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National costumes of Poland (Polish: stroje ludowe) vary by region. They are typically not worn in daily life but at folk festivals, folk weddings, religious holidays, harvest festivals and other special occasions. [1] The costumes may reflect region and sometimes social or marital status. [1]
The czupryna (Polish: wysokie polskie cięcie, podgolony łeb, łaszczówka), also known as the Polish halfshaven head, is a traditional Polish noble haircut, associated mainly with Sarmatism, but worn by Poles in the Middle Ages too. It is marked by shaving hair above the ears and on the neck at the same height, with longer hair on the top of ...
A painting of cornette-wearing Sisters of Charity by Armand Gautier (19th-century) Polish nun wearing a white cornette and habit in 1939 A cornette is a piece of female headwear. It is essentially a type of wimple consisting of a large starched piece of white cloth that is folded upward in such a way as to create the resemblance of horns ...
Czapka of the officer of 3rd Uhlan Regiment 1815-1831. Czapka (/ ˈ tʃ æ p k ə /, Polish pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʂapka]; also spelt chapka or schapska / ˈ ʃ æ p s k ə /) [1] is a Polish, Belarusian, and Russian generic word for a cap.
A traditional hat of Assam, India. Plain and decorative jaapis are available. Kalpak: A traditional hat of Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine and Central Asia. Made primarily of lamb fur, it comes in a variety of regional styles. Karakul: A hat made from the fur of the Karakul breed of sheep, typically worn by men in Central and South Asia.
A conical hennin with black velvet lappets (brim) and a sheer veil, 1485–90. The hennin (French: hennin / ˈ h ɛ n ɪ n /; [1] possibly from Flemish Dutch: henninck meaning cock or rooster) [N 1] was a headdress in the shape of a cone, steeple, or truncated cone worn in the Late Middle Ages by European women of the nobility. [2]
Folk costumes from Podhale region - costumes wear by Highlanders in Polish area of the Tatra Mountains, Podhale region. [1] Unlike other regional groups in Poland, Highlanders from Podhale wear traditional outfit (or its elements) on a daily basis. This type of outfit is widely considered one of the Polish national costumes. [2]
Over the headdress, gauze or silk was sometimes draped for weight distribution or aesthetic purposes. [1] The escoffion style was a sub-branch of a popular style of headwear called hennin . The style of the escoffion developed over time, eventually given its own name because of its popularity and distinct features which differed from the ...