These Ukrainian folk outfits belong to several private collections and are seldom shown to the public. Some of the garments and accessories are truly rare, unique, and valuable. Looking at these costumes, you realize how rich and diverse is Ukrainian culture. Particularly, there are samples of Ukrainian folk crafts of embroidering, weaving, jewelry making, leatherwork, block printing, lacemaking, wedding wreath creating, and so on. The private collectors who own the clothing you see in this post have preserved these items perfectly and very thoroughly.
Men’s festive attire from Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine, Kosiv district, village of Babyn, the early 20th century
Women’s festive clothing from Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine, Kosiv district, village of Babyn, the early 20th century
Reconstruction of male festive costume from Crimea, the late 19th – early 20th century
Reconstruction of female festive costume from Crimea, the late 19th – early 20th century
Women’s festive outfit from Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine, Kolomyia district, the late 19th – early 20th century
Young maiden’s festive attire from Poltava region of Ukraine, Myrhorod district, the late 19th century
Female festive costume from Sumy region of Ukraine, Okhtyrka district, the late 19th – early 20th century
Women’s festive clothes from Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine, Kalush district, Mezhyrichchia village, the early 20th century
Women’s festive outfit from Vinnytsia region of Ukraine, Tulchin district, the 1920-1930s
Women’s festive apparel from Donetsk region of Ukraine, Kramatorsk district, the late 19th – early 20th century
Female festive costume from Chernihiv region of Ukraine, Nizhyn district, the late 19th century
Women’s festive attire from Luhansk region of Ukraine, Siverodonetsk district, the late 19th – early 20th century
Women’s festive clothing from Rivne region of Ukraine, Sarny district, the early 20th century
Female festive costume from Kyiv region of Ukraine, Fastiv district, the late 19th – early 20th century
Women’s festive apparel from Volyn region of Ukraine, Kovel district, the early 20th century
Women’s festive outfit from Cherkasy region of Ukraine, Cherkasy district, the early 20th century
Female festive attire from Kharkiv region of Ukraine, Izium district, the late 19th – early 20th century
Young bride’s wedding outfit from Odesa region of Ukraine, Podil district, the early 20th century
Women’s festive clothing from Zakarpattia region of Ukraine, Khust district, the early 20th century
Men’s festive costume from Ternopil region of Ukraine, Chortkiv district, the early 20th century
Female festive costume from Ternopil region of Ukraine, Chortkiv district, the early 20th century
Men’s festive apparel from Chernivtsi region of Ukraine, the 1st half of the 20th century
Women’s festive attire from Khmelnytsk region of Ukraine, Kamianets-Podilskyi district, the early 20th century
Women’s festive clothing from Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine, Novomoskovsk district, the early 20th century
Women’s festive apparel from Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine, Verkhovyna district, village of Biloberizka, the 1920-1930s
