{"id":1733,"date":"2020-11-11T08:02:45","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T06:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/?p=1733"},"modified":"2025-03-12T17:41:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T15:41:30","slug":"suman-romania-queen-marie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/suman-romania-queen-marie\/","title":{"rendered":"The Suman &#8211; A Romanian Folk Coat Fit for a Queen"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1733\" class=\"elementor elementor-1733\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e546f7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e546f7a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d09bf0\" data-id=\"4d09bf0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec42b28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec42b28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When I wrote\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/give-credit-fashion-designers-tory-burch-resort-2018\/\">When Fashion Designers Forget to #givecredit<\/a>\u00a0article, I promised I will come back with a story about &#8220;the suman&#8221;. It&#8217;s\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: 'Encode Sans Semi Condensed'; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">a piece of the Romanian traditional costume\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">which Tory Burch used in her 2018 Resort Collection without giving credit to its source of inspiration.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>This article gives you a better understading of the history of the suman. Plus, bring to your attention few things that Tory Burch and many other designers probably have no idea about:<\/p><ul><li>Almost 100 years ago, so, way they discovered the beautiful Romanian suman, there was an extraordinary woman who promoted it. Her name is Queen Marie of Romania!\u00a0<\/li><li>There are important museums around the world which have\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: 'Encode Sans Semi Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">in their exhibitions\u00a0<\/span>for tens of years some amazing sumans, vests, coats and entire Romanian folk costume;<\/li><li>Few years prior to Tory Burch, Ioana Corduneanu and Alina Elena Iancovik, two Romanian designers, used the suman and its stylish intricated black embroidery as a source of inspiration. And they did all this not just by giving credit, but also but reinterpreting it.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85abbeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85abbeb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f34d43b\" data-id=\"f34d43b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caa9ca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"caa9ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Romanian SUMAN<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-197134d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"197134d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u201cSuman\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 that\u2019s how Romanians call it for some hundred of years; it comes from the Bulgarian word\u00a0<em>\u201csukman\u016d\u201d<\/em>, meaning peasant coat.<span style=\"font-family: 'Encode Sans Semi Condensed'; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">The\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: 'Encode Sans Semi Condensed'; font-size: 17px; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">suman\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"font-family: 'Encode Sans Semi Condensed'; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">was wore (and still are) by both women and men in various regions of Romania during autumn-winter time. In the old days, it was h<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">and-made 100% by women of all ages. Passing the art of weaving and embroidery was done from generation to generation along with all the hidden meanings of the symbols and patterns.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">These were hand woven from wool and embroided by women. The embroided symbols and colors may vary depending on the region, yet black is the dominant color of the embroidery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d04fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d04fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/romanian-folk-coat-man-1024x406.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1696\" alt=\"Suman - Romanian folk autumn coat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/romanian-folk-coat-man-1024x406.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/romanian-folk-coat-man-600x238.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/romanian-folk-coat-man-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/romanian-folk-coat-man-768x305.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/romanian-folk-coat-man-1536x609.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/romanian-folk-coat-man-1170x464.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/romanian-folk-coat-man-585x232.jpg 585w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/romanian-folk-coat-man.jpg 1901w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4b3d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c4b3d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/romanian-folk-autumn-coat-1024x473.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1682\" alt=\"Suman - Romanian folk winter coat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/romanian-folk-autumn-coat-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/romanian-folk-autumn-coat-600x277.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/romanian-folk-autumn-coat-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/romanian-folk-autumn-coat-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/romanian-folk-autumn-coat-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/romanian-folk-autumn-coat-1170x540.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/romanian-folk-autumn-coat-585x270.jpg 585w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/romanian-folk-autumn-coat.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60e66ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60e66ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fe5256\" data-id=\"4fe5256\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5378570a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5378570a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Suman fit for a Queen<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1706d88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1706d88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Queen Marie of Romania<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-20 elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1edb806 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1edb806\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-50 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd28dd5\" data-id=\"fd28dd5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1566b55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1566b55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Five years ago I posted a story \u2014 Falling in Love with My Romanian IA, depicting Queen Marie of Romania, the 22th granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She married Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Prince of Romania and followed him to Bucharest.