Folk clothing

Hello all, Today I would like to start a series on the folk or national costumes of Iceland, in the local language Ísland. Iceland was first settled by the Norse in 874, the first known settler being Ingólfur Arnarson, although it is known that Gaelic monks had lived there earlier. The settlers were mostly from what is now Norway, with some admixture of Irish and Scots. The Icelandic language is little changed since that time, being the closest of all Scandinavian languages to that of the…

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Hello all, Today I will talk about one of the most complicated costumes of Greece, that of the Karagounai. The Karagouni are an ethnic group which inhabit the lowlands of western Thessaly, just east of the Pindus mountains. They mostly inhabit villages in the area surrounding the cities of Trikala, Karditsa, Sofades and Palamas. Some villages in the area are still inhabited solely by Karagouni. Here is a map of Thessaly. They have retained their folk costume longer than many parts of Greece…

LEMKOS According to one version, Lemko ancestors were the ancient tribes of White Croats who lived on the slopes of the Carpathian Mountains. The number of Lemkos on territories of pre-war Poland was estimated between 100,000 and 150,000 people. The Lemkos survived many tragic moments in their long history: first, internment in the Talerhof camp,...

Two Dutch girls in traditional costumes, Holland

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

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…

folk costume - Slovakia

Mervi Pasanen on Instagram: “I was asked about everyday clothing in Finnish iron age so I started browsing pictures from different photoshoots. And found pictures of my…”

Woman's ensemble, cotton, wool, leather, wood, Romania, c.1900

Fériel on Instagram: "Dreaming in the fields with my beautiful vintage romanian folk blouse found at @folkloricfashion 💛 it is not common to find yellow embroidery on romanian folk clothing so I was so happy when I found this one ! I matched it with my trachten Austrian skirt, as I always enjoy mixing different folk clothing from different countries 🥰 the result is really a #folkcoreaesthetic and I think there is no better way to describe my style 🙈 it feels good to finally be able to put…

Aust-Agder (East-Agder) Bunad