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Over the years, with the influx of an ever growing number of foreigners to Ibiza and the resultant employment of the local residents into the tourism industry, the younger generation has discarded a lot of the Ibicencan customs and traditions. Nevertheless, quite a number of the legendary Ibicencan traditions have been preserved by many of the older generation.
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A lot of the older Ibicencan country folk still wear the traditional black blouse and petticoats for women and the beret for the men. The women s dress in particular, is quite noteworthy with an apron on top of several layers of petticoats worn one on top of the other all the way down to the ankles producing a crinoline effect. A silk-fringed embroidered shawl worn over a black blouse tops the whole ensemble. When working in the fields, women often wear a soft straw sombrero over a headscarf for protection against the sun. During more festive occasions, women braid their hair into a long plait, and cover it with a scarf. The men on the other hand, dress in a much more typically European fashion, but, like the women, the material for the clothing is mainly black and would usually include either a beret or a soft felt hat of the Panama type. With the little girls, it is usual for them to have their ears pierced sometime after they learn to walk and a lot of them wear little gold earrings.
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