<\/p><p>She came at a very young age to a foreign country, full of hopes and questions, not knowing much about Romanians.\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: 'Encode Sans Semi Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">She fell in love with the people and their heritage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Yet, God gave some of His greatest gifts a Queen can enjoy. A country which became her heart&#8217;s home. Traditions, customs and beautiful landscapes which inspired her to write about and fight for Romania. The love a nation who honours and remembers her even today.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-50 penci-ercol-order-2 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa78009\" data-id=\"aa78009\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03db9e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03db9e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/queen-marie-romania-time-magazine.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1681\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/queen-marie-romania-time-magazine.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/queen-marie-romania-time-magazine-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">On August 1924, Queen Marie of Romania became the 2nd European monarch ever to grace the cover of Time Magazine, after King George V. She was also the 3rd woman ever on the cover of Time, after the Italian theatre icon Eleonora Duse and the future U.S. First Lady Lou Henry Hoover.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-38f5231 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38f5231\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c8146b\" data-id=\"1c8146b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c5c251 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"8c5c251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"I came to this country at very young age, yet I became one of you.\" <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/queen-marie-of-romania.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3589\" alt=\"Queen Marie of Romania\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/queen-marie-of-romania.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/queen-marie-of-romania-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/queen-marie-of-romania-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/queen-marie-of-romania-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/queen-marie-of-romania-585x780.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Queen Marie of Romania (1875-1938)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">The Queen of Our Hearts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-516d3ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"516d3ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">And, if you knew her story, you would know that the above quote is an extremely accurate representation of the truth.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Queen Mary found inspiration in our cultural heritage and in return she inspired us back. She was a queen proud to wear her adoptive country&#8217;s folk costume. And, as you can see Queen Mary and her daughters were extremely proud to wear the Romanian suman.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d16f43c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d16f43c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/suman-romanian-royal-family-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1679\" alt=\"Queen Marie &amp; The Suman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/suman-romanian-royal-family-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/suman-romanian-royal-family-1-600x389.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/suman-romanian-royal-family-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/suman-romanian-royal-family-1-585x379.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Queen Marie of Romania and Princesses  Irina, Ileana, Marie, Mignon, and Helen (1923)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b312925 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b312925\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are hundreds of pictures of the Queen wearing the out national costume. The picture above is just one proving how she passed on her love for the folk costume to all her daughters. It&#8217;s also shows you the sumans and the IAs made especially for the Romanian Royal family.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>In many of the pictures I have mentioned, Queen Marie appears proudly wearing a suman she had made for her. It was a much modern interpretation and cut of the traditional Romanian suman.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee6f071 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee6f071\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4149407\" data-id=\"4149407\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b8d6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80b8d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Romanian suman - on display for the world to see<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ada6f6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ada6f6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maryhill Museum of Art<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aae5f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9aae5f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sumans, vests and other clothing pieces of similar type of embroidery continued to be made and wore without interruption for hundreds of years. Their beauty and amazing embroidery turned them into real treasures for museums around the world. And I picked two of these museums which started collecting various pieces of the Romanian folk costumes since the beginning of the 20th century.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-20 elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-28a10de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28a10de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-50 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-de49a11\" data-id=\"de49a11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf0b46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"faf0b46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not by chance, I shall start with Maryhill Museum of Art (Portland, US), o<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">ne of the Pacific Northwest\u2019s most enchanting cultural destinations. It is h<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">oused in a Beaux Arts mansion on 5,300 acres high above the Columbia River.