Ethiopian habesha kemis – white dress with pretty embroidery
The folk dress of Habesha people from Ethiopia and Eritrea is the world-famous habesha kemis. This garment is like a visit card of these…
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Tatar traditional attire. Beautifully ornamented costumes with pricey jewelry
The folk dress of Tatarstan is outstanding – ornate, multilayered, and richly adorned with jewelry, embroidery, and other decorations. But…
Beautiful folk costume for Indonesian legong dance
The legong folk dance in Indonesia is a special ritual performed at public festivals and celebrations. In the past, it was an entertainment…
The oldest jewelry made from bone, shells, glass, stone, and metal. Archaeological finds
Jewelry pieces have been the favorite human accessories for millennia. At first, people made jewels from bones, shells, teeth, stones,…
Collection of wedding kerchiefs in Ukraine used to show your status in society
In the 19th-20th century in Ukraine, there used to be a specific wedding tradition – the couple’s family presented the most honorable…
Year 2019 for Nationalclothing.org: year results, scandalous articles, curious facts, best photos
We would like to thank our readers for your attention to Nationalclothing.org website. The 2019 was great for us. We published many nice…
Colorful jalabiya is the best choice for UAE celebrations
The jalabiya is definitely one of the most beautiful and impressive Emirati pieces of clothing, if not the prettiest garment ever. These…
Vintage Christmas season folk clothing in Ukraine: jackets, coats, sheepskin vests, etc.
It’s Christmas time now, the ideal time to remember your traditions and folk culture. This winter is not very harsh and cold, but in the…
Canadian parka – Inuit folk garment popular to this day
A parka is one of the few truly and originally Canadian traditional garments. It was invented by the Inuit Native American tribes and was…
Filipino traditional Barong Tagalog and how to wear it
Barong Tagalog is the official national garment in the Philippines. This male shirt (or rather garment for the upper body, as it’s not…
Traditional outfits of the royals, their servants, and officials, Kyivan Rus or Ruthenia, the 10th century
Ruthenia or Kyivan Rus was a rather wealthy and expanded state in Europe in the 9th-13th century. Its rulers could afford the most…
Movie costumes of Vanessa Ives from Penny Dreadful series. Her day dresses and outerwear
These days, there are so few movies that use period-accurate costumes of the past eras. So, we’re trying to analyze most of them,…
Bisht – Arab traditional male cloak and not winter wear
In the Arab world, men often use a specific garment – flowing cloak adorned with beautiful and costly gold or silver embroidery. This piece…
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Movie fashion that inspires – period-accurate costumes in Gentleman Jack film
We’ve already published a number of articles about Gentleman Jack series and the stage costumes used in it, but the topic of film fashion…
Buffalo Plaid Lumberjack – can we call it Canadian national garment?
There is a whole discussion in comments to our article “Traditional dress of Canada. History and examples” about the existence of Canadian…
American 19th-century walking gown with bustle from The Met’s collection
When we see beautiful vintage gowns in museums and at various exhibitions of private collections, we often can’t begin to understand the…
Korean designers modify old clothing traditions to fit modern fashion
A lot of countries and ethnic groups around the world work hard to preserve their clothing traditions. In the latest years, it has become…
Ceremonial towels with bright and childish embroidery patterns are so unusual but so perfect
These are Ukrainian ceremonial towels used as wedding and ritual accessories and décor items. Many countries around the world have this…
Kid folk clothing in Qatar is much more colorful than adult traditional dress
What do children wear in Qatar? Are traditional Qatari outfits popular among kids? How are their folk costumes different from adult…
Folk costumes in Zemplin region of Slovakia
Slovakia is a small country with rich and perfectly preserved traditions, especially clothing traditions and folklore. There are lots of…
Vintage women’s shirts with red, white, and black embroidery from Central Ukraine
An embroidered shirt was the basic garment, both male and female, on the territory of modern Ukraine since Kyivan Rus’ or even earlier. It…
The V&A has an impressive collection of underwear. Some pieces are sophisticated, others are plain odd!
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has a numerous collection of artifacts from different historical eras and corners of the world.…