traditional macedonian costumes

Costumes Gallery

• Skopska Blatija
• Sela pod Suva Gora
• Gorna Reka
• Debarsko Pole
• Ohridsko Pole
• Gorna Prespa
• Gorni Bitolski Sela
• Železnik, Kičevija
• Radoviško Pole
• Bojmija
• Pijanec
• Duračka Reka

Ohridsko Pole

young bride,
beginning of the 20th century

• Golema košula (bridal dress), over which is a
• Elek (short-sleeved jacket) and Klašenik (waistcoat, not visible);
• Pomaniki (lower-arm sleeves); Grlinka and Grljuvče (front pieces, not visible); Pojas (sash, not visible);
• Skutina so bufki ( apron);
• Pridulnici (woollen scarves);
• Struško šamivče (sash);
• Belo džube (white sleeveless felt coat);
• Mangura, Gerdan, Čaprag (jewellery worn across the chest);
• Igla
• Igla raskrstena, Ubetki (bridal jewellery worn on the head);
• Sokaj (long head cover), over which is
• Marama so vezba (white cotton scarf, finely embroidered with fringes);
• Alski čorabi so vetka (hand-knitted socks with floral motifs).