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0The museum was founded\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Northwest entrepreneur and visionary Samuel Hill\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">(1857 \u2013 1931).<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Lawyer, railroad executive and &#8220;an<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">eccentric Washington State millionaire with a passion for the Columbia Gorge&#8221;, as Oregon Portland Encyclopedia contributor Kristine Deacon calls him, Samuel Hill\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">substantially influenced the economic development of the Pacific Northwest region in the early 20th century.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">He purchased the property and began building the house with dreams of establishing a Quaker farming community.<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">When the goal proved untenable, Hill was encouraged by friends actresses Lo\u00efe Fuller, Queen Marie of Romania, and Alma de Bretteville Spreckles to establish a museum. And so he did, despite all challenges he had to face.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-50 penci-ercol-order-2 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc746a7\" data-id=\"cc746a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01ed062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01ed062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sam-hill-queen-marie-1926.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3573\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sam-hill-queen-marie-1926.jpg 316w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sam-hill-queen-marie-1926-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Queen Marie and Sam Hill, 1926 Courtesy Oreg. Hist. Soc. Research Library, OrHi63563<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-393a7861 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"393a7861\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bebe311\" data-id=\"6bebe311\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abf33e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abf33e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An ambitious visionary and &#8220;inveterate globetrotter&#8221;, Sam Hill was a long-time friend of Queen Marie of Romania.\u00a0 Besides being considered one the most beautiful royals of Europe, she was an influential monarchs and political figures of Europe at that time. Therefore, it is no wonder that her visit to the United States (1926), prompted a media frenzy like no other. On November 3, at Samuel Hill&#8217;s invitation, she presided over the yet-unfinished Maryhill Museum of Art\u2019s dedication ceremony.\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Later on, in her diary Queen Marie called Maryhill:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a4c156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"62a4c156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cthat strange uncouth cement building erected by the just as strange old Samuel Hill. ... I knew when I set out that morning to consecrate that queer freak of a building that no one would understand why; I knew it was empty and in no wise ready to house objects for a museum. I knew there were scoffers about me, even hostilities, but a spirit of understanding was strong in me that day and I managed by my own personality, by my words, by my spirit, to move all the hearts beating there this morning. ... I knew that a dream had been built into this house, a dream beyond the everyday comprehension of the everyday man\u201d.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/regina-maria-a-romaniei-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3610\" alt=\"Queen Marie of Romania\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/regina-maria-a-romaniei-2.jpg 670w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/regina-maria-a-romaniei-2-600x684.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/regina-maria-a-romaniei-2-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/regina-maria-a-romaniei-2-585x667.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Queen Marie of Romania (1875-1938)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f5457a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f5457a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">On this occasion, Queen Marie donated more than 100 works of art and personal items to the museum.<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0This donation included\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>For those who would love to explore the story of the Queen&#8217;s Marie Collection, I warmly invite you to watch this short video.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca94ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"aca94ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/XtdkdeS_SSg&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a4ddb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62a4ddb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Queen Marie of Romania&#8217;s gift served as the basis of what today is an impressive collection of over 450 pieces of Romanian folk costumes, textiles, icons, paintings, manuscripts.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb2e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cb2e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/queen-marie-suman-1924-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3591\" alt=\"Queen Marie Suman 1924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/queen-marie-suman-1924-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/queen-marie-suman-1924-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/queen-marie-suman-1924-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/queen-marie-suman-1924-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/queen-marie-suman-1924-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/queen-marie-suman-1924-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/queen-marie-suman-1924-585x329.jpg 585w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/queen-marie-suman-1924-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/queen-marie-suman-1924.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a8dc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6a8dc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Last but not least important, in January 2020, Maryhill Museum of Art announced that it will open\u00a0its 80th anniversary season on March 15 a special Romanian Textiles Exhibition.