bunad

While I do not entirely see the logic behind Baudrillard's claim that reality is no longer real, but hyper-real, I did see how the museum while preserving knowledge and history from a culture which was about to be absorbed, did the same thing as the Norwegian Husfliden did to the Norwegian national costume, the "bunad".

Archive 2001-04-01 Torill 2001

While I do not entirely see the logic behind Baudrillard's claim that reality is no longer real, but hyper-real, I did see how the museum while preserving knowledge and history from a culture which was about to be absorbed, did the same thing as the Norwegian Husfliden did to the Norwegian national costume, the "bunad".

thinking with my fingers Torill 2001

I spent many the happy hour wandering through Husfliden in central Oslo – as well as incredible yarn they sell all kinds of bits for the National dress (bunad), ready made sweaters, lovely linens, householdy things, wooden things, pewter things, books, etc.

Jean's Knitting Jean 2009

My feet hurt a lot, my bunad shoes have heels and I am not used to that, plus they are hardly ergonomical shoes either.

National Day magnio 2006

My bunad was just warm and cool enough - the skirt is wool, so it gets hot, while the blouse is just linen and can be pretty cold if it's blowing - and the parachute I insisted combining it with was only slightly uncomfortably heavy after a while...

National Day magnio 2006

Since I am wearing my warm bunad this year, it's of course warm, sunny and blue skies :

National Day magnio 2006

The man's bunad consists of a shirt, jacket and knickers.

The Union - All Categories 2009

I am wearing my bunad and my parachute :-) Yes, pictures to come.)

National Day magnio 2006