Ukrainian traditional clothing of the end of the 19th century – the early 20th century still had a lot of features historically typical for this country. Women used embroidered garments, bonnet-like headdresses, colorful pieces of clothes, woven items, and richly decorated outerwear and bags. Today most of such vintage outfits belong to museums and private collectors. The costumes we'd like to show you right now belong to the large collection of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine.
Female festive outfit from Kharkiv region of Ukraine. The end of the 19th century – the beginning of the 20th century. It consists of a shirt, a skirt, an outerwear called "yupka", and a headdress called "ochipok"
Female festive clothing from Volyn region of Ukraine. The end of the 19th century – the early 20th century. It consists of a shirt, a skirt called "litnyk", an apron, a belt, a breastplate, a headdress
Female headdress called "namitka" from Volyn region. Side view
Women's festive costumes. The end of the 19th century – the early beginning of the 20th century. The one at the left is from Volyn region. It consists of a shirt, an apron, an apron-like garment called "prytulka", a belt called "krayka", a kerchief. The one at the right is from Lviv region of Ukraine, Yavoriv district. It consists of a shirt, a skirt-haze, an apron called "zapaska", a jacket called "kabat", and a kerchief
Women's festive attire from Lviv region of Ukraine. Close-up view
Female headdress called "namitka" from Volyn region. Front view
Women's festive outfit from Ternopil region of Ukraine, Borshchiv district. The end of the 19th century – the early 20th century. It consists of a shirt, a belt garment called "obhortka", an apron called "zapaska", a belt called "krayka", a sleeveless jacket called "leybyk", and a large kerchief
Beautiful black kerchief with floral pattern. Ternopil region of Ukraine, Borshchiv district. The end of the 19th century – the early beginning of the 20th century
The front part of a sleeveless jacket called "leybyk", richly embroidered and decorated with beads. The jacket itself is made from a sheepskin
Female festive clothing from Poltava region of Ukraine. The end of the 19th century – the early 20th century. It consists of a shirt, a skirt, an apron called "zapaska", a belt, and a wreath with ribbons
Festive colorful wreath with ribbons. It is a headdress of unmarried girls and brides. The wreath is made from bright pom-pons and decorated with metal beads and threads
Women's festive attire from Chernihiv region of Ukraine. The end of the 19th century – the early 20th century. It consists of a shirt, a skirt-like garment called "plakhta", an apron called "zapaska", a belt, a sleeveless jacket called "kersetka", a headdress of married women called "ochipok", and a kerchief
Female garment for married women called "ochipok" with a dark kerchief on top of it. Poltava region of Ukraine. The end of the 19th century – the early 20th century
Vintage women's headdresses called "ochipok" from different regions of Ukraine and with various embroidered patterns. Ochipok is similar to bonnet but with a lot of embroidery. It can be worn as a separate headgear or with a kerchief on top
Vintage festive sleeveless fur coat called "keptar" from Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine, Kolomyya district. The early 20th century. Keptar is made from a sheepskin, and richly embellished. Usually, both men and women wore keptar
Vintage festive sleeveless fur coat called "keptar" from Transcarpathian region of Ukraine, Rakhiv district. The early 20th century. Keptar is made from a sheepskin, and richly embellished. Usually, both men and women wore keptar
Vintage bag called "tashka" from Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine, Verkhovyna district. The 19th century. Such bags are typical for the Western part of the country. They are used by both men and women
Vintage bag called "tashka" from Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine, Verkhovyna district. The 19th century