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>&#8220;A Particular Beauty: Romanian Folk Clothing&#8221; Exhibition features 20 fully dressed mannequins and numerous individual garments including coats, chemises, blouses, and vests. Visitors can admire a variety of Romanian embroidery techniques, mediums, and styles. According to Curator of Art Steve Grafe,\u00a0<em>\u201cThis marks the first time that we have mounted an exhibition of this scale of Romanian textiles. (&#8230;) It will give the public an opportunity to see many objects that we have recently acquired as well as pieces that were gifted to the museum when it was first established.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be121f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be121f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e04466f\" data-id=\"e04466f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea90b96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea90b96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Romanian suman - on display for the world to see<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0786aa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0786aa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Horniman Museum &amp; Gardens<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f199f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59f199f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sumans, vests and other clothing pieces of similar type of embroidery continued to be made and wore without interruption for hundreds of years. Their beauty and amazing embroidery turned them into real treasures for museums around the world. And I picked two of these museums which started collecting various pieces of the Romanian folk costumes since the beginning of the 20th century.\u00a0<\/p><p>Opened to the public since Victorian times and located in South of London (UK), The Horniman Museum &amp; Gardens mission is to connect us all with global cultures and the natural environment.\u00a0It&#8217;s on Horniman website photo gallery I found these amazing Romanian sumans, coats and vests. Photo credits belong to Horniman, I only put it together in these collages for you to enjoy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8398d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8398d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/suman-horniman-museum-london-1024x427.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1834\" alt=\"Romanian Suman @ Horniman Museum\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/suman-horniman-museum-london-1024x427.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/suman-horniman-museum-london-600x250.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/suman-horniman-museum-london-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/suman-horniman-museum-london-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/suman-horniman-museum-london-1536x640.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/suman-horniman-museum-london-1170x488.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/suman-horniman-museum-london-585x244.jpg 585w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/suman-horniman-museum-london.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8e1ccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8e1ccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/horniman-romanian-coats-1024x497.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1839\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/horniman-romanian-coats-1024x497.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/horniman-romanian-coats-600x291.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/horniman-romanian-coats-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/horniman-romanian-coats-768x372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/horniman-romanian-coats-1536x745.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/horniman-romanian-coats-1170x567.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/horniman-romanian-coats-585x284.jpg 585w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/horniman-romanian-coats.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ebeca1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ebeca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/romanian-vests-horniman-london-1024x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1840\" alt=\"Romanian Vests @ Horniman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/romanian-vests-horniman-london-1024x480.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/romanian-vests-horniman-london-600x281.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/romanian-vests-horniman-london-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/romanian-vests-horniman-london-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/romanian-vests-horniman-london-1536x720.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/romanian-vests-horniman-london-1170x548.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/romanian-vests-horniman-london-585x274.jpg 585w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/romanian-vests-horniman-london.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bcc066 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bcc066\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ada214c\" data-id=\"ada214c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af01b79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af01b79\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-521d76a\" data-id=\"521d76a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31413dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31413dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Romanian National Rugby Team <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4309280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4309280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ioana Corduneanu<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-20 elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-713bd6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"713bd6b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-50 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb2bee2\" data-id=\"cb2bee2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2483333 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2483333\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Graduating &#8220;Ion Mincu Institute of Architecture&#8221; (Bucharest), Ioana Corduneanu is recognized in Romania as one of the most important contributors for preserving the tradition of the national folk costume. Many years ago she launched <a href=\"http:\/\/semnecusute.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Semne Cusute project<\/a> where she meticulously started documenting the symbols and patterns embroided by the Romanian women from all corners of the country on their family&#8217;s folk costumes.