In Sardinia, the women of Desulo preserve the traditional dress that connects the past and present

Connected to the island’s customs and traditions through his Sardinian mother, Italian director Andrea Pecora travels to Desulo in the Sardinian hinterland – an ancient mountain village set against the rocky peaks and trails of Barbagia. Locked in history by its geography, ancient customs have been largely preserved in this mountainous region of Sardinia, and their folk costumes remain some of Europe’s oldest forms of traditional dress, with designs and fabrics unique to each village. In Desulo, and the rural communities that surround it, some women still wear the traditional costume as their only dress – sewn by hand, and decorated with intricate needlework.…read more at nowness.com