Folk clothing

A quick tour of several styles of traditional dress from the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

folk costume - Slovakia

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Hello all, Today I will talk about a type of outfit which is not a Folk Costume at all. These come on the market now and again, and people ask me about them. This is what may be called Russian Town costume. These were never worn by peasants and are not part of the Russian folk costume tradition. The cut and construction of these outfits are not Russian or traditional. They are basically Victorian era garb covered with embroidery and utilizing Russian folk lace. These were made to order in…

Diversity is typical for Polish folk dress. In total, there are 68 different variations of traditional attire in Poland. Impressive, isn’t it? And each of them has some unique features, usually regional. In this article, we’ll talk about the Krakovian folk costume – possibly the most ornate, colorful, and famous far outside the country Polish traditional outfit. Krakow is also one of those cities where the biggest folklore parades in the whole Poland are organized, with numerous participants…

The beauty of folk costume. Just like in other parts of the world, in the old days the folk clothing was one of the main elements of Polish rural culture inscribed into the rich patterns of festivi…

Hello all, I have done several articles about Boiko Costume piecemeal, and today I would like to pull them all together in one article, to give an overview. The images above are of Boiko costumes which are from various different regions. Who are the Boikos? If you ask most Ukrainians, they will tell you that the Boiki live in the Carpathian mountains, east of the Lemki and west of the Hutsuls.This is true, as far as it goes. Boiko is a term which was originally applied to them by others…

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A Sorbian folk costume by Iwajla Klinke. Traditional costumes of boyars, russian medieval aristocrats 16th century.