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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 633418, member: 2844"]It used to be a general southern European thing, maybe still is. I guess it is because older ladies have lost more family members, so they are in mourning all the time. </p><p>It was the same here when country people still wore traditional costumes. The last ladies in regional dress all wore dark colours, leading many people to believe that regional dress was always dark.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 633418, member: 2844"]It used to be a general southern European thing, maybe still is. I guess it is because older ladies have lost more family members, so they are in mourning all the time. It was the same here when country people still wore traditional costumes. The last ladies in regional dress all wore dark colours, leading many people to believe that regional dress was always dark.[/QUOTE]
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