A dress with 35 thousand riyals .. “Criticism” is a Saudi craft more expensive than international brands
While the homes of Fashion global to display the latest fashion lines, the art of “criticism” has emerged as an exceptional value that challenges time from the heart of Qatif Governorate, where the value of one hand -worn out garment reaches 35 thousand riyals, to prove that the original letter is able to excel its value on the most famous brands." target ="_Blank"> Heritage crafts in the honorary region and the Gulf, especially as it depends on gold and silver in the embroidery of the Gulf folk fashion that the wealthy wore only in the last century. The governorate, and the manufacture of a new generation capable of carrying the banner of this ancient art. Where the completion of a single piece may take up to seven months of hard manual work. The steps of designing the garment start from the mental imagination without any pre -drawings on the fabric. The instant, but rather to become a family legacy inherited by children and grandchildren. She said: «There are pieces that have been sold or produced that exceed the age of decades, and its validity may extend for two centuries, which makes it part of the family’s history and memory, and this gives it an invaluable value. It is ancient, noting that she devoted herself to reviving this handicraft, through the first training program of its kind in the Kingdom, where she trained the first batch of girls in Qatif, and aspires to expand the experience to other cities. This art is mastered creatively and passionately. The basics quickly, and they started to produce artistic pieces that carry the spirit of heritage and the quality of the present, stressing that the future of this craft is now in safe hands. And artistic. Regions such as Dammam, Jubail, Umm Al -Sahk, alongside Qatif, as centers that were flourishing with this type of art.
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