In the remote Italian village of Scanno, Margherita Carlietta is the last connection to a lost way of life. Now her insistence on wearing traditional clothes has made her a reluctant celebrity.

"Meanwhile, John from IT has worn the same cargo shorts three days in a row and nobody bats an eye," the woman said.

Many Mormon women are celebrating the new garments, which they've been requesting for years. Others say the church's all-male ...