977 articles about clothing, craft, and tradition.
The cosplay skateboarder became a real YouTube star recently. He’s a Chinese young man making lovely skateboard performances dressed in…
One of the most traditional and common pieces of clothing in Mozambique is a sarong-style garment called “capulana”. It’s popular both…
The outdoor overshoes called “patterns” were a wonderful invention. They were popular throughout the Middle Ages, Early Modern era, and…
Around the 16th century, wealthy ladies and ordinary peasant women wore a very cute and handy clothing accessory – a partlet. It covered…
The medieval warriors from different parts of the world looked rather alike, but there were some differences between them, of course.…
In Congo, most ladies pay great attention to their outfits because the looks matter here. If you want to be respected and approved of in…
African traditional costumes are diverse, very bright, and truly unique. We’ve prepared a cool material for you which will help you learn…
Men and women in Botswana traditionally dress in clothes made from animal skins because they’re durable, easy to get (Tswana men are great…
This is a rather sensitive topic, but, to tell you the truth, I personally always wondered what our great grandmothers and their female…
The medieval period in the history of traditional clothing plays a very important role. Some of the most odd and unusual garments were…
Traditional pieces of the male and female national costumes in Malaysia: baju batik, batik, baju kebarung, baju kebaya, baju kurung, baju…
Hand fans were an obligatory accessory for court ladies and wealthy women for a few centuries. And they were extremely trendy and popular.…
These days, national costumes are estimated highly and preserved carefully all around the world. People don’t usually wear them in…
These photos were made in the early 1910s in central Ukraine (Poltava region) by the photographer Anatoliy Pavlovych who was tortured and…
One of the very popular traditional outer garments in Ukraine are bodices, vests, and waistcoats. Such pieces of clothing are demi-season…
The Laotian women’s attire is lovely and feminine. The most interesting thing about it is probably the hairdo and hair accessories, but…
This was a horrific page in human history. We can’t say that similar cruelty doesn’t happen today, but what bird hunters did to millions of…
Uzbekistan has a long and rich history of such clothing crafts as weaving and embroidering. The products of local craftswomen can be seen…
Today, we’d like to introduce you to the Tibetan and Qiang embroidery. These samples of embroidery definitely are worth seeing – they are…
The Empress or Die Kaiserin is a 2022 German historical drama series on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. This series was released…
The national outfits of Native American Indians are famous worldwide for their striking beading, skillful leathercraft, and spectacular…
Scottish kilt and many folk accessories (caps, bags, shawls, etc.) in Scotland are made from special tartan fabric. Historically, tartan is…
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The traditional Norwegian women’s bunad – folk dress – is incomplete without one small but very important accessory. It’s the bunad purse…