Colectia Etnografica Capizzi

Colectia Etnografica Capizzi O frumoasa colectie a costumelor populare din Romania In Romania costumele traditionale reprezinta simbolul de a fii roman .

Autorul colectiei Alexandru Sfetcu face aceste costume frumoase adevarate obiecte de arta pt a mentine cultura pe cale de dispartie .Ca si rezultat el a facut o coletie frumoasa de costume care multe dintre ele sint peste 100 de ani vechi .Va rog sa priviti aceasta excelenta colectie care a fost adunata . In Romania, the traditional costume of its people symbolize the true representation of being

Romanian. The author of the collection, Alexandru Sfetcu, assembles these beautiful pieces of folk art to preserve the dying culture. As a result, he has assembled a beautiful collection of costumes which some are more than 100 years old. Please take pleasure in viewing the very exquisite collection in which he has acquired.

EXHIBITION JOURNAL (3)-๐“ž๐“Ÿ๐“”๐“๐“˜๐“๐“– ๐“๐“˜๐“–๐“—๐“ฃ-๐’ฐ๐“ƒ๐’น๐‘’๐“‡ ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐“๐’พ๐‘”๐’ฝ๐“‰๐“ˆ ๐‘œ๐’ป ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐‘€๐‘’๐“‰๐“‡๐‘œ๐“…๐‘œ๐“๐’พ๐“‰๐’ถ๐“ƒ ๐‘€๐“Š๐“ˆ๐‘’๐“Š๐“‚ ๐‘œ๐’ป ๐’Ÿ๐‘’๐“ˆ๐’พ๐‘”๐“ƒ ๐’Ÿ๐‘’๐“‰๐“‡๐‘œ๐’พ๐“‰, ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐“…๐‘’๐“ƒ๐’พ๐“ƒ๐‘” ๐“ƒ๐’พ๐‘”๐’ฝ๐“‰ ๐“Š๐“ƒ...
11/16/2025

EXHIBITION JOURNAL (3)
-๐“ž๐“Ÿ๐“”๐“๐“˜๐“๐“– ๐“๐“˜๐“–๐“—๐“ฃ-
๐’ฐ๐“ƒ๐’น๐‘’๐“‡ ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐“๐’พ๐‘”๐’ฝ๐“‰๐“ˆ ๐‘œ๐’ป ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐‘€๐‘’๐“‰๐“‡๐‘œ๐“…๐‘œ๐“๐’พ๐“‰๐’ถ๐“ƒ ๐‘€๐“Š๐“ˆ๐‘’๐“Š๐“‚ ๐‘œ๐’ป ๐’Ÿ๐‘’๐“ˆ๐’พ๐‘”๐“ƒ ๐’Ÿ๐‘’๐“‰๐“‡๐‘œ๐’พ๐“‰, ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐“…๐‘’๐“ƒ๐’พ๐“ƒ๐‘” ๐“ƒ๐’พ๐‘”๐’ฝ๐“‰ ๐“Š๐“ƒ๐’ป๐‘œ๐“๐’น๐‘’๐’น ๐“๐’พ๐“€๐‘’ ๐’ถ ๐“†๐“Š๐’พ๐‘’๐“‰ ๐“‚๐’พ๐“‡๐’ถ๐’ธ๐“๐‘’. ๐ผ ๐“ˆ๐“‰๐‘œ๐‘œ๐’น ๐“Œ๐’พ๐“‰๐’ฝ ๐“…๐“‡๐’พ๐’น๐‘’ ๐’ถ๐“ˆ ๐‘…๐‘œ๐“‚๐’ถ๐“ƒ๐’พ๐’ถโ€™๐“ˆ ๐“ˆ๐“‰๐‘œ๐“‡๐“Žโ€”๐“Œ๐‘œ๐“‹๐‘’๐“ƒ ๐’พ๐“ƒ ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐“‡๐‘’๐’ถ๐’น, ๐’ธ๐‘œ๐“๐‘œ๐“‡, ๐’ถ๐“ƒ๐’น ๐“‚๐‘’๐“‚๐‘œ๐“‡๐“Žโ€”๐’ธ๐’ถ๐“‚๐‘’ ๐’ถ๐“๐’พ๐“‹๐‘’ ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐“‡๐‘œ๐“Š๐‘”๐’ฝ ๐“‚๐“Ž ๐’ธ๐‘œ๐“๐“๐‘’๐’ธ๐“‰๐’พ๐‘œ๐“ƒ, ๐’ž๐‘œ๐“๐‘’๐’ธ๐“‰๐’พ๐’ถ ๐ธ๐“‰๐“ƒ๐‘œ๐‘”๐“‡๐’ถ๐’ป๐’พ๐’ธ๐’ถ ๐’ž๐’ถ๐“…๐’พ๐“๐“๐’พ. ๐ผ๐“‰ ๐“Œ๐’ถ๐“ˆ ๐’ถ๐“ƒ ๐‘’๐“‹๐‘’๐“ƒ๐’พ๐“ƒ๐‘” ๐“Œ๐’ฝ๐‘’๐“‡๐‘’ ๐’ฝ๐‘’๐“‡๐’พ๐“‰๐’ถ๐‘”๐‘’ ๐’ท๐“‡๐‘’๐’ถ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’๐’น, ๐“Œ๐’ฝ๐‘’๐“‡๐‘’ ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐“…๐’ถ๐“ˆ๐“‰ ๐“‚๐‘’๐“‰ ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐“…๐“‡๐‘’๐“ˆ๐‘’๐“ƒ๐“‰, ๐’ถ๐“ƒ๐’น ๐“Œ๐’ฝ๐‘’๐“‡๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐“Š๐“‡ ๐’ธ๐‘œ๐“Š๐“ƒ๐“‰๐“‡๐“Žโ€™๐“ˆ ๐“ˆ๐‘œ๐“Š๐“ ๐’ป๐‘œ๐“Š๐“ƒ๐’น ๐’พ๐“‰๐“ˆ ๐“…๐“๐’ถ๐’ธ๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐“ƒ ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐“Œ๐‘œ๐“‡๐“๐’น ๐“ˆ๐“‰๐’ถ๐‘”๐‘’ ๐’พ๐“ƒ ๐’Ÿ๐‘’๐“‰๐“‡๐‘œ๐’พ๐“‰.
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The WORLDY exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Design Detroit (MM-O-DD) opened its doors in a celebration of global creativityโ€”where photographers, fashion designers, painters, sculptors, and collectors stood side by side, each honoring the heritage that shaped them. This installment brought together the cultural voices of Romania, Scotland, Haiti, Russia, Singapore, and Italy.

