{"id":36784,"date":"2025-02-28T14:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=36784"},"modified":"2025-03-13T12:08:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T12:08:32","slug":"cardiff-children-help-reimagine-traditional-welsh-clothing-for-st-davids-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/cardiff-children-help-reimagine-traditional-welsh-clothing-for-st-davids-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff children help reimagine traditional Welsh clothing for St David&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Children from across Cardiff have taken part in a first-of-its-kind project which puts a modern twist on the traditional Welsh national dress. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pictures of children from Ely, Grangetown, Butetown and Riverside wearing costumes they designed to celebrate &#8220;a modern day Wales&#8221; are popping up on billboards across the city ahead of St. David&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The photographs &#8211; shot in Butetown, home of one of the UK&#8217;s oldest Black communities &#8211; are the product of a three-year project run by Jukebox Collective, a local arts organisation, and Bleak Fabulous, a creative agency which runs workshops with young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0360-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0360-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0360-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0360-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0360-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0360-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0360-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0360-1-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0360-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0360-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0360-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0360-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0360-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0360-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0360-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0360-1-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One of the billboards, Churchhill Way. Credit: <em>Iona Macwhirter-Harley<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve never seen images of people wearing Welsh costumes that feel modern and actually reflect the people that live in Wales today,&#8221; said Lauren Patterson, Strategic Lead at Jukebox Collective. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I hope people can look at the pictures, see themselves reflected as Welsh, and celebrate what the traditions of Wales look like today&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welsh national costume typically consists of tall black hats, woollen shawls and petticoats. It is based on clothing worn by women living in the Welsh countryside in the 19th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On St David&#8217;s Day &#8211; 1 March &#8211; it&#8217;s traditional for children to dress up in the outfit at school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Photographs_from_Llanfyllin_-_Footballer_Red_Cross_teams_and_children_in_Welsh_costumes_1450259-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Photographs_from_Llanfyllin_-_Footballer_Red_Cross_teams_and_children_in_Welsh_costumes_1450259-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Photographs_from_Llanfyllin_-_Footballer_Red_Cross_teams_and_children_in_Welsh_costumes_1450259-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Photographs_from_Llanfyllin_-_Footballer_Red_Cross_teams_and_children_in_Welsh_costumes_1450259-770x498.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Photographs_from_Llanfyllin_-_Footballer_Red_Cross_teams_and_children_in_Welsh_costumes_1450259-1536x994.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Photographs_from_Llanfyllin_-_Footballer_Red_Cross_teams_and_children_in_Welsh_costumes_1450259-293x190.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Photographs_from_Llanfyllin_-_Footballer_Red_Cross_teams_and_children_in_Welsh_costumes_1450259-1400x906.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Photographs_from_Llanfyllin_-_Footballer_Red_Cross_teams_and_children_in_Welsh_costumes_1450259.jpg 1848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Photographs_from_Llanfyllin_-_Footballer_Red_Cross_teams_and_children_in_Welsh_costumes_1450259-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Photographs_from_Llanfyllin_-_Footballer_Red_Cross_teams_and_children_in_Welsh_costumes_1450259-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Photographs_from_Llanfyllin_-_Footballer_Red_Cross_teams_and_children_in_Welsh_costumes_1450259-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Photographs_from_Llanfyllin_-_Footballer_Red_Cross_teams_and_children_in_Welsh_costumes_1450259-770x498.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Photographs_from_Llanfyllin_-_Footballer_Red_Cross_teams_and_children_in_Welsh_costumes_1450259-1536x994.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Photographs_from_Llanfyllin_-_Footballer_Red_Cross_teams_and_children_in_Welsh_costumes_1450259-293x190.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Photographs_from_Llanfyllin_-_Footballer_Red_Cross_teams_and_children_in_Welsh_costumes_1450259-1400x906.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Photographs_from_Llanfyllin_-_Footballer_Red_Cross_teams_and_children_in_Welsh_costumes_1450259.jpg 1848w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Children in Welsh costumes, Llanfyllin, 1948. Image credit: <em>Geoff Charles via The National Library of Wales. