Wonderful exhibition of traditional clothing around the world. Beautiful folk costumes from Europe, Asia, Africa, and America
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.
Male costume from Bangladesh
Female attire from Bangladesh
Women’s dress from Bangladesh
Female clothing from Armenia called “taraz”
Close-up of a women’s headdress from Armenia
Men’s costume from Armenia called “taraz”
Male and female outfits from Turkmenistan
Close-up of women’s jewelry from Turkmenistan
Close-up of a female headdress from Turkmenistan
Men’s dress from Turkmenistan
Male sheepskin hat called “papakha” from Turkmenistan
Close-up of a male attire from Turkmenistan
Women’s dress from Argentina. It is the attire used in the rural areas and called “paisana”
Female attire from Afghanistan
Women’s costume from Afghanistan
Female clothing from Afghanistan
Close-up of a dress from Afghanistan. It is embellished with a lot of embroidery and small round mirrors
Close-up of an Afghan dress hem decorated with plenty of colorful embroidery
Female attire from Afghanistan
Close-up of an Afghan female headdress and the top of a dress
Women’s folk clothing from Azerbaijan
Close-up of a female attire and headgear from Azerbaijan
Male costume from Azerbaijan
Female outfit from Malaysia
Men’s folk clothes from India
Women’s attire from India
Close-up of a female ornate dress from India
Male outfit from Uzbekistan
Female costume from Uzbekistan
Close-up of a women’s headdress and jewelry from Uzbekistan
Female dress from Kazakhstan
Women’s clothing from Kazakhstan
Close-up of a Kazakh female headgear
Male folk outfit from Kazakhstan
Close-up of a Kazakh male headgear
Women’s attire from United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Men’s costume from Lebanon
Female clothing from Lebanon
African traditional costumes
Little girl’s dress from Ethiopia
Close-up of an African women’s headwrap and blouse
Male attire from African world
Female attire – a dress and a bag – from African world
Women’s folk outfit from Palestine
Close-up of a female dress from Palestine. You can see colorful Palestinian embroidery called “tatreez”
Close-up of the hem of a female dress from Palestine
Women’s clothing from Indonesia
Close-up of a female headdress and jewels from Indonesia. Of course, these pieces are replicas, they’re not made of gold
Close-up of a female breastplate from Indonesia. It is ornate but is a replica, so it’s not golden
Men’s and women’s costumes from Kyrgyzstan
Close-up of a male headdress and coat from Kyrgyzstan. You can see the traditional Kyrgyz embroidery patterns
Close-up of a female headgear from Kyrgyzstan
Close-up of a Kyrgyz women’s attire
Female folk clothing from Tajikistan
Close-up of a women’s dress from Tajikistan. It is embellished with colorful embroidery and sequins
Female outfit from Montenegro
Close-up of a women’s attire from Montenegro, embellished with pretty embroidery
Close-up of a female belt from Montenegro
Little boy’s costume from Montenegro
Close-up of a boy’s clothing from Montenegro
Close-up of a boy’s traditional socks and leather shoes from Montenegro
Male folk attire from Montenegro
Close-up of a men’s clothing from Montenegro. You can see how richly embroidered it is
Another close-up of the same male attire from Montenegro. You can see the knot buttons and tassels, along with gold embroidery
Close-up of male woolen legwraps, socks, and shoes from Montenegro
Little girl’s costume from Montenegro
Close-up of a girl’s headdress and clothing from Montenegro