(It should be noted that not every work of art presented must be directly linked to its place of origin. (MM-O-DD) gives artists the freedom to express themselves through their heritage in whatever way speaks to them โ€” honoring their lineage, celebrating their artistic journeys, and giving value to the beautiful genealogies that shape who they are - Colecศ›ia Etnograficฤƒ Capizzi took an ethnographic approach in honoring Romaniaโ€™s identity, using folk dress and tapestry as a lens to reveal the nationโ€™s craftsmanship, regional diversity, and ancestral memory.)

For me, this night was a profound moment in my journey of identity, strengthening ties within the Romanian community here in Detroit, Michigan while also opening a window for others to discover Romania. The event itself was a tapestry of worldsโ€”a moment where each artist and each representing country came together to present, connect, and inspire.

This is only another page to turn in the bookโ€”may this exhibition open new doors, spark new conversations, and bring even more people closer to the heart of Romanian folk art.

EXHIBITION JOURNAL (2) -๐“ฃ๐“—๐“ก๐“”๐“๐““๐“ข ๐“ž๐“• ๐“ข๐“ค๐“Ÿ๐“Ÿ๐“ž๐“ก๐“ฃ-๐’ธ๐‘’๐“๐‘’๐’ท๐“‡๐’ถ๐“‰๐’พ๐“ƒ๐‘” ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐“†๐“Š๐’พ๐‘’๐“‰ ๐“ˆ๐“‰๐“‡๐‘’๐“ƒ๐‘”๐“‰๐’ฝ ๐‘œ๐’ป ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘œ๐“ˆ๐‘’ ๐“Œ๐’ฝ๐‘œ ๐’ฝ๐‘’๐“๐“… ๐“Œ๐‘’๐’ถ๐“‹๐‘’ ๐’ถ ๐“‹๐’พ๐“ˆ๐’พ๐‘œ๐“ƒ ๐’พ๐“ƒ๐“‰๐‘œ ๐“‡๐‘’๐’ถ๐“๐’พ๐“‰๐“Ž,...
11/14/2025

