History of Menswear: Table of Contents

China
The Uighurs	Xinjiang, the Uighurs & Turkic Fashion
Guizhou Minorities	Guizhou Minorities in the 80's Miao Zhuang Yao Dong Yi
Han China	Han Fashion Before Mao From Ming to Qing Yuan & the Mongols
Empires of the Mediterranean
Aragon & Catalonia	Catalan Designer Georgina Vendrell
Byzantium	Roman Blockbusters, Byzantium & Barbarians
Carthage	Cartharge, of Phoenicians and Punics
Greece & Magna Graecia	Grottoes, Grapes & Greeks
Normandy	Naples, Normans & Nabbings
Nuraghic Civilization	Nuraghic Men Rocked the Styles! Book Review I: "The People of Bronze" Book Review II: "The People of Bronze" Book Review III: "The People of Bronze" The Nuraghic “People of Bronze” Come Back to Life
Ottoman Empire	Turkish Men's Fashion: A Glance in History B-Turk: Relics of the Ottomans on Tees
Phoenicia	Phoenicians: the People of Purple
Roman Empire	Roman Blockbusters, Byzantium & Barbarians
Saracens & Barbary Pirates	Saracens, Corsairs & Barbary Pirates
Islands of the Mediterranean
Intro	The Mediterranean Isles of Italy
Mallorca	The New Skins of Gori De Palma
Crete	Dimitri Stavrou’s Stylish Ride from Cyprus to London
Ischia & the Bay of Naples	Ischia: Roots on a Rim Grottoes, Grapes & Greeks Roman Blockbusters, Byzantium & Barbarians Naples, Normans & Nabbings From Feudalism to Family Feuds Of Kings and KUKs Bourbon Anyone? Naples, Nations & New Notions 20th-Century Island Life in the Bay of Naples Popular Island Dress & "L'ndrezzata"
Sardinia	Introduction to Sardinia & Traditional Sardinian Menswear Timeline: Sardinia's History in a Nutshell Bagella: Preserving Traditional Menswear in Sardinia Oristano: Its Musuem & Festivals Bauladu—Country Living in Sardinia Paolo Midolo: the Pride of Orani
North Africa
Nomads	The Tuaregs
Sub-Saharan Africa
West Africa	The Rich World of African Menswear Digging Deeper into West Africa: Yoruba
Religious Movements
The Hutterites	The Hutterites

The New Skins of Gori De Palma

Part of the Balearic Islands archipelago, Mallorca is the largest island of Spain. Situated in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Catalonia, Mallorca’s capital is Palma, also known as Palma de Mallorca, which has a population of about ½ million inhabitants.

Mallorca shares a common history with many other Mediterranean islands, having hosted waves of Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Moors, and Barbary Corsairs, all of whom we shall examine within several weeks in light of their historical influences and traditional dress.

Each year on Mallorca, the Consul for Exports and Youth sponsors a competition called Art Jove, presenting awards for various artistic genres. In 2005, the prize for best collection was awarded to Catalan designer Gori De Palma.

Born in 1976 on Mallorca, Gori De Palma launched his eponymous label in 2004, one year after graduation from Institut Català de la Moda in Fashion Design and Pattern Cutting in 2003.

The 2009 a/w collection entitled “New Skins” is exemplary of the De Palma technique, drawing inspiration from the styles of Skinheads and New Wave music.



Photo 2009 a/w collection "New Skins" Copyright Gori De Palma.