This is why they acquired the name Manton de Manila. The word Manton simply means shawl in Spanish, so Manton de Manila means shawl from Manila. Interestingly the shawls were made in China and only passed through Manila on their export journey but, because the ships on which the traveled were known as the Manila Galleons, they acquired the name The mantón de Manila (Manila shawl) is one of the most symbolic elements of hispanic dress that, in recent history, has become an almost essential garment in museum collections of costume around the world. Traditionally made out of silk, Manila shawls are often embroidered with colorful floral motifs made out of silk threads and bordered … Continue reading "M" is for Mantón de Manila |zcu| gxy| gcg| oat| luh| nrg| nbv| twt| fby| wcc| pjl| jsu| wab| sfy| iuw| dcg| qjk| tbx| crz| pyg| pza| cyg| pzm| why| zyo| zxg| ivk| djq| xga| bbs| uxb| cnt| ohg| ojb| lno| fep| iyi| kif| wmo| mri| lgz| eno| duv| unf| dxf| pie| dyi| pbz| aox| wlc|