Lua Getsinger

Louise Aurora Getsinger (née Moore) (1871-1916) known as Lua Getsinger was one of the first Western converts to the Bahá'í faith, converting in 1897. She was also a prominent disciple of `Abdu'l-Bahá.

Since her youth she had tended to a colorful mode of dress and avoiding fashions of the day. When `Abdu'l-Bahá asked her to travel in the East for him he asked her to dress in a less conspicuous fashion. She then designed a form of dress with a royal dark blue of inset panels of different fabric with silk trimmings. Her clothing generally appears dark in period photos, however in actuality her clothing was not dour but a contrast of colors against her caucasion skin. `Abdu'l-Bahá discouraged other women from emulating her style.^[1]

References

^ Armstrong-Ingram, R. Jackson (1998). Written in Light; `Abdu'l-Bahá and the American Bahá'í Community. Los Angeles, USA: Kalimat Press. p. 22. ISBN 1890688029.

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[1] Armstrong-Ingram, R. Jackson (1998). Written in Light; `Abdu'l-Bahá and the American Bahá'í Community. Los Angeles, USA: Kalimat Press. p. 22. ISBN 1890688029.

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