Typical Vélez embroidered collar (blue)

This is a typical top collar for a Vélez folk dress, embroidered with a blue palette of pansies and decorated in pink beads to give it extra glitter.

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©Isabel Martinez

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Lucy Aguilar

Vélez, Colombia

Vélez has a long-standing folk dress and embroidering tradition. Religious pilgrimage, festivals and family celebrations are the main gala events wher ...

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Typical Vélez embroidered collar (blue)

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