fouta lifestyle

fatma

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:52:59 +0000

One solid color with alternating thick and thin bands of white at fringed edges. Flat texture (see detail) throughout.

The flat texture is durable and can be used as a throw, tablecloth, blanket or shawl. Fatma is perfect for a pleasant picnic in the park or at the beach.

all foutas have a fringe, are 72 in. x 40 in. (182.88 cm x 101.6 cm), and 100% cotton.

ines

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:10:24 +0000

One solid color with honeycomb texture (see detail). White and colored alternating thin horizontal stripes (1/4 in; 6 mm) with flat texture at fringed edges.

The honeycomb texture is soft and absorbs water well. Ines is often used to dry off after a shower, or a after a dip in the pool, lake or ocean. It can also be used as a throw, tablecloth, blanket or shawl.

all foutas have a fringe, are 72 in. x 40 in. (182.88 cm x 101.6 cm), and 100% cotton.

test – please disregard

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:28:26 +0000

One solid color with flat texture (see detail). A horizontal geometric berber pattern in white towards the edges with the fringes.

kenza

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:42:35 +0000

Cream and colored alternating horizontal stripes (0.39 in; 1cm). Honeycomb texture (see detail) throughout. A thick band of cream at fringed edges.

The honeycomb texture is soft and absorbs water well. Kenza is often used to dry off after a shower, or a after a dip in the pool, lake or ocean. It can also be used as a throw, tablecloth, blanket, or shawl.

all foutas have a fringe, are 72 in. x 40 in. (182.88 cm x 101.6 cm), and 100% cotton.

mariem

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:08:42 +0000

Cream and colored alternating horizontal stripes at center. Stripes in varying width at fringed edges. Flat texture (see detail) throughout.

The flat texture is durable and can be used as a throw, tablecloth, blanket or shawl. Mariem is perfect for a pleasant picnic in the park or at the beach.

all foutas have a fringe, are 72 in. x 40 in. (182.88 cm x 101.6 cm), and 100% cotton.

zina

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:54:22 +0000

Solid cream with honeycomb texture (see detail) framed by horizontal geometric berber pattern with flat texture at fringed edges.

The honeycomb texture is soft and absorbs water well. Zina is often used to dry off after a shower, or after a dip in the pool, lake or ocean. It can also be used as a throw, tablecloth, blanket or shawl. Zina is the perfect addition to your table or chair.

all foutas have a fringe, are 72 in. x 40 in. (182.88 cm x 101.6 cm), and 100% cotton.

foutas…a little history

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:20:05 +0000

I became familiar with foutas after living in Tunis, Tunisia for a year while studying Roman mosaics on a Fulbright scholarship. I befriended Tunisian architects with whom I am very close, and they introduced me to the foutas. I realized that these towels were ubiquitous and used throughout the household and beyond. While walking through the medina, there would be vendors with cupboards full of vibrantly colored foutas. My friend Senda has two-dozen or more foutas in a variety of colors and patterns, and we would lounge around her pool in them, wear them, and use them at the beach. I could not resist buying a few of my own, as presents for friends, and bringing them back to NYC. When I had visitors from home, they would buy foutas to bring back for themselves and friends, and I realized that there was a gap in what was available back home. I believe that the foutas will fill that gap, and moreover, demonstrate that we can buy products from Africa for profit and pay fair prices.

senda

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:24:50 +0000

One solid color. Honeycomb texture (see detail) throughout.

The honeycomb texture is soft and absorbs water well. Senda is often used to dry off after a shower, or after a dip in the pool, lake or ocean. It can also be used as a throw, tablecloth, blanket or shawl.

all foutas have a fringe, are 72 in. x 40 in. (182.88 cm x 101.6 cm), and 100% cotton.

A Tunisian Wedding

admin — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:31:11 +0000

For two weeks in August 2008, I returned to Tunisia for Zina’s elaborate wedding and to visit friends and places I had reminisced about for the past two years. I took the long multi-carrier journey from New York City to Gabés in the south of Tunisia for the wedding, and then traveled up along the coast to Tunis to stay with Senda. I stayed with friends and their families for two weeks, which reassured my belief that hospitality is supreme in Tunisia.

I spent the first week in the south, where the sun and couscous blaze hot, for my first Tunisian wedding. It was a traditional wedding with numerous days of ceremonies, dancing, and communal celebration and activities, and many late nights consuming Tunisian pastries and thé aux pignons (tea with pine nuts). After a few days in Gabes, the wedding party made its way up along the coast to Monastir, near Sousse, for the last day of wedding celebrations. I continued on up to Tunis for the second half of my trip with Senda, her friends, and her always generous and gracious family.

The second week contrasted to the first, as I found myself lounging around Senda’s pool, taking leisurely walks through the sun-drenched medina, and often heading to the beach. It was this visit to Tunis and the medina where my considerations of foutas turned into something more. I spoke with Senda about my idea, bought a range of foutas in different colors and styles, and observed closely the different ways they were used. We were sprawled around Senda’s pool, each with our own foutas, when I realized that I had to bring them to you.