EXHIBITION JOURNAL (2)
-๐“ฃ๐“—๐“ก๐“”๐“๐““๐“ข ๐“ž๐“• ๐“ข๐“ค๐“Ÿ๐“Ÿ๐“ž๐“ก๐“ฃ-
๐’ธ๐‘’๐“๐‘’๐’ท๐“‡๐’ถ๐“‰๐’พ๐“ƒ๐‘” ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐“†๐“Š๐’พ๐‘’๐“‰ ๐“ˆ๐“‰๐“‡๐‘’๐“ƒ๐‘”๐“‰๐’ฝ ๐‘œ๐’ป ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘œ๐“ˆ๐‘’ ๐“Œ๐’ฝ๐‘œ ๐’ฝ๐‘’๐“๐“… ๐“Œ๐‘’๐’ถ๐“‹๐‘’ ๐’ถ ๐“‹๐’พ๐“ˆ๐’พ๐‘œ๐“ƒ ๐’พ๐“ƒ๐“‰๐‘œ ๐“‡๐‘’๐’ถ๐“๐’พ๐“‰๐“Ž, ๐“ˆ๐“‰๐’พ๐“‰๐’ธ๐’ฝ๐’พ๐“ƒ๐‘” ๐“‰๐‘œ๐‘”๐‘’๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’๐“‡ ๐“‰๐“‡๐’ถ๐’น๐’พ๐“‰๐’พ๐‘œ๐“ƒ, ๐’ถ๐“‡๐“‰๐’พ๐“ˆ๐“‰๐“‡๐“Ž, ๐’ถ๐“ƒ๐’น ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐“ˆ๐“…๐’พ๐“‡๐’พ๐“‰ ๐‘œ๐’ป ๐’ธ๐‘œ๐“‚๐“‚๐“Š๐“ƒ๐’พ๐“‰๐“Ž
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WORLDY EXHIBITON - Proudly sponsored by ARCS Detroit, whose sponsorship helps strengthen the mission of Colecศ›ia Etnograficฤƒ Capizziโ€”preserving, presenting, and celebrating the artistry of Romanian folk heritage. Their support weaves directly into the fabric of this exhibition, allowing these cultural threads to be shared with the world.

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MISSION: to create social change through film, art and education. With a focus on Romanian heritage education and contemporary culture; promoting projects that build bridges between Eastern European communities on the West Coast, and in the US at large.

Andreea Bordeianu, Ph.D. - ARCS Detroit President and Co-Founder

โ€œI feel truly honored to have this collaboration with Vinnie Capizzi, owner of Colecศ›ia Etnograficฤƒ Capizzi. His collection beautifully exemplifies Romanian traditions, which our organization strives to preserve and share with a broader audience. Our mission is to recognize true Romanian talentโ€”talent that continues to extend the beauty, heritage, and passion of the Romanian people here in the United States.โ€ - Andreea Bordeianu, Ph.D.

Born and educated in Iaศ™i, Romania, Andreea Bordeianu began her career in global education as an assistant lecturer at โ€œAlexandru Ioan Cuzaโ€ University before emigrating to the United States in 1997. Her work in education continued across the oceanโ€”first as an elementary teacher and counselor, then as an academic adviser and instructor at Oakland University, where she also earned her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and led community-focused global education projects. Her research on global competencies brought her to Harvardโ€™s Global Education Thinktank. Deeply committed to Romanian heritage preservation, she has taught at The Romanian School in Michigan, supported cultural initiatives, and helped organize significant community events and projects.

EXHIBITION JOURNAL: WORLDY - Location: Metropolitan Museum of Design Detroit - Sponsor: American Romanian Cultural Socie...
11/09/2025

EXHIBITION JOURNAL: WORLDY
- Location: Metropolitan Museum of Design Detroit
- Sponsor: American Romanian Cultural Society (ARCS) Detroit

(1) FROM STORAGE TO SPOTLIGHT 11/9
(2) THREADS OF SUPPORT 11/14
(3) OPENING NIGHT 11/16

M-am nฤƒscut รฎn Mehedinศ›i, Romรขnia, ศ™i am fost adoptat de pฤƒrinศ›i italo-americani cรขnd aveam doar nouฤƒ luni. Drumul meu a...
10/26/2025

M-am nฤƒscut รฎn Mehedinศ›i, Romรขnia, ศ™i am fost adoptat de pฤƒrinศ›i italo-americani cรขnd aveam doar nouฤƒ luni. Drumul meu a รฎnceput departe de pฤƒmรขntul care mi-a dat viaศ›ฤƒ, รฎn Detroit, Michigan SUA โ€” un oraศ™ care a devenit acasฤƒ, deศ™i inima mea cฤƒuta mereu altceva.

