Indumentaria y grupos sociales en Navarra

Abstract

Navarran society was formed, in the Modern Age, by a series of heterogeneous social groups, protected by a differentiated legislation. The authoress concentrates her attention on a group that was mainly situated in the Pyrenaic valleys, and which benefited of the condition of collective nobility; they are free, frank and credulous, and their collective nobility is a privilege awarded by the Crown and confirmed by various kings. These groups are protected by certain privileges and exemptions of a subjective character, regulated in the 13th Century General Statute and other later laws passed in Parliament. Besides, they have the right to use the dress of a valley they originate from, so that they stand out from the neighbours, thus adding dignity to their appearance and showing in this way their noble condition. Since the 16th century, Parliament makes all kinds of efforts to regulate dress, and in an attempt to avoid luxuries they regulate by law the quality of the tissues are to have, and the design of the attires need good professionals in the field of the tailors. The 17 centuries and judicial lawsuit breaks with the generalised idea that neighbourhood rights implicitly contained the right to wear the dress of the town and which one lives.