There are many differences in traditional Mexican costumes based on the states or regions of the country of Mexico. Each state has very a significant way of dancing but most importantly way of dressing. The style of dress for Jalisco, Mexico goes back to the mid-1800's to the year 1910[1]. The style of dress comes from the 20th century European fashion, focusing on the French[1]. Another name for this dress is an Escaramuza dress [2]. The fabric that is used to make this dress is all cotton, which is actually very fresh. In Jalisco, Mexico the dresses used to dance have bright colored fabric and ribbons. The dress also has a wide skirt due to the movements that lift the skirt while dancing. The dress also has ruffle at the top of the dress and the throughout the skirt, for a great visual touch. It also has a very high neckline with long sleeves. For other touches of details the dress has embroidering details on the skirt, neckline, and top area of the dress. To go along with the dress there are some other accessories that help make the outfit. One of those accessories is the hairstyle, the hairstyle is normally two braids with ribbons in the hair. Another thing that contributes to outfit is the makeup, the make is normally bright colors to match the dress. And lastly, a pair of short heels which makes all the noise when dancing which is part of the idea when dancing.
Another place that has very unique and different dresses for dancing is Michoacán, Mexico. Their dresses are very different from Jalisco. The dresses in Michoacán are very simple but elegant. They have a long skirt with very little detail of ribbons. The upper part of the dress is made up of a simple blouse that has embroider detail around the neck, they also use a belt and an embroidered apron[2]. In Michoacán they have many dresses depending on the event, they have dresses that are for everyday wear and dresses for special ceremonies or occasions. There are many parts that go along with the dress from the hair to all the accessories that they wear[3]. The everyday dress for women in Michoacán is made up of five items of clothing. These items consist of an underskirt, skirt, an apron, shawl, and lastly a blouse which is also known as a guanengo[3]. All of these item are made of different fabrics and color which makes each item stand out. Like the dresses from Jalisco, the dresses in Michoacán also have bright colors with little use of black. For special day like Palm Sunday for example, they add more accessories. These accessories consist of sashes, beaded necklaces, hats woven of palm leaves, masks, fresh fruit, mirrors and tinsel[3]. They also different accessories for special ceremonies that are done in their communities which makes them stand out due to the variety in their dresses.
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