<\/p><p>The reason I mention has to do with the fact that she was one of the first to bring back to the attention of the international and local public the Romanian suman. And this is the story of how she did.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-50 penci-ercol-order-2 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-09b589c\" data-id=\"09b589c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ef72c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48ef72c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1739\" alt=\"Ioana Corduneanu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-1170x1170.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo: Ioana Corduneanu Facebook page<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a39667 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a39667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On December 17, 2013, the Romanian Rugby Federation officially announced the long-term partnership with Semne Cusute Association founded by Corduneanu. This meant that starting the beginning of 2014 Stejarii, the Romanian national rugby team will wear the symbols of the Romanian traditional culture on their equipment.\u00a0<\/p><p>When asked about this initiative,\u00a0 Lucian Lori, Communication &amp; Marketing Director of the Romanian Rugby Federation, said: <em>&#8220;We wish Stejarii to be the essence of what Romanian means. We all know the sport is the best ambassador and we would like to take advantage of this opportunity and show the world proofs of our culture. Out of the dozens of Romanian traditional motifs, we chose the strongest ones for what they signify inspires us. Moreover, the symbol we chose for 2014 will be embroidered on the t-shirt to strengthen the message linked with the preservation of our tradition.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-480decf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"480decf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/suman-symbol-explained-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3607\" alt=\"Suman - symbols explained\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/suman-symbol-explained-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/suman-symbol-explained-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/suman-symbol-explained-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/suman-symbol-explained-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/suman-symbol-explained-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/suman-symbol-explained-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/suman-symbol-explained-585x329.jpg 585w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/suman-symbol-explained-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/suman-symbol-explained.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Spiral &amp; The Horns of the Ram symbols - explained by Ioana Corduneanu <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57b9158a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57b9158a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59f83a43\" data-id=\"59f83a43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d14b46c elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"7d14b46c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">It is an honour for us to support the connection between our Romanian tradition and such a sport with a long history, by ennobling Stejarii t-shirts with ancient symbols expressing the values of our people. Taking such responsibility is is a step forward towards rediscovering our identity.  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1739\" alt=\"Ioana Corduneanu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-1170x1170.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Ioana Corduneanu<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Founder, Semne Cusute Association<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1138bbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1138bbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/romanian-rugby-team-t-shirts-1024x419.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3608\" alt=\"Romanian Rugby National Team 2015 T-Shirts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/romanian-rugby-team-t-shirts-1024x419.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/romanian-rugby-team-t-shirts-600x245.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/romanian-rugby-team-t-shirts-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/romanian-rugby-team-t-shirts-768x314.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/romanian-rugby-team-t-shirts-1536x628.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/romanian-rugby-team-t-shirts-1170x478.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/romanian-rugby-team-t-shirts-585x239.jpg 585w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/romanian-rugby-team-t-shirts.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4019317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4019317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-1-1024x453.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3609\" alt=\"Romanian Rugby National Team\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-1-1024x453.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-1-600x266.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-1-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-1-768x340.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-1-1536x680.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-1-1170x518.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-1-585x259.jpg 585w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ioana-corduneanu-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64c3df1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64c3df1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d86c61f\" data-id=\"d86c61f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a74c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19a74c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IIANA 2015 - Queen Marie Suman<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a64716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a64716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alina Elena Iankovic<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-20 elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-69d9a8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69d9a8a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-50 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-885c5aa\" data-id=\"885c5aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1213b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f1213b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"801\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alina-elena-iasakovic.