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FolkCostume&Embroidery: The 6 types of Ukrainian Folk Costume Slavic Clothing, Ukrainian Clothing, Ukrainian Dress, Folk Clothing, National Clothes, National Dress, Dress Attire, Work Attire, Traditional Skirts

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 recent research has informed me that there are, in fact, 6. These costumes are distinguished by the type of women's lower body garment. The base, or foundation garment for all of these is the chemise, or sorochka. This was originally ankle length, and usually embroidered on the shoulder, upper sleeve, collar, cuffs, and often the hem. Traditionally, the sorochka…

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Oresta
FolkCostume&Embroidery: Costume of the Vilnius Region, Lithuania Vilnius, Folk Fashion, Ethnic Fashion, Traditional Fashion, Traditional Dresses, Lithuanian Clothing, Costumes Around The World, Folk Clothing, National Dress

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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Amy Perrotti
FolkCostume&Embroidery: The 5 types of Russian folk Costume Russian Clothing, Folk Clothing, Russian Fashion, Russian Traditional Dress, Traditional Dresses, Historical Costume, Historical Clothing, Mode Russe, Estilo Folk

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…

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