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

B-Turk: Relics of the Ottomans on Tees

Several weeks ago, I featured an article on three menswear brands of a Turkish manufacturer called the Orka Group. The labels included Damat, Tween, and ADV.

Since then, I have kept you in suspense about a fourth line that the Orka Group has recently launched. It’s called B-Turk, and I have waited, knowing that the concept would be very fitting to our discussion on the history of the Mediterranean isles. In the company’s own words, B-Turk defines itself as:

“a cosmopolitan culture that has survived through thousands of years, inheriting a multicultural, multi-religious, and multilingual structure…bringing the legends of authentic and ethnic Turkish values, symbols, and objects that have evolved throughout national history together.”

The designer is Reha Erdoğan, a graduate from the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts, Graphics Department, where he received both BA and MA degrees.

B-Turk is radical Turkish design that embraces music, fashion, cuisine, and much more. The fashion line encompasses 50 designer t-shirts, which showcase cultural and historical symbols of the Ottoman Empire.

Sometimes known as the Turkish Empire, the Ottoman Empire lasted from 1302 to 1922 and, with Istanbul as its capital, spanned three continents: southeastern Europe (the Balkans), western Asia, and North Africa. In essence, it is the successor of the Eastern Roman Empire and Byzantium.

While the Ottoman Empire absorbed many cultures, cuisines, and styles of architecture, dress, and music, the Empire also enfused the peoples within its borders with the same influences, leaving a lasting impact that can be seen, heard, and felt today.

So, if you wanna B-Turk, then buy B-Turk!



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