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1753\" alt=\"Alina Elena Isakovic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alina-elena-iasakovic.jpg 801w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alina-elena-iasakovic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alina-elena-iasakovic-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alina-elena-iasakovic-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alina-elena-iasakovic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alina-elena-iasakovic-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alina-elena-iasakovic-585x585.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Alina Iancovik Facebook page<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-50 penci-ercol-order-2 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3849671\" data-id=\"3849671\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b5cff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b5cff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Encode Sans Semi Condensed'; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Back in 2015, Alina Elena Isakovic, founder of IIANA, an online fashion shop brand of ethnic inspiration, revived the classic peasant winter coat called &#8220;suman&#8221;.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Encode Sans Semi Condensed'; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Encode Sans Semi Condensed'; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Back in 2015, Alina Elena Isakovic, founder of IIANA, an online fashion shop brand of ethnic inspiration, revived the classic peasant winter coat called &#8220;suman&#8221;.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Encode Sans Semi Condensed'; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>It is not by chance that now I bring to your attention IIANA&#8217;s 2015 collection. Yes, it has everything to do with\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\">Tory Burch copy-cat Romanian suman.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Encode Sans Semi Condensed'; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5157e8a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5157e8a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-303b9c12\" data-id=\"303b9c12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33cab0da elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"33cab0da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">My inspiration comes from old books I have been collected along the years from antique shops. I believe that the best source of inspiration is the one from coming from the old Romanian books. In my design shop, we do not necessarily take into consideration the fashion trends. We rather prefer to think of new ways of how to integrate an old traditional Romanian piece of clothing into a stylish modern urban outfit. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"801\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alina-elena-iasakovic.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1753\" alt=\"Alina Elena Isakovic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alina-elena-iasakovic.jpg 801w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alina-elena-iasakovic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alina-elena-iasakovic-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alina-elena-iasakovic-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alina-elena-iasakovic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alina-elena-iasakovic-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alina-elena-iasakovic-585x585.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Alina Iankovic<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Fashion designer, Founder of IIANA <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72e8c03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72e8c03\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42ffdf9\" data-id=\"42ffdf9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15fbb9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15fbb9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">O<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: 0px; font-family: 'Encode Sans Semi Condensed';\">ne of the pieces is a suman named &#8220;Queen Marie&#8221;. It makes a meaningful connection with Queen Marie of Romania, one of the most elegant and influential royals of her time. <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: 0px; font-family: 'Encode Sans Semi Condensed';\">The pictures are self-explanatory, yet I added a few details below.<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: 0px; font-family: 'Encode Sans Semi Condensed';\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd3627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6bd3627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iiana-2015-suman-romania-1024x511.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1715\" alt=\"IIANA 2015 - suman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iiana-2015-suman-romania-1024x511.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iiana-2015-suman-romania-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iiana-2015-suman-romania-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iiana-2015-suman-romania-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iiana-2015-suman-romania-1536x767.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iiana-2015-suman-romania-1170x584.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iiana-2015-suman-romania-585x292.jpg 585w, https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iiana-2015-suman-romania.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b79924d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b79924d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">It is worth mentioning that all these pieces use natural fabrics and the hand made embroidery is mostly by local artisans in Gorj area, Oltenia. It&#8217;s a region well-known for the<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><i style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">suman<\/i><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">both men and women wear for centuries. This means a lot when it comes to preserving the authenticity of the embroidery and respect for what it means. As you know, symbols carry meanings and when put to together, they tell a great life story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da8d9fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da8d9fa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24b00f6\" data-id=\"24b00f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f43886 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f43886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Just a brief conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b131d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b131d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marrying original folk pieces and modern