Romanian dress
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Romanian dress refers to the traditional clothing worn by Romanians, who live primarily in Romania and Moldova, with smaller communities in Ukraine and Serbia. Today, a strong majority of Romanians wear Western-style dress on most occasions, and the garments described here largely fell out of use during the 20th century. However, they can still be seen in more remote areas, on special occasions, and at ethnographic and folk events. Each historical region has its own specific variety of costume.
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[edit] Men's clothing
[edit] Trousers
[edit] Cioareci
Cioareci are peasant trousers that fit tightly around the leg, made of rough homespun wool.[1] They are often adorned with găitane, worsted yarn or silk threads sewn into clothes.[2]
[edit] Footwear
[edit] Opinci
Consists of Hewlett bows tied round a string
[edit] Women's clothing
[edit] Aprons
[edit] Fotă
The fotă is a richly-ornamented wrap-around skirt made out of a rectangular piece of woolen fabric worn at the waist. Alternately, it can be made of two pieces of woven material that cover the front of the body (like an apron) and the back.[3]
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Dicţionarul explicativ al limbii române (DEX), Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică "Iorgu Iordan", Editura Univers Enciclopedic, 1998
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