The national Kazakh clothing is a reflection of the traditions and historical features of the Kazakh people. The history of national Kazakh clothing is very rich, and with all this, these outfits are relevant and in demand in modern fashion. In the festive national dress of Kazakhs, embroidery was used, richly decorated with many ornaments. A suit was made of cloth, leather, fur or felt, and for rich Kazakhs - from imported fabrics, brocade and velvet.
National clothes of the Kazakh people
Fabric for making clothes was usually woven from wool of camels or rams. For warm things, felt was used. In addition to homespun cloth, wealthy Kazakhs sewed clothes from imported materials - silk and wool. The poor people wore clothes made of fur, leather, as well as woolen fabric of self-made production.
At the end of the 19th century, the Kazakhs included a calico, a calico of factory production. The rich estate still preferred silks, brocade or velvet.
Kazakh women's national clothes
The main element of the female costume is a coiffure - it's a dress of a shirt cut. For solemn occasions he was from expensive materials, for everyday wear - from cheap fabrics.
Also the girls wore a "camisole" - clothes, which are sewn from above on a figure, and are pulled open. Element of the Kazakh female costume also included trousers (lower and upper), which were especially indispensable for riding.
Another element of the female costume is a shapan - a straight robe with wide sleeves. His wedding version was usually made of luxurious red fabric.
Headgears directly reflected the marital status of women. Unmarried girls wore skullcaps. For the wedding ceremony they wore a high bridal gown - "saukele", which would be up to 70 centimeters in height. Becoming a mother, a woman wore a headdress made of white cloth, which she had to walk all her life.
Kazakh women paid much attention to decorations. Girls wore jewelry from birth, it was usually magical amulets. After 10 years of age, the girl could wear all the decorations that corresponded to her age and social status.
Hair also did not remain without attention, they were decorated with ringing pendants of "sholpa" and "shashbau", which besides decorative function, served also as amulets of girl's braids. These decorations created a peculiar ringing-melody, which corresponded to the girlish gait.
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