Am crescut cu adevฤƒrul spus deschis. Pฤƒrinศ›ii mei mi-au vorbit mereu despre Romรขnia, o ศ›arฤƒ pe care nu o cunoศ™team, dar pe care o simศ›eam aproape. M-au รฎncurajat sฤƒ-mi caut rฤƒdฤƒcinile ศ™i sฤƒ รฎnศ›eleg cฤƒ identitatea nu este un dar primit o singurฤƒ datฤƒ, ci o construcศ›ie continuฤƒ a sufletului.

Ca fiu adoptiv, am purtat mereu รฎntrebarea: De unde vin? Aceastฤƒ รฎntrebare mi-a fost busolฤƒ โ€” m-a condus spre poveศ™tile, ศ›esฤƒturile ศ™i arta locului รฎn care m-am nฤƒscut. รŽn 2017, รฎn ultimul meu an de liceu, am รฎnceput sฤƒ adun costume tradiศ›ionale romรขneศ™ti โ€” veste, catrinศ›e ศ™i ii cusute cu rฤƒbdare ศ™i memorie. Aศ™a s-a nฤƒscut Colecศ›ia Etnograficฤƒ Capizzi.

Ceea ce a รฎnceput ca o simplฤƒ curiozitate s-a transformat รฎntr-o chemare. Prin aceste piese am redescoperit frumuseศ›ea rฤƒdฤƒcinilor mele ศ™i vocile meศ™teศ™ugarilor care au cusut istoria รฎn fiecare fir. Colecศ›ia mea cuprinde astฤƒzi costume din toate regiunile Romรขniei, cu un accent deosebit pe Banat ศ™i Oltenia โ€” locuri pline de culoare, credinศ›ฤƒ ศ™i simboluri.

Fiecare expoziศ›ie pe care o organizez รฎn zona Detroitului โ€” adesea la Biserica Ortodoxฤƒ Romรขnฤƒ โ€” este o punte รฎntre lumi, o apropiere de ศ›ara de unde am pornit. Este darul meu pentru comunitate ศ™i pentru mine รฎnsumi: o amintire cฤƒ distanศ›a nu poate ศ™terge apartenenศ›a.

Prin aceastฤƒ colecศ›ie, รฎmi doresc sฤƒ inspir oameni โ€” romรขni, adoptaศ›i, sau oricine รฎศ™i cautฤƒ originea โ€” sฤƒ priveascฤƒ รฎnapoi cu mรขndrie ศ™i รฎnainte cu sens. Cultura nu trฤƒieศ™te doar รฎn muzee; ea trฤƒieศ™te รฎn inimile celor care aleg sฤƒ o pฤƒstreze vie.

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I was born in Mehedinศ›i, Romania, and adopted by Italian-American parents when I was only nine months old. My journey began far from the land that gave me life, in Detroit, Michigan โ€” a city that became home while my heart quietly searched for another.

Growing up, my parents always told me the truth about who I was. They spoke of Romania, a place I had never seen but somehow felt connected to. They encouraged me to explore where I came from, to understand that identity is not something we inherit once, but something we continue to build.

As an adoptee, I have always carried a question โ€” Where do I come from? That question became my compass, leading me toward the stories, the fabrics, and the artistry of my birthplace. In 2017, during my final year of high school, I began collecting traditional Romanian garments โ€” vests, aprons, and blouses woven with patience and memory. That was the birth of Colecศ›ia Etnograficฤƒ Capizzi.

What started as curiosity became a lifelong calling. Through these pieces, I rediscovered the beauty of my roots and the voices of artisans who stitched history into every thread. My collection now embraces garments from across Romania, with a special focus on Banat and Oltenia โ€” regions rich in color, faith, and symbolism.

Each exhibition I organize in the Detroit area โ€” often at the local Romanian Orthodox Church โ€” is a way of bringing the homeland closer. It is my offering to the community, and to myself: a reminder that distance cannot erase belonging.

Through this work, I hope to inspire others โ€” Romanians, adoptees, and anyone searching for connection โ€” to look back with pride, and forward with purpose. Culture is not just preserved in museums; it lives in the hearts of those who choose to remember.

Costum din Gorj / reprezentare a stilului "Schileresc"- A2 -Costume from Gorj / representing the "Schileresc" style
10/11/2025

Costum din Gorj / reprezentare a stilului "Schileresc"
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Costume from Gorj / representing the "Schileresc" style

- SERIA: รŽMBRฤ‚Cฤ‚MINTE CU SUFLET - Laibar bฤƒrbฤƒtesc din Oraviศ›a - Caraศ™-Severin - IS5 - Men's vest from Oraviศ›a - Caraศ™-S...
08/11/2025

- SERIA: รŽMBRฤ‚Cฤ‚MINTE CU SUFLET -
Laibar bฤƒrbฤƒtesc din Oraviศ›a - Caraศ™-Severin
- IS5 -
Men's vest from Oraviศ›a - Caraศ™-Severin

Costume รฎn marchizet din Banatul de Cรขmpie-Costumes in marchizet material from the Banat PlainsMoale ศ™i fluidฤƒ, lejerita...
08/05/2025

Costume รฎn marchizet din Banatul de Cรขmpie
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Costumes in marchizet material from the Banat Plains

Moale ศ™i fluidฤƒ, lejeritatea ศ›esฤƒturii contrasteazฤƒ frumos cu broderia mai densฤƒ ศ™i elaboratฤƒ.

