Folk clothing

Hello all, this is part three of my overview of Norway, even if I published them out of order. This will cover the west of Norway from south to north, with the exception of Hordaland, which will be the subject of my next article. This area is in shades of pink on the map below. The National Bunad Council Bunad- og Folkedraktrådet , the authority on national costumes appointed by the government, has developed five categories to grade modern day bunads according to ‘authentic’ regional folk…

For part 1 GO HERE ~ costume traditionale romanesti, port popular romanesc ~ . Coming from self-sufficient communities, Romanians made their own clothing: the main clothing pieces wer…

The Norwegian folk dress has gained in popularity in recent years. A 20th century invention based on traditional folk costumes, the bunad is available for both men and women.

Closeup of traditional costume of Lachy Sądeckie, southern Poland. Source: karpackamapaprzygody.pl

Folk clothing from the region of Podhale, southern Poland [source].

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My wife dressed up in a "bunad", a Norwegian national costume. In Norway there are several different types of bunads. This one is called a Rogalandsbunad.

Traditional Russian clothes. Card sent by Postcrosser in Russia.

Hello all, Today I want to talk about a type of embroidery typical of North Central Ukraine, in Eastern Polissia, basically the northern parts of Chernyhiw and Kyjiw provinces. This is embroidery done in the color scheme black, red and white. White on white embroidery is very common in various parts of Ukraine, and red and black embroidery is even more widespread, but the combination of the three colors seems to be restricted to this area. The image above shows the shoulder inset and upper…

Croatian folk-dress (lace and embroidery showing at back of skirts, not covered by aprons)