Gipó and Mallorcan peasant dress — Traditional Mallorcan object

What is

The vestit de pagès is the traditional clothing of the Majorcan countryside, for men and women. Today he dresses at parties. The gipó is its feminine centerpiece: a tight-fitting doublet.

How is

Donate (Blessed 2025 program):

Gipó: garment with sleeves, tight, from the shoulder to the waist (DCVB). The Mallorcan pagesa wears it with short sleeves up to the elbow.
Gipó black (exterior) and gipó blanc (underneath, on the shirt).
Gipó amb cartons: reinforced on the inside with two pieces of wood or espart, from the waist to the chest, so that it remains stiff (Mall., DCVB).
More: rebosillo or volant , skirt (faldetes), davantal, espardenyes or old footwear.
Buttoned: row of gold or silver buttons on the sleeves. See jewelry and buttons .

Home (Blessed 2025 program):

Mocador, shirt, guards (vest), faixa, calçons amb bufes (wide, "stuffed" underwear), calces (stockings) and espardenyes or old footwear ( avarques , Porqueres ).
Capell for the sun.

How is fa

Domestic sewing or local tailor/dressmaker. Fabrics: linen, cotton, wool; party, silk. See theft of llengües and flassades and trowel blades .
Pattern details per piece: (to verify with the Museum of Mallorca).

Com s'usa

Diary until the beginning of the 20th century. XX; then party.
Today: procession of the Blessed, ball de bot, Sant Antoni, fairs.
Work version: manegots, capell, feina shirt and mocador de cap.

Vocabulary

gipó: tight doublet with sleeves.
gipó amb cartons: gipó with internal reinforcements (Mall.).
guardapits: man's vest.
calçons de bufa / amb bufes: wide underwear from the Mallorcan pagès.
faixa: cloth sash at the waist.
calces: stockings.
botonada: row of precious metal buttons.
manegots: work sleeves.
«donar un gipó»: give a beating or scold hard (Mall., DCVB).

History

Middle Ages: the gipó is worn by men and women (Metge, Tirant).
17th-19th centuries: gold and silver buttons in gipó (dates per piece: to be verified).
Principles s. XX: in Mallorca only women who keep the old vestit pagès continue to wear gipó (DCVB).
2025: the Blessed establishes the vestit d'home and dona as "basic clothing" for the procession.

On veure'n

Museum of Mallorca, ethnological section (Wall) .
Procession of the Blessed (Santa Margalida, first Sunday of September); bot ball schools.

Why is it design

Layer system: shirt, white gipó, black gipó; Each layer is washed or changed separately.
Work ergonomics: elbow-length sleeves, handlebars, wide pants.
Reinforcement with local material (wood, espart) instead of whalebone.
Social sign: the button was visible savings and inheritable jewel.

For the project

Open patterns (downloadable) of gipó and calçons de bufa, drawn from museum pieces.
Collaboration with ball de bot and weaving schools ( Teixits Riera , Teixits Vicens ).

Frequently asked questions

What is Gipó and Mallorcan peasant dress?

The vestit de pagès is the traditional clothing of the Majorcan countryside, for men and women. Today he dresses at parties. The gipó is its feminine…

What are the traditional words for Gipó and Mallorcan peasant dress?

Some words: botonada, calces, calçons de bufa / amb bufes, faixa, gipó, gipó amb cartons, guardapits, manegots.

Sources

Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.

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