This is the last part of a series of charming videos dedicated to Ukrainian folk dress. This time, you’ll see how married women in Ukraine got dressed 100-150 years ago step by step. These are 7 videos presenting the traditional festive costumes of married females from different regions of the country. All the clothing articles are original, from the late 19th – early 20th century. Note that married women always hid their hair under a headdress, thus there were many cute hairstyles that helped braid and pin the hair around the head.
All of the videos are made by Ukrainian ethnic project “Spadok”
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This attire is from Odesa region of Ukraine (southern part of the country), the late 19th – early 20th century. She is wearing a long embroidered and beaded shirt, a dress called “sharafan”, laced leather shoes, a long narrow woven belt called “kraika”, a coral necklace with silver elements, a mother-of-pearl necklace called “balamuty”, silver crosses, a headdress called “naframa” (long embroidered piece of cloth draped around the head), and a woven twin bag called “besahy” consisting of two identical sacks worn thrown over the shoulder so that one hangs on the front of a person and the other – on the back.
The national costume from Chernihiv region of Ukraine (northern part of the country), the late 19th – early 20th century. She is wearing a long woven shirt, a woolen skirt, a silk apron, a woven belt, high leather boots, a bonnet called “ochipok”, a kerchief, a fake coral necklace, and a white woolen coat in traditional design.
This outfit is from Kharkiv region of Ukraine (eastern part of the country), the late 19th – early 20th century. She is wearing a long embroidered shirt made in whitework technique, an industrially-made skirt, high leather boots, a long waistcoat called “korsetka”, a bonnet called “ochipok”, silver earrings, a fake coral necklace, and a jewelry item called “dukach” made from a silver coin and intricate silver setting.
This is a cute costume from Vinnytsia region of Ukraine (western part of the country), the late 19th – early 20th century. She is wearing a floor-length embroidered shirt (note how she belts it with a string – the more fabric, the wealthier a person), a wrap-around skirt called “zapaska”, a wide woven belt, high leather boots, an ornate coif, a silk kerchief worn like a headband, silver earrings, several rows of fake coral necklace, a beadwoven choker, and several rows of mother-of-pearl necklace called “balamuty”.
The folk clothing from Sumy region of Ukraine (eastern part of the country), the late 19th – early 20th century. She is wearing a long embroidered shirt, a skirt, a brocade apron called “zapaska”, a multicolored woven belt, high laced shoes, a long waistcoat called “korsetka”, a brocade bonnet called “ochipok”, many rows of fake coral necklace, a jewelry item called “dukach” made from a silver coin and intricate silver setting, and silver earrings.
This attire is from Zhytomyr region of Ukraine (northern part of the country), the late 19th – early 20th century. She is wearing a long embroidered shirt made in whitework technique, a woven skirt called “litnyk”, a linen apron, a woven belt called “kraika”, high laced leather shoes, several rows of fake coral necklace, silver earrings, and a kerchief.
This folk costume is from Donetsk region of Ukraine (eastern part of the country), the late 19th – early 20th century. She is wearing a long embroidered shirt made in whitework technique, a wide skirt, an apron, laced leather shoes, a short jacket, silver earrings, a coral necklace, a glass-beaded necklace, and a large silk kerchief.
