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This crochet-style dress is a "cut" above the rest, thanks to the side cutouts that are designed to show off just the right amount of skin and give the illusion of an open back.
A sarafan (Russian: сарафа́н, IPA: [sərɐˈfan], from Persian: سراپا sarāpā, literally "[from] head to feet") [1] is a long, trapezoidal Russian jumper dress (pinafore dress) worn by girls and women and forming part of Russian traditional folk costume. Traditional Russian costume consists of straight, flowing lines.
From elegant knitted dresses to trendy matching sets, these are the best crochet pieces that'll be front and center in your warm weather wardrobe this year.
The portrait of an unknown girl in the traditional Russian clothing by Ivan Argunov, 1784, showcasing a large kokoshnik head dress.. The kokoshnik (Russian: коко́шник, IPA: [kɐˈkoʂnʲɪk]) is a traditional Russian headdress worn by women and girls to accompany the sarafan.
A kosovorotka is a traditional Russian shirt, long sleeved and reaching down to the mid-thigh. The shirt is not buttoned all the way down to the hem, but has several buttons at the collar (unfastened when the garment is pulled over the wearer's head), though these are positioned off to one side (regional styles vary between left and right ...
The pattern of the Orenburg shawl on the postage stamp. Russian Post, 2013.. The Orenburg shawl is a Russian knitted lace textile using goat down and stands as one of the classic symbols of Russian handicraft, along with Tula samovars, the Matrioshka doll, Khokhloma painting, Gzhel ceramics, the Palekh miniature, Vologda lace, Dymkovo toys, Rostov finift (enamel), and Ural malachite.
Paper sewing patterns for women to sew their own dresses started to be readily available in the 1860s, when the Butterick Publishing Company began to promote them. [51] These patterns were graded by size, which was a new innovation. [52] The Victorian era's dresses were tight-fitting and decorated with pleats, rouching and frills. [41]
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