Undermined the old traditional culture!
These types of clothes tourists wear ARE NOT Abyaneh's women's clothing style.
The group in the picture is neither belonging to the population of Abyaneh nor wearing Abyaneh's traditional clothes. They are domestic tourists with their own clothing who pose for a picture in Abyaneh's alleys. Image source: myabyaneh.ir
Don't be fooled! The group's clothing style is not the traditional one used by the women of Abyaneh(Viuna). These types of clothing are hired by non-serious local merchants to attract tourists to attract tourists for economic reasons. Tourists are unaware how dangerous it is to go out with the fake dress style on social media that their dress style taken in Abyane can be mistaken for the genuine traditional dress style that women and girls in Abayneh have worn and still wear. These tourists must be sure that they cannot change our style of dress. The tradition has many years of history that no one has managed to change the way we dress. It is very disappointing that tourists spread fake dress style as if they are traditional dress style in Abyaneh.
Subverting the old traditional Abyaneh women's clothing style
Quote from a description of the traditional clothing style of Abyaneh by Leila Salmani 18 januari 2022.
"Abyaneh is one of the special and scenic villages of Natanz in Isfahan province, which is popular not only among domestic tourists, but also among foreign tourists and often becomes the subject of their photography. Abyaneh is one of the few villages in Iran where the local people still wear their traditional clothing and have preserved it (the traditional clothes of Abyaneh men include wide and long pants made of black cloth, and for women, they include a long shirt with flowery cloths and a white scarf, which It is still popular among people and they are prejudiced against it)". Reference: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=665202257833396 (Video Clip, language Parsi. Above text: Free translation of clip.
Our objection to false information/distorted image.
Salmani with her long strange skirt that has nothing to do with Abyaneh women's traditional clothing style talks in her video clip about what the traditional clothing style looks like and are for men and women in Abyaneh.
She wears a shirt with flowery white scarf which is the traditional clothing style for women in Abyaneh. But look closely at her strange skirt. Salmani's skirt has nothing to do with women's traditional clothing style and has no place in the traditional clothing style for women of Abyaneh. She does not mention in Quote a single word about the type (form, color, size) of women's skirt style in Abyaneh. Salmani is walking on the main road in Abyaneh and films, the Abyaneh women with their traditional dress walking not many meters in front of her. If she was serious in her story then she would not have given wrong information in social media to the viewers and followers.
Why do we react?
These type of descriptions, and similar video clippers provide false information and distorted image of clothing style in Abyaneh that spread in social media by these one-time visiting tourists.
When she puts on half the Abyaneh women's clothing and combines it with her own ridiculous taste of skirt.Then perceived by those who see her that it is the type of skirt that the women wear in Abyaneh. It undermines Abyaneh's rich culture. The people of Abyaneh perceive it as an insult to their tradition.
Please compare her strange skirt with the genuine Abyaneh women's skirts in images below.
The real traditional clothes that girls and women wear in Abyaneh(Viuna)
The traditional clothing style, or rather the embedded clothing that has been used since ancient times in Abyaneh and has retained its beautiful style, is the one seen in the picture next to it. If you look at the girls who have Abyanhe's traditional clothing style compared to domestic tourists. What stands out most are Abyaneh's girls' skirts, which are made of thick black fabric (6-10m) and are well embroidered and sewn. What tourists who have borrowed skirts and paid to rent from greedy local traders are of fabricated fabric varieties that are seen in nomads living in the provinces of Fars: Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad and Bakhtiari. Traditional skirts used by Abyaneh's girls and women are short and reach a bit below the knees. Long fabricated, multicolored, new fashionistas have no place in the heart of Abyaneh's people and will never be accepted despite the great pressure that has arisen. It is expected that local authorities take the problem of stores that rent out their own fabricated clothes seriously and solve the problem for good. Image source: @kohanviuna