Austrian folk costume

File name: 07_11_000876 Title: Austrian Peasant Costumes - Austria Upper Austria - Stiermark Creator/Contributor: L. Prang & Co. (publisher) Date issued: 1861-1897 (approximate) Copyright date: Physical description note: Genre: Chromolithographs; Portrait prints; Group portraits Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department Rights: No known restrictions

Slovakian woman from Liptovské Sliače in traditional wedding costume. Beautiful embroidery design.

More folk costume from the Swiss canton of St. Gallen.

Apollinaria Doroshenko by Ryzhervind.deviantart.com on @deviantART "LARP "Ruina". Ukraine, summer 2012. I'm as the sister of ukranian cossacks getman Doroshenko. The costume made by me: the skirt, corsage, apron and kuntush. The shirt(vyshyvanka)with hand-made embroidery was bought. Photographer - Konstantin Sirotkin"

The national clothing of the Czech Republic is very bright. It is a mix of different eras and styles. Shawls and kerchiefs on the head came from Gothic period when people began to wear various kinds of bandages that covered hair. Pleats and lace collars came from Renaissance era. Bell-shaped skirts and large puff sleeves came from Baroque era. And beautiful Slavic embroidery is typical for all Slavic countries but with some differences.

Polish Woman

Hello all, Today I would like to spend a bit of time talking about Austrian Dirndls. The focus of this article will be specifically the tracht, or costume of the province of Lower Austria, Niederösterreich. This is in the northeast of the country. The province is divided into four regions which completely surround Vienna, which is considered to be separate. The Forest quarter, the Wine quarter, the Industry quarter, and the Cider quarter. The modern dirndl has its roots in the traditional…