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The traditional costume of Romania is typically Slavic. Romanian women were very skilled in folk clothing crafts – they spun wool, wove different pieces of clothing, sewed garments, adorned them with beautiful embroidery, etc. Of course, today, these crafts are almost forgotten because most people buy industrially-made clothes. But Romanians still try to preserve their tradition of folk crafts with a help of museums, communities of craftsmen, and folk art schools. We’d like to share the beauty of Romanian traditional outfits with you – here are several photos.
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Enjoy beautiful photos of male and female traditional costumes from around the world. Europe: Belarus, Czechia, Estonia, France, Georgia, Italy, Malta, Poland, Romania, and Scotland. Asia: India, Bhutan, Cambodia, and Laos. American continents: Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, US, Argentina, Chile, and Venezuela. Middle East: Lebanon. Australia and Oceania: Australia, Fiji, and New Zealand. There’s a great diversity of designs, colors, embellishments, and folk accessories.
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This piece of article will be the most useful and interesting for Indian men. Or for those who would like to learn how to wear casual Indian clothes and look classy. We’ve gathered some info about the traditional Indian kurta and the garments it can be paired with – pants, shoes, jackets, etc. What color and design of kurta to choose? How much will it cost? What decorative elements should or should not a stylish kurta include? And, of course, which kind of Indian male attire is appropriate for certain occasions?
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African traditional costumes are diverse, very bright, and truly unique. We’ve prepared a cool material for you which will help you learn more about the folk outfits of Africa (to be more precise, Zulu and Xhosa clothing). Two African folk clothing designers Nkosinathi Mbatha and Nombuso Khulu, who have succeeded in this business, have plenty to tell you about African traditional outfits and their influence on modern fashion. Also, you’ll find out what ordinary people in Africa think about folk costumes and why do they wear such clothing.
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The 18th century is one of those periods in history when fashion got extremely crazy. Every decade, court ladies tried to add something new to their wardrobe to surprise and impress everybody around them. And the hairstyles weren’t an exception. This is the time when hairdressers became incredibly popular and they got an absolute carte blanche in everything regarding the hair. So, let’s talk about the hair industry of the 18th century in more detail.
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The Miao people are known far outside the Chinese border because of their ancient traditions and their strong desire to preserve those customs. They still wear their folk costumes and striking silver accessories, especially for their weddings. The Miao wedding is something totally special. Not that often you can see 12-13 kg of silver jewelry on a bride, right? The Miao traditional wedding headdresses are wonderful – large, intricate, and very skillfully made.
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Today, we’d like to tell you a little bit about the fashion of the mid-19th century. What did people wear? And why? What were fashion tendencies like? As you might know, the 1850s-1860s is the era of crinoline. Hoop skirts were so popular among European females of this period that it became ridiculous. But there were women who fought against cage crinolines and invented their own clothing styles, like Amelia Bloomer and her “bloomers”. Find out more in this article.
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World culture festivals are a rare thing but they are truly valuable. How can you learn more about your own clothing traditions and the culture of other countries without such events? Also, they’re interesting and entertaining. We’ve visited one of these festivals in Kyiv, Ukraine, and now we are ready to share plenty of photos that depict various national costumes around the world. Most of these outfits are replicas rather than authentic costumes, but they’re made as close to the original folk clothing as possible.
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The world knows not enough about the Native American Indians, their culture, clothing traditions, and lifestyle. Of course, there are museums and exhibitions that preserve some of the knowledge but only the real-life situations can show any culture in its fullest. So, we’ve prepared for you a collection of old photos that can give us a glimpse of what the Native Americans were like in the late 19th – the beginning of the 20th century. Unfortunately, we can’t have photos of these tribes from before the European colonization, simply because photography wasn’t invented yet. But it’s at least something.
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The latest fashion trends in Bolivia show that the folk outfits are gaining popularity in this country. For years, the traditional costumes of the indigenous Aymara people were something that marked them out as second-class citizens. But today, Bolivians wear these folk dresses (and modern outfits stylized under Aymara clothes) with style and pride. By the way, this is a worldwide tendency – old folk clothing traditions are back in fashion.
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Chinese official national costume is called “hanfu”. It had 4,000 years of development, changes, and improvement. That’s why there are about 15 different designs of hanfu, and each one seems more elegant and good-looking than the other. Unfortunately, today the majority of Chinese don’t use their traditional clothes or even don’t know much about it. So this ancient magnificent culture might be forgotten one day in the future.
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The Middle Eastern countries have, perhaps, the most amazing traditional jewelry pieces. And Oman is definitely a place where striking silver jewels and adornments are made. Though, it’s hard to find really old Omani jewelry because every generation, every owner remakes them to suit his (or rather her) taste, lifestyle, family traditions, or even modern fashion trends. Some of these remarkable jewelry items and articles of clothes are preserved and displayed in the British Museum in London.
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The film “Black Panther” already became famous and many people’s favorite. And its makers must thank the costume designers for that. The outfits of Wakandans really are perfect and authentic and symbolic. “Black Panther” costumes display Afrofuturism. Let’s find out what the costume designer of this movie has to say about using African traditional clothing as stage costumes. Where did she get inspiration? What tribes and cultures can be recognized in the decorations? What tricks did the film crew have to use to fit such unusual costumes into the shooting process?
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What hairstyles did women wear in the Victorian era, in the 1870s? Did they use wigs and why? Was hair dyeing popular and acceptable or not? What did Victorian men think of their women’s hair tricks? And, by the way, did males use wigs along with females? Let’s try to answer all of these questions and some more. You should know that Victorian era wasn’t as starchy and ceremonious as we tend to think.
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