Marchizetul joacฤƒ un rol semnificativ รฎn istoria costumelor ศ™i textilelor romรขneศ™ti, รฎn special รฎn secolele al XIX-lea ศ™i al XX-lea. Acesta reflectฤƒ schimbฤƒrile sociale, economice ศ™i culturale din Romรขnia ruralฤƒ a acelei perioade. Se crede cฤƒ derivฤƒ din materialul francez โ€žmarquisetteโ€ / adaptat รฎn limba romรขneascฤƒ ca โ€žmarchizetโ€ - o ศ›esฤƒturฤƒ uศ™oarฤƒ cu ศ›esฤƒturฤƒ deschisฤƒ, popularฤƒ รฎn cercurile aristocratice.

รŽmbrฤƒcฤƒmintea tradiศ›ionalฤƒ romรขneascฤƒ era de obicei confecศ›ionatฤƒ din materiale mai grele, ศ›esute acasฤƒ, cm ar fi cรขnepa sau inul gros โ€žpรขnza de casฤƒโ€.

Marchizetul era considerat o ศ›esฤƒturฤƒ rafinatฤƒ, pentru ocazii speciale. Pe mฤƒsurฤƒ ce comunitฤƒศ›ile rurale au รฎntรขlnit stiluri urbane ศ™i materiale importate, a ajuns sฤƒ simbolizeze gustul ศ™i aspiraศ›ia modernฤƒ. Cu toate acestea, รฎn ciuda asocierii sale cu sofisticarea urbanฤƒ, marchizetul a rฤƒmas รฎnrฤƒdฤƒcinat รฎn portul etnografic tradiศ›ional, servind ca o punte รฎntre moศ™tenirea satului ศ™i tendinศ›ele modei รฎn evoluศ›ie.
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Soft and flowing, the lightness of the fabric contrasts beautifully with denser-elaborate embroidery.

Marchizet holds a significant role in the history of Romanian costumes and textiles, particularly in the 19th & 20th century. It reflects social, economic and cultural changes in rural Romania of the time period. Thought to be derived from the French material โ€œmarquisetteโ€ / adapted to Romanian as โ€œmarchizetโ€- a lightweight open weave fabric popular in aristocratic circles.

Traditional Romanian clothing was typically made of heavier, homespun materials such as h**p or thick linen โ€œpรขnza de casaโ€.

Marchizet was considered a refined, special-occasion fabric. As rural communities encountered urban styles and imported materials, it came to symbolize modern taste and aspiration. Yet despite its association with urban sophistication, marchizet remained rooted in traditional ethnographic dress, serving as a bridge between village heritage and evolving fashion trends.

Costum din Arad ~ Ineu , Criศ™ului Alb- A23 -Costume from Arad ~ Ineu , Criศ™ului Alb
07/30/2025

Costum din Arad ~ Ineu , Criศ™ului Alb
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Costume from Arad ~ Ineu , Criศ™ului Alb

- SERIA: รŽMBRฤ‚Cฤ‚MINTE CU SUFLET - Mintean bฤƒrbฤƒtesc din Gorj / reprezentare a stilului "Schileresc" - IS4 - Men's jacket...
05/14/2025

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Mintean bฤƒrbฤƒtesc din Gorj / reprezentare a stilului "Schileresc"
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Men's jacket โ€œminteanโ€ from Gorj / representing the "Schileresc" style

- SERIA: รŽMBRฤ‚Cฤ‚MINTE CU SUFLET -Pieptar bฤƒrbฤƒtesc din Maramureศ™ ~ Valea Izei- IS3 -Men's waistcoat from Maramureศ™ ~ Val...
04/02/2025

- SERIA: รŽMBRฤ‚Cฤ‚MINTE CU SUFLET -

Pieptar bฤƒrbฤƒtesc din Maramureศ™ ~ Valea Izei
- IS3 -
Men's waistcoat from Maramureศ™ ~ Valea Izei

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