Continuity, Revival, and Transformation in Dress from the Greek Diapontian Islands to the Diaspora

Angela Catechis-Lolos
Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice

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Title
Continuity, Revival, and Transformation in Dress from the Greek Diapontian Islands to the Diaspora
Contributor Names
Catechis-Lolos, Angela (Author)
Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York. Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice (Degree granting institution)
Berthon, Magali An (Thesis advisor)
Font, Lourdes M. (Thesis advisor)
Date
2021
Degree Information
M.A. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York 2021.
Department: Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice.
Advisors: Berthon, Magali An; Font, Lourdes. Committee members: Joanne Arbuckle; Marilyn Barton; Sarah Byrd; Denyse Montegut; Deborah Trupin; Valerie Soll; Rebecca Kelly; Nancy Robertson.
Abstract
This paper introduces the dress of the Diapontian Islands in Greece located in the Ionian Sea. It further outlines the history of these islands and discusses all of the external influences involved in the development and evolution of this dress. Each individual garment representing the everyday, ceremonial, and bridal ensembles is named and described in terms of its construction, appearance and use. These components are portrayed with images of extant garments from various collectors. The traditional dress of the Diapontian Islands has stopped being worn for decades and its history was at risk of being lost. Interviews and oral histories were conducted to record the knowledge of its existence and the provenance of the collected pieces. The transformation of this dress and how it exists in reimagined forms in the Greek diaspora is also documented.
Subject
Folklore
Fashion
History
Migrations
Clothing and dress
Greece
Museum studies
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Identifier
FIT Repository ID: etd_000893
pqdiss: 28498236
ISBN: 9798728298359
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Language
eng
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Catechis-Lolos, A. (2021). Continuity, Revival, and Transformation in Dress from the Greek Diapontian Islands to the Diaspora [Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York]. FIT Institutional Repository. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/4069
Catechis-Lolos, Angela. Continuity, Revival, and Transformation in Dress from the Greek Diapontian Islands to the Diaspora. 2021. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, Master's thesis. FIT Digital Repository, https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/4069
Catechis-Lolos, Angela. "Continuity, Revival, and Transformation in Dress from the Greek Diapontian Islands to the Diaspora." Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, 2021. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/4069