National costumes of Poland

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Opoczno and Piotrków County in central Poland
Bytom, Upper Silesia
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National costumes of Poland (Polish: stroje ludowe) vary by region. They are not worn in daily life but at folk festivals, folk weddings, religious holidays, harvest festivals and other special occasions.[1] The costumes may reflect region and sometimes social or marital status.[1]

Poland's inhabitants live in the following historic regions of the country: Greater Poland, Lesser Poland, Mazovia, Pomerania, Warmia, Masuria, Podlasie, Kujawy and Silesia.

Lesser Poland / Małopolska

  • Kraków region:[2] The woman's costume includes a white blouse, a vest that is embroidered and beaded on front and back, a floral full skirt, an apron, a red coral bead necklace, and lace-up boots. Unmarried women and girls may wear a flower wreath with ribbons while married women wear a white kerchief on their head. The men wear a blue waistcoat with embroidery and tassels, striped trousers, a krakuska cap ornamented with ribbons and peacock feathers and metal rings attached to the belt.
  • Lachy Sądeckie live in southern Lesser Poland, especially in Nowy Sącz County and Kotlina Sądecka.

  • Western Kraków region

  • Eastern Kraków region

  • Kraków region

  • Lachy Sądeckie men's costume

  • Lachy Sądeckie, including married woman's costume

  • Lachy Sądeckie, including unmarried woman's costume

  • Lesser Poland

Gorals / Górale

Gorals live in southern Poland along the Carpathian Mountains, in Podhale of the Tatra Mountains and parts of the Beskids. Their costumes vary depending on the region.[3]

Subcarpathian region / Podkarpacie

  • Pogórzanie

  • Pogórzanie

  • Rzeszowiacy

  • Pogórzanie

  • Sanok (Kamraty)

  • Lasowiacy (Mazurians)

  • Rymanów (Pogórzanie)

  • Liszna (Sanok)

  • Lemkos from Przemyśl

Lublin region

Silesia / Śląsk

Pomerania / Pomorze, Kujawy, Warmia

Masovia and central Poland

Places in Masovia with distinctive costumes include:

Podlaskie / Podlasie

Greater Poland / Wielkopolska

  • Bambrzy wearing unmarried woman's headpiece

  • Married attire from Krobia

Upper class

The szlachta were Polish nobles and had their own attire which included the kontusz, pas kontuszowy (sash) and a crimson żupan.[20]

  • Nobility

  • Bractwo Kurkowe (Kraków)

  • Bractwo Kurkowe (Kraków)

  • 17th century

  • Żywiec

  • King Stanisław I in a Cracovian costume

See also

References

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