Folk costume

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

Hello all, this is my 200th article, and I thought i should do something rather different. I will do an overview of the folk costumes of Europe. I will follow nation-states, as inappropriate as that may be, but i will also cover nations without states. Some very small and obscure ethnic groups will be omitted for lack of available material. I will also not be covering the north Caucuses, as there is simply too much material there. Where there is a recognized or unofficial 'National Costume'…

Hello all, Today i am going to talk about the costume and woven ornament of the Vilnius region. Not all sources even recognise such a region, which had me wondering where it came from. After a bit of research, i found out that this is a historical region, being an administrative province which predated the establishment of the independant state of Lithuania in the 20th cent. Here is a good article on the history of this region. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius_Region Here is a map…

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Vidzeme, Latvian ladies in traditional dresses. #NationalCostumes #NationalAttire

Rogaland, including Sandnes, Stavanger, Bryne, Egersund, Nærbø e .g

Hello All, Today I will talk about the 6 general types of Ukrainian folk Costume. I have earlier referred to 5 types, but my more recen...

Norway Bunad: The traditional folk costume of Norway, worn by Norwegians at weddings, formal occasions and on the National Day.

Folk dresses by Gorsecik, Poland.

LEMKOS According to one version, Lemko ancestors were the ancient tribes of White Croats who lived on the slopes of the Carpathian Mountains. [quote style="boxed" float="left"]The Lemkos survived many tragic moments in their long history[/quote] The number of Lemkos on territories of pre-war Poland was estimated between 100,000 and 150,000 people. The Lemkos survived...