La ropa de Costa Rica
For women traditional garments is a dress with no sleeves and thick, frilly ruffles sticking out from the shoulders. The most popular colors are rojo, azul, and amarillo, but any bright color will do. The dresses have long skirts made of flowered, shiny material that reaches all the way to the woman’s ankles. Although the skirt is fancy, the clothing from the waist up is plain white cotton top and a wide red cloth is wrapped around the shirt and skirt like a cummerbund to make a dress. As a final touch many woman put flowers in their ears or wrap cotton or silk shawls called a rebozo.
Men’s clothing is simple and elegant. The man wears a plain, solid colored top (it’s usually white, but any bright color other than red would do) and long pants (once again, usually white, but any bright color excepting red would be fine, but it should, to be perfectly traditional, be the same color as the top). As a dash of color, once again a wide red cloth, usually silk would be tied like a cummerbund between the top and pants. As a final touch men wear straw cowboy hats and a red handkerchief fashionably tied around the neck.
Preguntas:
1. Describe a traditional garment for women.
2. What two adjectives are used to describe men's clothing?
3. What is a "rebozo"?
4. What are the most popular colors (in Spanish) for women's clothing?
Men’s clothing is simple and elegant. The man wears a plain, solid colored top (it’s usually white, but any bright color other than red would do) and long pants (once again, usually white, but any bright color excepting red would be fine, but it should, to be perfectly traditional, be the same color as the top). As a dash of color, once again a wide red cloth, usually silk would be tied like a cummerbund between the top and pants. As a final touch men wear straw cowboy hats and a red handkerchief fashionably tied around the neck.
Preguntas:
1. Describe a traditional garment for women.
2. What two adjectives are used to describe men's clothing?
3. What is a "rebozo"?
4. What are the most popular colors (in Spanish) for women's clothing?