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Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing associated with a particular ethnic group, nation or region, and is an expression of cultural, religious or national identity. If the clothing is that of an ethnic group, it may also be called ethnic clothing or ethnic dress.
Alemannisch; العربية; 閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú; Boarisch; Čeština; Dansk; Deutsch; Eesti; Ελληνικά; Español; Esperanto; Euskara; فارسی; Frysk ...
A costume technician is a term used for a person that constructs and/or alters the costumes. [8] The costume technician is responsible for taking the two dimensional sketch and translating it to create a garment that resembles the designer's rendering. It is important for a technician to keep the ideas of the designer in mind when building the ...
A parade of traditional costumes took place in 1835 at Oktoberfest, to celebrate the silver wedding anniversary of King Ludwig I of Bavaria (reigned 1825–1848) and Queen Therese. Under his successor Maximilian II (reigned 1848–1864), traditional costumes were officially recognised as clothing suitable for wearing at the royal court. The ...
Although folk costumes varied in practice between everyday and festive versions, the festive version of each costume tradition was considered the ideal form. The history of tracht in the 19th century is inseparable from the history of the movement in German-speaking countries to promote folk costume ( Trachtenbewegung ).
In the field of folk costumes it is common to differentiate between bunad and folk costume, the latter being the local dress in previous times with all its variations and use. Modern interpretations of these costumes have often modified or done away with completely parts of the traditional dresses in order to align them with a more conventional ...
The embroidery is a fundamental element of the Ukrainian folk costume in both sexes. [10]: 16 Ukrainian vyshyvanka is distinguished by local embroidery features specific to Ukrainian embroidery: The vyshyvanka not only speaks of its Ukrainian origin but also of the particular region in which it was made. The knowing eye could detect where a ...
Volhynian folk costume (Ukrainian: Волинський стрій) is a type of Ukrainian national clothing worn in Volhynia. The costume includes Polesia influences such as colourful ochipoks , fitted corset-like waistcoats and striped skirts, as well as Dnieper Ukraine : namitka headscarfs, kersetka [ uk ] vests and dark skirts.