clothing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93807ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93807ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">To the present days, Queen Marie of Romania remains the greatest promoter of all times of the Romanian traditional folk costume. The sumans, the IAs, the rich and amazing folk costumes she so proudly wore were not just an <a href=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/romanian-ia-blouse-roumaine-fashion-icon\/\">inspiration for the fashion designers<\/a> across the world. For Her Majesty, wearing the Romanian folk costumes was a way of connecting with the energy of the people who welcomed her as their Queen of Hearts. Queen&#8217;s Mary legacy is today carried out by fashion designers and folk costume curators such as <a href=\"https:\/\/ambogdan.com\/vintage-romanian-ia-exhibition\/\">Alin G\u0103l\u0103\u021bescu, Iulia Gorneanu<\/a>, Ioana Corduneanu,\u00a0<\/span>Alina Elena Iankovic, Philippe Guilet and many others. <span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e4c2b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e4c2b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67d6a0d\" data-id=\"67d6a0d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fc4bc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fc4bc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bibliography:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ca29a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ca29a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong>ARTICLES &amp; BOOKS:<\/strong><\/div><ol><li><strong>Corduneanu, Ioana<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/ioanacorduneanu.com\/about.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">About me<\/a>, ioanacorduneanu.com<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Clay, Henry L.<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">\u2014\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-color: #cccccc; transition: all 0.15s ease 0s; text-underline-position: under;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tkinter.smig.net\/QueenMarie\/QueenInTheWest\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Rumanian Quee in the West<\/a>, Frontier Times, April-May 1968<\/li><li><strong>Deacon, Kristine<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonencyclopedia.org\/articles\/queen_marie_of_romania_s_1926_visit_to_oregon\/#.X7UGqRNLiko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queen Marie of Romania&#8217;s 1926 visit to Oregon<\/a>, The Oregon Encyclopedia,\u00a0<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Edwards, Tom \u2014\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-color: #cccccc; transition: all 0.15s ease 0s; text-underline-position: under;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tkinter.smig.net\/QueenMarie\/MaryhillWinter2008\/index.htmhttp:\/\/www.tkinter.smig.net\/QueenMarie\/MaryhillWinter2008\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queen Marie and Her 1926 Visit to the Pacific Northwest<\/a>, Maryhill Magic Newsletter, 2008<\/li><li><strong>Galescu, Roxana<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/fpm.ro\/iiana-eleganta-cu-influente-traditionale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IIANA, elegan\u021b\u0103 cu influen\u021be tradi\u021bionale<\/a>, Fashion Premium Magazine, January 16, 2019,\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Marie, Queen of Romania \u2014<\/strong> America Seen By A Queen: Queen Marie\u2019s Diary of her 1926 Voyage to the United States of America, Bucharest, The Romanian Cultural Foundation Publishing House, 1999<\/li><li><strong>Moldovan, Medeea<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2daynews.ro\/lifestyle\/cojoc-figue-furat-pieptar-campenesc-10460.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gypsey Vest &#8211; cojoc tradi\u021bional rom\u00e2nesc, made in India, v\u00e2ndut de un brand celebru la un pre\u0163 exorbitant<\/a>, November 19, 2018\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Neblea, Andreea \u2014<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/adevarul.ro\/life-style\/moda\/cum-ajuns-cojocul-romanesc-made-india-vandut-brand-celebru-pret-exorbitant-foto-1_5bf17787df52022f7594be92\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cum a ajuns cojocul rom\u00e2nesc s\u0103 fie made in India \u015fi v\u00e2ndut de un brand celebru la un pre\u0163 exorbitant<\/a>, Adev\u0103rul Newspaper, November 19, 2018<\/li><li><strong>Pakula, Hannah \u2014<\/strong> The Last Romantic, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1984<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/frr.ro\/2015\/08\/18\/insemne-solare-si-modelele-pandurilor-pe-tricourile-de-cupa-mondiala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00censemne solare \u0219i modelele pandurilor pe tricourile de cup\u0103 mondial\u0103<\/a>, Romanian Rugby Federation, August 18, 2015<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/frr.ro\/2013\/12\/17\/simboluri-ale-culturii-romanesti-vor-fi-promovate-de-stejari-incepand-cu-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simboluri ale culturii rom\u00e2ne\u0219ti vor fi promovate de Sttejarii \u00eencep\u00e2nd cu 2014<\/a>, Romanian Rugby Federation, December 17, 2013<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryhillmuseum.org\/general\/maryhill-museum-of-art-opens-80th-anniversary-season-with-romanian-textiles-exhibition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryhill Museum of Art Opens 80th Anniversary Season with Romanian Textiles Exhibition<\/a>, Maryhill Museum of Art, January 31, 2020<\/li><li>Maryhill Museum of Art, January 31, 2020<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>PHOTO CREDITS:<\/strong><\/p><p>I I highly encourage you to click on these links and enjoy even more amazing images.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.castelulbran.ro\/gallery-maria.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bran Castle photo gallery<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.horniman.ac.uk\/explore-the-collections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Horniman Museum &amp; Gardens<\/a>, London, United Kindom\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryhillmuseum.org\/inside\/exhibitions\/permanent-exhibitions\/queen-marie-of-romania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maria, Queen of Romania<\/a>, Maryhill Museum of Art, Portland, USA<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/rugbyromania\/photos\/?tab=album&amp;album_id=10153552677123270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Romanian Rugby Federation @ Facebook Page<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Way long before Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford, Dior, Tory Burch and other famous designers discover the beauty of the Romanian folk costume, there was an extraordinary woman who loved and promoted the suman. 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