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1. Traditional costumes in Greece

2. EveryGreekcostume,orbetterevery
localGreekcostumeisanensembleof
garmentsthatcharacterizesagroupof
peoplelivinginGreece.

3. Greekcostumeshaveboldcolor
combinationsandoftenshowcasevivid
imaginationinthewaythevariousunits
arewornandinthegreatnumberof
ornamentsthatdistinguishthem.

4. Certainlythegarmentsofagroupalways
dependonthelocalmaterialsandthe
commercialactivity.

5. Female costumes
Accordingtotheclassificationofthefolk
researcherAggelikiChatzimichalifemale
costumesaredividedintothreecategories:

6. Costumes with sigouni (a sleeveless overcoat
down to the knees, made of thick woolen
fabric)

7. Costumes with kavadi ( a garment down to
the ankles, open at the front).

8. And costumes with dress

9. Most costumes are consisted of:

10. The shirt (not missing from any costume)

11. •Kavadi or sigouni
•The dress

12. The belt and the apron

13. Kontogouni (a short vest with fur) or the vest

14. Various undergarments and minor
accessories

15. The complex headscarves

16. The socks and the shoes

17. According to the area and the ethnic
group the fabrics, the designs, the
colors and the embroidery, which in
some cases is very complex, are
changing. The financial situation as well
as the occasion the costume was used
in were playing an important role.

18. The male costumes
Male costumes are divided as follow:

19. Fustanella (with or without creases)

20. Vraka (down to the knee or as long as
trousers)

21. It is accompanied by:

22. The shirt

23. The vest (beautifully embroidered)

24. Fesi and its variations

25. The belt (in various vivid colors to be told
apart)

26. Selahi (a wide leather belt)

27. The shoes

28. Itisraretoencountertraditional
malecostumeswithjewellery,
althoughinmanycostumesthereis
theengolpion,acrisscrossingkind
ofpendant.
Inmaleasinfemalecostumesthe
financialsituationisveryimportant.

29. Let’sdividethecostumesinareas:

30. Eastern Romelia and Thrace

36. Macedonia

42. Thessalia and Epirus

47. Sterea Ellada

49. Peloponnese

50. The Ionian Islands

52. Cyclades and Dodecanese (the Aegean
Islands)

56. Crete

58. Asia Minor, Cappadocia, Pontus

61. Cyprus

63. Bibliography
•Wikipedia
•Photographs from Google

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