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The first lady of Israeli fashion: saying goodbye to Ruth Dayan
Ruth Dayan, the first wife of Moshe Dayan and the founder of the "Maschit" fashion house, passed away at the age of 103. "Ruth was Israeli fashion at its best, always working for everyone with humanity, modesty and peace," said designer Sharon Tal, who continues her legacy at the Israeli fashion house
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Friday, 05 February 2021, 12:45
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The first lady of Israeli fashion - Ruth Dayan passed away (Photo: Flash 90, Moshe Shai)
"A woman who knew what good taste was and was good at formulating it in cuts and fabrics, whose work is connected to this special time and place that we all love to the depths of our hearts."
This morning, President Reuven (Ruby) Rivlin paid tribute to
Ruth Dayan
- an Israeli legend who died at the age of 103. Dayan was a peace activist, social activist, Moshe Dayan's first wife, mother of former MK Yael Dayan, sculptor Udi Dayan and filmmaker Asi Dayan, But for many of us, she will burn forever as the first lady of Israeli fashion and as the one who formulated her essence in the most refined way.
"This morning I woke up to an unbearably difficult message, my Ruth who has been my best friend for the past decade, the inspiration, the mentor, the family," wrote this morning fashion designer Sharon Tal, who revived "Maskit", the Israeli fashion house founded by Ruth Dayan in 1954. " Ruth was the best in Israeli fashion, always working for everyone in humanity, modesty and in a peaceful way, "Tal added," she knew how to connect the different cultures and create from them an exciting mosaic of Israeli art. "
"A woman who knew what good taste was and did well to formulate it in cuts and fabrics" (Photo: PR, PR)
In 2013, Dayan was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of Shenkar "for the vision, determination and spirit of action, which largely shaped the Israeli fashion world as it is known to us today," said Prof. Yuli Tamir, who presented her with the award.
The idea behind Maskit was born out of an ideology to provide employment for new immigrants, while preserving the local cultures in the fields of creation and handicrafts, and creating a rapprochement between all the worlds that drained to the young state.
Ruth Dayan was born in Haifa as the first home of lawyer Zvi Schwartz and educator Rachel Schwartz.
Her younger sister Rauma Weizmann later became the wife of the late Madonna President Ezer Weizmann. When she was two years old, the family left for England, and when they returned they settled in Jerusalem. There she was educated in good neighborly relations with the local Arabs. At 17 she left Jerusalem and moved to Moshav HaOlimim. She met Moshe Dayan, a member of a peasant family. At the age of 24, Dayan worked as an agricultural instructor for the Ministry of Labor and was sent to the village of Uriah near Jerusalem to teach new immigrants how to grow vegetables. From Bulgaria, which ignited the basic idea of establishing a continuum within the framework and with the support of the Ministry of Labor.
"My Ruth has been my best friend for the last decade, the inspiration, the mentor, the family."
Designer Sharon Tal with Ruth Dayan (Photo: PR, Tomer Ben Avi)
The crafts of the new immigrants included embroidery, weaving and knitting, and later Dayan also added Druze and Arab women.
All of these, under the direction of designer Pini Leitersdorf, led Maskit to become the Israeli flagship brand sold all over the world and became synonymous with an original and super-quality Israeli style.
Leitersdorf and Dayan worked closely together for the first 15 years of Maskit, and the two set up an everyday clothing line alongside a meticulous series of items in haute couture.
"If it had not been for Pini," Dayan said in a 2010 interview, "we would not have reached the heights of the brand without Pini. She deserves all the respect from Maskit, that's all she is."
Pini, for her part, was previously quoted as saying of Dayan: "Ruth Dayan gave me the opportunity to conduct my searches for the sources here in Israel."
Mascot classics that are still relevant today (Photo: PR, Baruch Afik)
Among the iconic details of Maskit you can find relevant classics even today such as the desert coat, the asymmetrical fringe dress Ein Gedi, the shell and chiffon dress, long-sleeved galabiyas with woven embroidery in the neckline or sleeveless galabiya dresses with Yemenite embroidery.
Former model Karen Dansky, who got to work with her, wrote this morning on her Instagram account: "I personally had the honor of modeling Maskit in Israel and overseas with pride. "The status you were so deserving of - unforgivable. May your memory be blessed, my dear. Always Karin Dansky."
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Ruth Dayan in the 1950s (Photo: PR, PR)
Established the "Maschit" fashion house out of an ideology to provide employment for new immigrants (Photo: Reuven Castro)
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Farewell to a legend that has passed away.
Ruth Dayan (Photo: PR, Baruch Afik)
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