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COSTUME
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Over the
centuries, a national costume from the
Wile district
was influenced by fashion from outside.
Particularly, changes spread from
the Łowicz region.
On
special occasion, peasants from Biała region wore straw hats
decorated with a red ribbon. They wore dark-blue or black-peaked
caps. Front of the bottom of it was raised; cardboard a black
varnish peak above which there was stripe with two buttons.
Popular were “
krymki”. In
winter men wore caps called “ baranice”. They were made from
natural fur. It had a tall and lengthens shape. During a hard
frost, peasants pulled “ baranice” down firmly over their ears.
In warmer days they squeezed cardboard bottom into it and such a
model they wore on the top of the head.
Richer farmer
wore bright, dark-blue, or black, woolen trousers. Less wealthy
peasants wore linen trousers. Its legs were wide and gathered at
the top of it.
During biting
cold, peasants wore two pairs of trousers.
They often
bound shirts under neck red ribbon.
Through narrow
belt “oszewki” they prolonged in some spaces red ribbon, which
ends were tied under a chin.
Spencerki
(waistcoats) were the supplement of gentlemen's clothes They
reached halfway hips, they were buttoned on one line of buttons.
They round neck-possessed oval cut polished with collar band.
Women put
attention to tradition and their costume has survived longer in
the region
Feminine
costume survived longer in the region because women attached
more importance to tradition than men. In warmer days women wore
homespun and bodice on a white, linen, shirt interwoven on
looms.
Green, blue and
red stripes beautified it’s a red background.
Additionally,
the kaftans were worn in cooler days as well as in the woman's
holiday. They were from baize, velvet or wool in colours
brightly - blue, or white. Older women preferred darker
colouring: deep blue,black or brown. Fastening kaftans were
mostly single-breasted.
Moreover,
women put on aprons, which were in the top part of it neatly “
zbirkowane” (crimpy) and sew in decomposed belt- “oszewka”,
then.
Married women particularly looked after mob caps. Every
housewife possessed several mob caps. First caps were received
on the day of marriage from mothers’, godmothers and aunts.
Fashion reigned on usual caps, initially. They had small bottom
and two lines on frames of frill. Later came on beautifully
embroidered the round tulle caps adorned with the pieces of
pink or blue ribbon.
It bound it sewed up by two bandages on bow under chin or on
neck.
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