Russia's national clothes have a rather rich history - it's more than a thousand years old. Each region has its own costume features, which differ in materials of manufacture and social status. And despite this, there are common definitions that unite all kinds of costumes into one style.
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Women's Russian national clothes
The national Russian clothing, as a rule, had two directions: peasant clothes and outfits of townspeople. The traditional color scale is still red and white, although other shades have been used. For sewing peasant clothes cheaper fabrics were used, but women skillfully compensated for this with various decorative elements, embroidery, lace and beads.
The national clothes of the peoples of Russia were divided into several categories. Each age category had its own outfit, starting with a child's, a girl's, and ending with a suit for a married lady and an old woman. Also, the costume was divided into appointments for everyday, wedding and festive.
The main feature that united the Russian folk costume of all regions was multilayered. Necessarily was to be a robe, which, as a rule, was worn over the head, and swinging, having buttons from top to bottom. Layering was inherent not only to the nobility, but also to ordinary peasants.
Russian national clothes for women include:
- shirt, which is the main element of the traditional outfit. Peasants sewed it out of cotton cloth or linen, rich ladies used silk;
- sarafan, which was put on top of the shirt. It had a trapezoidal shape, mainly used in the north-Russian regions and was of three types: direct, swinging and deaf.
- shower, which was worn over a sundress. The peasants had a festive outfit. They sewed it from expensive fabrics, such as velvet and brocade;
- ponevu (loincloth, something reminiscent of an apron), which was worn only by married women;
- the policeman, a woolen wide belt, which was tied at the waist and fixed the podevu;
- headdress. Married and unmarried had different headdresses. For example, girls wore ribbons, hoops, simple bandages, and the hair was only partially covered. In the married, on the contrary, all the hair had to be hidden under the headdress, kikoy, on top of which was put on the ubrus (scarf). Also, married women had a festive headdress - kokoshnik ;
- young girls decorated themselves with various pearl necklaces. Rich women decorated the neck with a fence (a horseshoe collar completely embroidered with pearls and beads).
In each province and province clothing was decorated with special embroidery using colors and ornaments characteristic of this or that place.
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