{"id":6712,"date":"2020-06-06T09:55:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T09:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=6712"},"modified":"2020-06-06T09:55:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T09:55:41","slug":"a-complete-guide-to-traditional-ukrainian-clothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/a-complete-guide-to-traditional-ukrainian-clothing\/","title":{"rendered":"A Complete Guide to Traditional Ukrainian Clothing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Maria Sibirtseva<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Traditional Ukrainian clothing has conquered the hearts of the world\u2019s most fashionable people, thus making it popular beyond the traditional concept of it. The reasons for such hype include a simplicity in form, a slender silhouette, a variety of symbols and ornamentation, and the rich colours used.<\/em><\/h3>\n

Common features of traditional Ukrainian clothing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Traditional Ukrainian apparel \u2014 the roots of which trace back to the times of\u00a0Kievan Rus<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 has many stylistic varieties. Its look depends on the ethnographic region, even though a homemade shirt, made of homespun cloth, has always constituted the basis for both male and female wardrobes. The main feature of this shirt (vyshyvanka)\u00a0<\/em>is\u00a0the embroidery<\/a>\u00a0on the neck, cuffs and hem.<\/h3>\n

A girl is supposed to wear a shirt without outerwear, while a married woman has to cover her head with a shawl and supplement the outfit with her waistcoat and maxi skirt. Meanwhile, the highlight of the clothing are accessories like belts, jewellery and headdresses (a shawl or a\u00a0floral wreath<\/a>), decorated with ribbons and fresh and artificial flowers, not to mention the abundance of beads and\u00a0ducats<\/em>\u00a0(coins), which determine the women\u2019s status. Men\u2019s traditional clothing is simpler: they resemble the outfits of other Slavic nations but differ in the way they are worn. Thus, there are two main elements: a linen shirt and cloth pants, distinguished by the kind of embroidery.<\/h3>\n

\"\"Regional clothing differences<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Northern Ukraine<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The clothing of Northern Ukraine was distinguished by the modesty of traditional decorative elements. A fair amount of attention was paid to weaving and embroidering in monochrome or bicolour combinations. Black and red threads symbolized the wisdom and courage of generations, while red and white embroidery signified purity and happiness. Thus, the apparel design in Polisia (a historical region in Northern Ukraine and Central Europe) was quite restrained and had clear geometric ornamental patterns.<\/h3>\n

Southern Ukraine<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The fashion of the southern regions differed in certain details; for example, the bright embroidery of red, yellow and green colours was placed on the shirt\u2019s open neck. In addition, the clothing was elaborated with a significant amount of jewellery and belts. Quite often the patterns had plant and floral ornamentation: grape branches and Malva flowers were popular. Therefore, in Southern Ukraine, you can see the particularities of traditional clothing through their different way of life and through the ethnocultural interaction between Ukrainians and Moldovans.<\/h3>\n

Western Ukraine<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Western Ukrainian<\/a>\u00a0apparel reflected its Polish and Hungarian historical past and was distinguished by complex geometrical patterns. The richness of decorative elements like embroidery, weaving and appliqu\u00e9 prevailed in the Carpathian region. However, the geometric ornamental motifs of rhombuses, triangles and crosses were implemented in the multicoloured embroidery with a predominance of red and black. The clothing was also decorated with coloured beads, silver or gold thread and metal elements.\u00a0Hutsuls<\/a>\u00a0(an ethnic group of Ukrainians that inhabited\u00a0the Carpathian Mountains<\/a>) decorated the bottom edge of trousers with embroidery from the inside \u2014 yellow and green woolen threads \u2014 and folded it upwards.<\/h3>\n

Eastern Ukraine<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The traditional apparel of Eastern Ukraine is a combination of both the local features of the ancient Slavic clothing and Russian cultural influence. So, shirts preserved the simple tailoring with narrow sleeves and neat decoration on the sleeve\u2019s cuff. Multicoloured embroidery was complemented by elements like bright ribbons, lace and grey fringe. Ornamental elements and waist accessories also played a significant role and were appliqu\u00e9d from brocade or cotton velvet.<\/h3>\n

\"\"Central Ukraine<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The central areas like\u00a0Poltava<\/a>\u00a0were characterized by white-on-white embroidery and also by a large amount of black and red patterns. The ornamentation was geometric or vegetative, and considerably less zoomorphic. In the 20th century, women began to use multicoloured threads to decorate shirts, while in the 17th and 19th centuries the embroidery was minimalistic \u2014 just red and blue on white. Another key feature was the decoration of sleeveless and outer clothing with a cotton appliqu\u00e9.<\/h3>\n

\"\"Courtesy ; https:\/\/theculturetrip.com<\/strong><\/h3>\n

20 May 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maria Sibirtseva Traditional Ukrainian clothing has conquered the hearts of the world\u2019s most fashionable people, thus making it popular beyond the traditional concept of it. The reasons for such hype include a simplicity in form, a slender silhouette, a variety of symbols and ornamentation, and the rich colours used. Common features of traditional Ukrainian clothing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6713,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,84],"tags":[364,270],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6712"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6712"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6717,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6712\/revisions\/6717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}