Fashion accessory more and more widespread in Europe as well as in the whole world, the fouta has not finished seducing thanks to the many advantages it presents. But have you ever heard of the word fouta? But what is fouta? Well today we are going to discover this product!
ORIGIN OF FOUTA
To begin, we will answer the question of whether the word fouta is pronounced in the feminine or in the masculine. According to several websites, the word fouta is pronounced both in the masculine and in the feminine. But the word is more popularized as a feminine gender. Thus, in our article, we will use the word in its feminine form.
Now that we have clarified the gender of the word, let's define it. A fouta according to the Larousse dictionary is: “In the Maghreb, a rectangle of multicolored fabric that women traditionally wear around their skirts, attached to the belt. ". One of the uses not mentioned in the dictionary definition and that traditionally its use was used in public baths also called hammam as a towel or sarong.
USE OF THE FOUTA
Initially having a traditional use, it is popularized in Tunisian baths, used as a bath towel to cover the body of men and women. She was attached as follows. Worn like a loincloth to go to the public baths. Nowadays, the fouta still has the same use, but this time is found in other places in addition to hammams. Like hotel complexes that offer foutas in aquatic places such as saunas, jacuzzis, but also swimming pools.
Today, the fouta is no more than a traditional bath towel, appreciated all over the world, we can see it more and more at the swimming pool, at the beach of course, but also in a sarong. But now it takes place in your interiors. Yes yes ! In your home, as a sofa throw, bed throw, tablecloth, bath linen. It is even found as a picnic towel.
RECOGNIZING AN ARTISANAL FOUTA
The fouta is a fragment of fabric made mainly of cotton, with fringes on the ends. There are foutas made with synthetic materials, but which do not equal the artisanal fouta. So how do you recognize a real fouta by looking more closely at the edges of the fouta? A traditional fouta is woven from edge to edge while an industrial fouta is not.
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This is where our article on fouta ends, see you soon for another article!