Eastern european folk costume

Hello all, This is the last installment of my series on the overview of Bulgarian costume. This covers the south of the country, specifically the cultural regions of Pirin and Rodop [Rhodope]. This includes the oblasts of Blagoevgrad, Smoljan and Krdzhali, as well as the southern parts of the oblasts of Pazardzik and Khaskovo. The majority of the costumes of this region are of the saya type, with just a couple locations having the sukman type. Pirin Region Blagoevgrad Oblast This is…

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Hello all, I am going to change focus for a while. There is much left to say about Lithuania and the Baltic area, and i will return to it. Research of Italian costume is quite challenging, as in many places in Italy, there has long been little interest in maintaining this part of their culture. Another factor is that the large cities of Italy have always been in the forefront of developing the latest fashion. Because the local folk costume is further in time from current memory than some…

polishcostumes: “Old postcard showing mid-19th century folk costume from Kraków, Poland [source]. Side note: The old-Polish (old-Slavic) folk costumes of women are said to be similar to the surviving...

Polish Folk Style

Hello all, Today I will return to Hungary, to talk about one of the most famous costume and embroidery traditions in that country, that of Mezőkövesd. This town is the largest of the three settlements of the Matyó people of northeastern Hungary. These also include the villages of Tard and Szentistván, each of which has a distinct costume. You can see Mezőkövesd in the southern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county. Mezőkövesd costume and embroidery has become as iconic of Hungary in general as…