Wedding suits - Mahdia

This stamp highlights one of the jewels of Tunisian textile heritage: the wedding costume of Mahdia, the ancient Fatimid capital. The illustration highlights the majesty of the “Gombaz”, a sumptuous dress richly embroidered with gold thread and silk, testifying to the exceptional know-how of the city's embroiderer artisans. The symbolism of this garment is based on shine and light, supposed to reflect the nobility and prosperity of the new bride. This ceremonial context is part of an urban tradition where the crafts of silk weaving and manual embroidery constitute pillars of the cultural identity and local economy of this coastal city.