TURKEY

FEMALE DRESS

The traditional clothing for women of Turkey includes the şalvar which is usually worn with upper garments of varying styles and lengths. The traditional şalvar suits are a part of Turkey's culture back to the Ottoman era. The şalvars are of varying degrees of bagginess and are gathered at the ankle. Bright colours and flowered prints are favoured by rural women. The total female ensemble includes the gömlek (chemise), şalvar and entari (robe).

MALE DRESS

The traditional male dress includes the şalvar, yelek (vest) and cebken (jacket). The men's salvar is popular in eastern Turkey and are often wore by Kurdish men, especially in the districts of Mersin, Adana, Urfa and Diyarbakir.

Turkish şalvar (pronounced shalvar), Turkish trousers or dimiye are traditional baggy trousers gathered in tightly at the ankle. Men may wear the traditional loose coat, called jubba, over the şalvar. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk changed the dress code in Turkey in the 1920s as part of his reforms. However, men and women still wear the şalvar in many areas of Turkey, indifferent to social status.

Similar pants in other cultures include the tshalvar, schalwar, salwar kameez, kaccha, patiala salwar, shintijan, sirwal, sharovary, aladdin pants, balloon pants, drop crotch pants, pantaloons, zouave, pluderhose and pumphose.

SLAVONIAN FOLK ATTIRE

In the flat eastern part of Croatia each region and often each village has a different folk attire. In Slavonia folk attires have floral designs and clothing with silk or wool, fancy embroidery, ribbons and bows, lace work etc. The colours of the dresses are usually bright with gold, red, blue, white and black details. Hair style is also very important and sometimes it takes a couple of hours to make it look perfect.

The folklore festival "Brodsko kolo" is the oldest folklore festival in Croatia. It includes various programs such as art and ethnographic exhibitions, book presentations, children's festivals, the exhibition of decorated horse and carts, original songs, fashion shows of Croatian folk costumes and the election of the most beautiful Croatian women in folk costumes. 

THE ISLAND OF PAG FOLK ATTIRE

An important part of the folk attire is jewellery. Women wear earrings (called ročini) and a necklace. Headgear is decorated with golden pins.

Croatian national costumes are a part of Croatian cultural heritage. Each geographical and cultural region in Croatia has a different traditional dress. Costumes vary in style, colours, materials and shape. The costumes are often different for unmarried and married women. Nowadays, people wear traditional costumes for special occasions like weddings, festivals, concerts etc. 

Pag’s folk attire - the blouse and the headgear called pokrivača are sewn on a base with threads - that's called Pag teg. The blouse and headgear are decorated with Pag’s lace.

Pag teg and lace have been registered in the list of protected culture goods of the Republic of Croatia and bear the label “Croatian Creation,” and they are under UNESCO protection.

THE ISLAND OF SUSAK FOLK ATTIRE

The folk costumes from Susak include a pink skirt called the kamizot, which is the only such skirt in Europe that reaches above the knee. If we consider the fact that the mini skirt entered women’s fashion in the 1960s, it could very well be said that Susak women were true fashion pioneers.

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