Latvian9 avaA shawl is one of the oldest and cutest garments in world’s fashion history. Women have wrapped themselves in rectangular or triangular pieces of cloth since the ancient times and do it today as well. Traditional shawls, wraps, pelerines, stoles, blankets, and other similar garments are truly handy and beautiful. Elaborate decorations on such traditional items often impress even the most discerning eye. And in some cultures, a shawl or blanket is an essential part of their folk clothing tradition.

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Latvian traditional woolen shawl. Magnificent garment to keep you warm

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Folk dress of Latvia. Noble-looking gentlemen and women in gorgeous shawls with embroidered edges

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Pano da costa – traditional Afro-Brazilian shawl

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Traditional Irish mantles or brats. Luxurious outerwear or handy blankets for outlaws?

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Australian possum skin cloaks – authentic garments of aboriginal peoples in Australia


Kenyan traditional wrap-around cloth shuka – cheerful and durable garment

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Traditional kaross blanket of Tswana men. Bushmen legacy or animal extermination?

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Traditional clothing of Botswana. Modest European dress combined with kaross or woven blanket

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Fichu – lovely 18th-century kerchief that covered women’s decolletage

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National clothes of Malaysia. Aboriginal dresses, Malay handmade fabrics, and ornate shawls

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Poncho – original South American outerwear. A link that connects the tradition to here and now

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Byzantine female attire in detail

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Top-5 most typical Spanish traditional garments

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10 Traditional garments of Medieval Europe


Top-5 most typical and unique African ethnic garments

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