01010nas a2200121 4500000000100000000000100001008004100002100001800043245005100061300001000112520075200122022001400874 2016 d1 aAnamaria Iuga00aContemporary traditional clothing in maramures a37-583 aThe article is concerned with presenting the meanings and the dynamic of contemporary festive traditional garments in the region of Maramure (northern Romania). Based on an empirical approach, it analyses the morphology of local clothing, describing the two types of costumes considered as traditional today: an older type, with all the component pieces homemade, and a newer type, using industrial fabric, bought in the local markets. As clothes bear meanings, and people create and use them in a variety of contexts, the study is exploring, also, the different meanings that garments acquire when used, such as how they contribute to expressing the public self of a person, but also how they are valued and presented as important local heritage. a1406-0957