Vintage Ukrainian embroidered clothing. Private collections which are rarely exhibited (photos)

Great exhibition of vintage Ukrainian national garments was held in Kyiv, Ukraine. The exhibits belong to several private collections which are rather rarely shown to the public. There are men's and women's shirts, kersetkas (a kind of women's vest), kerchiefs and other pieces of traditional Ukrainian folk dress. The exhibition represents traditional clothing typical for Central and Western parts of Ukraine.

Here are some photos from the exhibition.

Various samples of Ukrainian traditional female embroidered shirts. Embroidery with prevailing black color is typical for Borshchiv district (Ternopil region, Western part of Ukraine)

Women's shirts with black&red, multicolor&black embroidery on white background. Borshchiv district (Ternopil region, Western part of Ukraine)

Men's shirts from Borshchiv district (Ternopil region, Western part of Ukraine). They have much less embroidery than women's shirts.

Another variants of female shirts with black-stitch embroidery.

Very beautiful and richly embroidered women's shirts. The combination of black and multicolor embroidery is used. Borshchiv district (Ternopil region, Western part of Ukraine)

Different-styled male shirts with black, red, white and multicolored embroidery

Female long embroidered shirts typical for the Central part of Ukraine (Poltava and Chernihiv regions). Also there are several kerchiefs which were worn on the head or around shoulders

Several long women's embroidered shirts, a kerchief and an embroidered towel. Central Ukraine

Female long embroidered shirts. White and red embroidery on white background. Typical for the Central regions of Ukraine

Various women's long embroidered shirts with white, black and brown embroidery

Women's colorful vests. This kind of vest is usual for Ukrainian traditional costume

More embroidered and embellished vests

Several vests richly embroidered and decorated