry for his book Wilder Mann about folk traditions of Europe. It has some incredible costumes and certainly is food for the imagination of anyone involved in fashion.

Fashion Link

That is a LOT of peacock feathers! I cannot begin to imagine how long it must take to make something like this without our handy dandy stitching machines and what not.

CaliforniaMama · 10-03-2013, 10:40 PM

The peacock is not a folk costume after all. It is a fantasia from Brazil. One of the many extravagant costumes designed for Carnival.

(ref the website noted in orig post)

Lamplighter · 10-03-2013, 11:04 PM

How many peacocks gave their all...
or, do peacocks shed their brilliant plumage ?

sandypossum · 10-03-2013, 11:23 PM

Peacocks shed their tail feathers every year. But there are more than peacock feathers in that dress.

Sundae · 10-04-2013, 01:40 AM

But do they bend over and let us see them shake their tail feathers?

Gravdigr · 10-04-2013, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae

But do they bend over and let us see them shake their tail feathers?

Disco Duck!!!!!

Rick Dees thanks you for this reference.

Griff · 10-04-2013, 05:03 PM

Cools!

10-03-2013, 09:08 AM	#1
sandypossum tri-continental dag hag Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 247	October 3, 2013 - wild traditional costumes of Europe Charles Fréger is a French photographer who has done some interesting photo series. I recently bought his photo book "Wilder Mann - The Image of the Savage" and cannot believe that I have been unaware that there are so many cultural traditions of this kind still going on all over Europe. Some of the costumes are funny, some are creepy, some nightmarish, but all are fascinating. The book includes further information on the costumes and rituals, including where they take place and when. This outfit here is my favourite. It looks like the outcome of a romance between a Yeti and Marge Simpson. link to a lot of the photos from the book Charles Fréger's website Attached Images __________________ you're never too old to have a happy childhood

10-03-2013, 09:09 AM	#2
sandypossum tri-continental dag hag Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 247	can someone please, you know, make the photo show? __________________ you're never too old to have a happy childhood

10-03-2013, 09:12 AM	#3
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	they are awesome. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

10-03-2013, 09:16 AM	#4
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Thanks Sandy, although I'd hazard most of those are from the colder parts of Europe. Long Winter nights and all that. Although I though I think I spotted a Green Man. Where's the Hobby Horse and the Salmon of Knowledge though? Anyway, I particularly likes the one from the link of two people dressed as dolphins __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-03-2013, 02:02 PM	#6
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Pythonesque, methinks. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-03-2013, 09:17 AM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	They look great! from a practical point of view, they are only good for outdoor festivals and parties. You wouldn't be able to go to an indoor party wearing one of those.

10-03-2013, 10:19 PM	#7
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	As I was scrolling down, I thought I was looking at big hairy wankers! Or fur cozies? Then came the bodies and spoiled the fun . . . __________________ Take time for silence. You never know what you might hear.

10-03-2013, 10:30 PM	#8
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	I am sensing a IOD theme for Oct. Creepy and costumes! YAY! __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

10-03-2013, 10:40 PM	#10
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	The peacock is not a folk costume after all. It is a fantasia from Brazil. One of the many extravagant costumes designed for Carnival. (ref the website noted in orig post) __________________ Take time for silence. You never know what you might hear.

10-03-2013, 11:04 PM	#11
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	How many peacocks gave their all... or, do peacocks shed their brilliant plumage ?

10-03-2013, 11:23 PM	#12
sandypossum tri-continental dag hag Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 247	Peacocks shed their tail feathers every year. But there are more than peacock feathers in that dress. __________________ you're never too old to have a happy childhood

10-04-2013, 01:40 AM	#13
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	But do they bend over and let us see them shake their tail feathers? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-04-2013, 05:03 PM	#15
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Cools! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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