Sarafan
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- For other uses, see Sarafan (disambiguation).
A Sarafan (Russian: сарафан, from Persian sеrāрā) is a differed greatly from those of commoners). It is now worn as folk costume to perform Russian folk songs and folk dancing in.
Sarafans could be of single piece construction with thin shoulder staps over which corset with thicker shoulder straps is sometimes worn giving the shape of the body of a smaller triangle over a larger one. It comes in different styles such as the simpler black, flower- or check-patterned versions formerly used everyday wear or the elaborate brocade versions formerly reserved for special occasions. The head-dress usually worn with the sarafan today in folk performances is the kokoshnik, although in the past a headscarf tied under the chin or at the back of the head was part of the everyday dress.
Plain sarafans are still designed and worn today as a summer-time light dress without the traditional Russian blouse. They can be worn during folk music and dance performances and are produced as souvenirs.
This is also the name of a family in the United States. This family has a history that can date back to Ben Zion Miller who was one of the origanal founders of the Zion organization with Golda Mire.