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jukebox Collective students took part in workshops on costume design, styling, photography, illustration, and art direction in which they were encouraged to explore Welsh pride and identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thirteen-year old Shellema moved to Cardiff from Jamaica when she was seven. She designed a hat for the project, and her poster appears opposite Cardiff Castle at the top of Queen Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said that &#8220;it was amazing&#8221; to see the billboard in public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"36868\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0345-1-6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0345-1-6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0345-1-6-300x225.jpg 300w, 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height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"36867\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0350-1-3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0350-1-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0350-1-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0350-1-3-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0350-1-3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0350-1-3-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0350-1-3-293x391.jpg 293w, 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1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0350-1-3-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0350-1-3-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0350-1-3-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/IMG_0350-1-3-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shellema&#8217;s photograph opposite Cardiff Castle. <br>Credit: <em>Iona Macwhirter-Harley<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I was so happy to see it and I feel I have the perfect place beside the castle and museum. I&#8217;ve never before been involved in fashion but it turned out to be really fun.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I feel more Jamaican than Welsh but from my perspective, being Welsh is about connecting with Welsh heritage.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;What I like to do is go to St Fagans where I feel like I can learn a lot of things about Wales with the old buildings and history they have there.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Copy-of-Jukebox-04-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Copy-of-Jukebox-04-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Copy-of-Jukebox-04-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Copy-of-Jukebox-04-770x616.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Copy-of-Jukebox-04-293x234.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Copy-of-Jukebox-04-1400x1120.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Copy-of-Jukebox-04.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Copy-of-Jukebox-04-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Copy-of-Jukebox-04-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Copy-of-Jukebox-04-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Copy-of-Jukebox-04-770x616.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Copy-of-Jukebox-04-293x234.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Copy-of-Jukebox-04-1400x1120.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Copy-of-Jukebox-04.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: <em>Cl\u00e9mentine Schneidermann<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Perez, who&#8217;s seventeen, said the project helped him to bring together his Black and Welsh identities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Since my grandma came here when she was young, it&#8217;s like Wales gave my grandma a home &#8211; it gave her a new life. And now we are my grandma&#8217;s descendants here, so it&#8217;s our culture,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I normally stuck to my Caribbean, Black, identity and didn&#8217;t think I could be a mix of both. But then I realised that I don&#8217;t really need to segregate myself to just one part of my culture, because I have Welsh culture as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t have to pick one over the other.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"912\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Jukebox_BleakFabulous04-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36855\" style=\"width:770px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Jukebox_BleakFabulous04-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Jukebox_BleakFabulous04-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Jukebox_BleakFabulous04-1-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Jukebox_BleakFabulous04-1-770x616.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Jukebox_BleakFabulous04-1-293x234.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"912\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Jukebox_BleakFabulous04-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36855\" style=\"width:770px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Jukebox_BleakFabulous04-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Jukebox_BleakFabulous04-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Jukebox_BleakFabulous04-1-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Jukebox_BleakFabulous04-1-770x616.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Jukebox_BleakFabulous04-1-293x234.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rio and Perez photographed for the project with other children who took part. Image credit: <em>Cl\u00e9mentine Schneidermann<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>His younger brother Rio told CJS News about the outfit he designed for the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It was very vibrant, it had loads of patterns. I mixed Jamaican colours and the flag. It felt very cool knowing I made it with my friends, and that I contributed to it. I felt proud.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pictures have been displayed across Cardiff in locations such as Churchill Way and Womanby Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And on St David&#8217;s Day, Jukebox Collective will be selling a limited edition magazine of the pictures at St Fagans National Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All sale proceeds will be reinvested into their classes for young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to the radio feature on this story <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/ionamacharley\/welsh-costumes-reimagined-for-st-davids-day\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children from across Cardiff have taken part in a first-of-its-kind project which puts a modern twist on the traditional Welsh national dress. Pictures of children from Ely, Grangetown, Butetown and Riverside wearing costumes they designed to celebrate &#8220;a modern day Wales&#8221; are popping up on billboards across the city ahead of St. David&#8217;s Day. 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