{"id":217233,"date":"2026-08-28T17:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=217233"},"modified":"2026-08-28T17:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:56:16","slug":"instead-of-paris-he-chose-his-native-uzice-grandpa-dorde-is-92-years-old-but-he-still-keeps-the-old-craft-from-being-forgotten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/instead-of-paris-he-chose-his-native-uzice-grandpa-dorde-is-92-years-old-but-he-still-keeps-the-old-craft-from-being-forgotten\/","title":{"rendered":"INSTEAD OF PARIS, HE CHOSE HIS NATIVE U\u017dICE: Grandpa \u0110or\u0111e is 92 years old, but he still keeps the old craft from being forgotten!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the best-known people from U\u017eice is certainly Grandpa \u0110or\u0111e Joki\u0107 (92), a famous craftsman and tailor. This vital Era is now entering his tenth decade of life, but he still refuses to give up work or his craft.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He still cuts and sews \u0161ajka\u010da caps, fur hats and traditional caps. He has his own shop in U\u017eice, but visitors to Zlatibor can also see him and buy something from him, because this old man does not find it difficult to sell his handiwork on the promenade at Kraljev Trg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grandpa \u0110or\u0111e shows in the best possible way that age is just a number on paper and that when you do what you love, retirement does not necessarily have to mean abandoning your profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He learned the craft back in 1949 and passed a difficult examination before the professional commission of the time. From that post-war period until today, \u0110or\u0111e has not only sewn suits for the people of U\u017eice, but his trousers, as well as skirts, were worn in one of the centers of European fashion, Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI went to France on vacation, to see the lights of Paris, but I noticed an advertisement in which they were looking for a tailor, so I applied. I told them that I was a Yugoslav, that I had a trade and that I would gladly sew for them. They hired me without much persuasion. I sewed everything, men\u2019s and women\u2019s suits, sometimes working even 14 hours, but I did not complain. The daily wage was good and both the boss and I were satisfied,\u201d Grandpa \u0110ole told RINA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Parisians offered this man from U\u017eice the opportunity to stay in Paris, but \u0110or\u0111e decided to return to his native region, because, as he says, he would not have had a life there, but for all 24 hours of the day, he would have needed only work clothes and pajamas, and he could not accept such a thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And so \u0110or\u0111e sewed for many people in the Zlatibor District, they came to him for fittings and shopping, but with the development of the textile industry, there was less and less work for a tailor, so this resourceful man from U\u017eice decided to sew what nobody else would \u2014 Serbian \u0161ajka\u010da caps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The most famous Serbian cap has for centuries protected Serbian heads from illness, natural disasters, as well as military defeats. The \u0161ajka\u010da dates back to the 18th century, and later became common in everyday life, so it is mostly worn by older men in rural communities. U\u017eice native \u0110or\u0111e Joki\u0107 still cuts and sews \u0161ajka\u010da caps in his tenth decade, and to him they are not just ordinary caps, but the identity of the Serbian people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u0160ajka\u010da caps, fur hats and traditional caps are mostly bought at assemblies and fairs, and there are also our people who have spread all over the world and like to wear them, over there in foreign lands. They are not ashamed of them, while here, among us, they are mostly worn by older people who do not renounce tradition,\u201d Grandpa \u0110or\u0111e says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is particularly encouraging is that over the past year, \u0161ajka\u010da caps have been returning to the heads of young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLately, newlyweds and wedding guests have been choosing the \u0161ajka\u010da, so it often happens that people go to weddings wearing our national cap, which particularly makes me happy because the tradition and identity of the Serbian people are best reflected through the \u0161ajka\u010da,\u201d Grandpa \u0110or\u0111e adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The development of technology has put a lock on the doors of many craft shops, and on the street where \u0110ole\u2019s workshop is located, only a few have survived, while this hardworking man from U\u017eice, originally from the Zlatibor village of Ka\u010der, is one of them. He is keeping from being forgotten not only the Serbian \u0161ajka\u010da caps, but also the old craft and our tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source<\/strong>: RINA; Photo<\/strong>: RINA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the best-known people from U\u017eice is certainly Grandpa \u0110or\u0111e Joki\u0107 (92), a famous craftsman and tailor. This vital Era is now entering his tenth decade of life, but he still refuses to give up work or his craft. He still cuts and sews \u0161ajka\u010da caps, fur hats and traditional caps. He has his […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2169,"featured_media":217235,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[14093,113,362,11048,9060,14092],"class_list":["post-217233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-serbia","tag-sajkace","tag-srbija","tag-srpska-tradicija","tag-stari-zanat","tag-stari-zanati","tag-djordje-jokic","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t