Folk dresses

Олекса Воропай. Звичаї нашого народу. Одяг, що носиться поверх сорочки Поверх сорочки, на долішню половину тіла, дівчата і жінки колись в Україні одягали в будень до роботи запаску або дергу, а в свято – плахту і попередницю; усе це підперізувалося крайкою. Плахта Плахта в два рази ширши ніж…

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.

Hello All, I made some reference in my last posting to the 5 types of Russian folk costume, and I thought that I would do a quick summary to introduce them. I should do the same for the 5 types of Ukrainian Costume. That will be forthcoming. These refer stictly to the women's costume. The men's costume does vary, but not a whole lot. Shirt, usually with opening on the side, usually on the left, pants, narrow sash, boots or footcloths with lapty, Overcoat. Type 1 Sarafan. I have seen this…

Every year a large folk festival known as “Hody” (English: The Feasts) takes place in the town of Velké Bílovice in the Czech Republic. The festival begins on the first Sunday after September 8th, the birthday of the Virgin Mary, the patron saint of the local church.

I made a Norwegian bunad as a historically accurate Elsa costume! Frozen takes place in 1840s Norway, and I wanted to place Elsa into the time period, as tho...

batik amarillis's birthday dress

batik amarillis's birthday dress

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.

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A few examples of Polish regional dresses :) • Eastern Kraków • Łowicz • Kaszuby • Pałuki • Kurpie Zielone • Lublin • Beskid Żywiecki • Kujawy • Kraków • Beskid Śląski Images by Tomasz Czachorowski,...