Keffiyeh spring dress
فستان الكوفيّة
This light spring dress is made of the iconic keffiyeh scarf, produced by the Hirbawi factory in Al-Khalil (Hebron). The ‘Keffiyeh spring dress’ pays attention to the traditional design and measurements of the scarf, and the model of the dress allows it to remain whole. Wearing this unique piece day or night out becomes both a political and a fashion statement.
- Donna Verheijden (NL)
Donna Verheijden is a Dutch designer based in Amsterdam who studied at the Sandberg Instituut. Her work is undeniably iconic – her videos feature mashups of vintage hollywood end-credits, moments of incredible cinematographic choreography, universally recognizable found footage and self-shot images of everyday life. An interesting intersection of banality and politics, between universal imagery and absolute specificity. In collaboration with Martina Petrelli she filmed a documentary, The House of the Eyes, in the West Bank during the fist Palestinian Art biennale which also coincided with the latest attacks in Gaza.
- Martina Petrelli (IT)
Martin Petrelli is an Italian designer and documentarian who has spent most of her life in flux, moving from one country to another. In her travels, she has developed a keen eye for collecting, recording and archiving. In collaboration with Donna Verheijden she filmed a documentary, The House of the Eyes, in the West Bank during the fist Palestinian Art biennale which also coincided with the latest attacks in Gaza.
- Hirbawi Textile Factory (PS)
Yasser Hirbawi opened the Hirbawi Textile Factory in 1961 in Hebron, operating 15 machines and producing 150,000 keffiyehs annually by the early 1990s. Today, due to the signing of the 1993 Oslo Accords and the opening of trade with the outside world, only four machines remain in operation producing a mere 10,000 scarves a year. Not one of these scarves are exported, as overseas suppliers produce mass quantities at a fraction of the price, and the shrinking Palestinian economy and Israeli checkpoints and roadblocks create further hindrances to production and trade for small businesses like Mr. Hirbawi’s. In Mr. Hirbawi’s own words: “My machines are in good shape. They can start working tomorrow. I just need a market.” The Keffiyeh’s black and white pattern has come to symbolize the Palestinian struggle; the middle pattern, with its “wire mesh fence” design represents the Israeli occupation, while the oblong-shaped patterns on the side represent olive leaves- a symbol of Palestine and peace.
- Star Fashion (PS)
Star Fashion is a sewing workshop based in Ramallah.
2012
One white on black Keffiyeh
One Size
€35,00
