Volhynian folk costume
traditional clothing of the Ukrainian Volyn
Volhynian folk costume (Ukrainian: Волинський стрій) is a type of Ukrainian national clothing worn in Volhynia. The costume includes Polesia influences such as colourful ochipoks, fitted corset-like waistcoats and striped skirts, as well as Dnieper Ukraine: namitka headscarfs, kersetka vests and dark skirts.
The costume was heavily gendered with women generally wearing more colourful and fitted garments. Most clothing items were made from linen and decorated with embroidery, primarily red and black in colour. In warmer weather, Volhynians wore shirts and skirts (women) or pants (men); in colder months, they put on additional outer garments made from linen fabric or heavier materials such as wool. The head coverings included pieces of cloth, hats and straw hats for summer.
Geography and history
Volhynia encompasses the following region: south of Lviv Oblast, north-west of Volyn Oblast, Shumsk and Kremenets raions of Ternopil Oblast, south of Khmelnytskyi Oblast, north of Rivne Oblast, south-west of Zhytomyr Oblast. The main cities are Volodymyr, Lutsk, Rivne, Zdolbuniv, Kremenets and Starokostiantyniv.
The Volhynian costume has a strong Polish influence due to the fact that some of the modern territory of the Ukrainian Volhynia (Volyn) belonged to Poland from 1569 to 1939. It also shares traits with the costumes of neighbouring regions: Polissya, Halychyna, Dnieper Ukraine and the Polish Chełm Land.
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