Gorjiduz
A Gorjiduz ( fa, گورجیدوز) was a leather craftsman who practised the profession known as ''gorjiduzi''; creating leather Georgian-style shoes. The ''gorjiduz'' were commonly found in cities and towns in 19th century Qajar Iran, and formed their own associations (i.e. guilds). Formerly, the ''gorjiduz'' also made Georgian shoes for males; these male versions were commonly worn in Iran, but fell into disuse in the course of the 19th century. Thus, the ''gorjiduz'' had become synonym with being a crafter of female Georgian shoes. In his assessment of the 1853 building survey of the Grand Bazaar of Tehran, Nobuaki Kondo notes that it hosted many of Tehran's ''gorjiduzi'' shops. In his ''Geography of Isfahan'', Mirza Hosayn (son of Ebrāhīm Khan Taḥwīldār) noted that in the 1890s the business of numerous specialized leather craftsmen in Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan' ...
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Iranian Clothing
Traditional Persian clothing can be seen in Persian miniature paintings, employ both vivid and muted colors for clothing, although the colors of paint pigment often do not match the colors of dyes. The clothing of ancient Iran took an advanced form, and the fabric and color of clothing became very important. Depending on the social status, eminence, climate of the region and the season, Persian clothing during the Achaemenian period took various forms. The philosophy used in Persian clothing was that, in addition to being functional, it also had to be of aesthetic value. Traditional Persian clothing, although seldom worn in urban areas in modern times, has been well preserved in texts and paintings throughout history. Men's dress The traditional men's garment included the Shalvar, and Jameh combination, often with a wide belt called ''Kamarband'', from which English gets the word "cummerbund". Headdresses were also worn by men in traditional wear, known as the ''Sarband''. Lo ...
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