a tagelmust is an indigo dyed cotton garment with the appearance of both a veil and a turban. the cloth can be larger than 10m in length. other colours are now being used but indigo is saved for special occasions. the tuareg are an ethnic group who originally wore the tagelmust. intheir culture, tagelmusts are worn by adult males and are only taken off in the presence of close family.
the way a tagelmust is wrapped and folded is used to show different clans and regional origin. the darker the dye, the more wealthy the wearer.
now, tagelmusts are often worn by people going into the sahara desert, as it effectively helps protect the face from sun and sand. many tuareg men are afraid to wear the tagelmust due to civil unrest.
i was looking through my fashion folder on my computer and i found a magazine scan from a fashion mag. in the scan, there's two photos of models wearing tagelmusts. i thought it was funny because i had recently learned how to wrap a tagelmust and i took a photo of it. i thought i was being kind of innovative for taking a photo like that but apparently it's big in the fashion industry!
this is the magazine scan that i found.
this is the photo of myself that i took! i wrapped the tagelmust myself thanks to some youtube tutorials. it literally took me 12 seconds to do
That's like me and the Keffiyeh
ReplyDeleteI thought it'd be cool to wear until I realized that it's actually quite popular as far as fashion goes .___.
It matches your eyes!
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where did you find that green tagelmust?
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