Traditional Russian Dress :: Russia-InfoCentre

Add to favorite

Dates & Events
26 March 2023
Moscow time:

All events

Poll

Tags: Traditional Russian Dress

Articles:

	Traditional Men’s Headwear
	Whereas in the history of women’s clothes in Russia the headwear was first of all a decoration and a tribute to traditions (a married woman had to cover her hair completely), for men it was an indicator of their social status. The higher one’s headgear was, the higher position its owner took in the society (hence is the saying similar to the English “Such a big cap fits the big chap!”). Serfs, on the contrary, did not cover their heads.
--28-08-2011--
	Traditional Women’s Headwear

--28-08-2011--
	National Russian Dress: Basic Costume Garments

--26-10-2011--
	National Russian Dress: Outerwear

--28-08-2011--
	National Russian Dress: Footwear

--28-08-2011--
	National Russian Dress: Headgears

--28-08-2011--
	National Russian Dress
	We know our predecessors by their tales, songs and legends, as well as by a great variety of original clothes and household things created mainly by some unknown talents. When looking at ancient holiday garments of peasantry one cannot help wondering at their unusual harmony and power of life emanating from these things and their ability to hand down the visible image of our ancestors and convey their spiritual essence to us.
--28-08-2011--
	About Wedding Dress of Russian Brides
	Wedding garments in Old Rus’ used to be very colourful, the red being the major wedding colour. White was considered the colour of sanctity and was not used in festivities. In many regions the bride had two wedding gowns: one to wear before the marriage service and the other to put on after it.
--28-08-2011--

Comment on our site

Services

Buy Russian Souvenirs

TAGS:
Mikhail Tanich skiing in Russia Russian business Kemerovo Region Russian space exploration Russian tourism Cinema Russian Cinema spacewalk Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia energy Primorye Region Rudolf Nuriyev Classical Ballet Festival Stanislavsky Electrotheater accommodation in Russia Russian holidays Tomsk South Park Arctic Russia international Vladimir Nabokov Russian economy Monuments Nizhny Novgorod Region Vyacheslav Tarnovetsky Book Tickets for Concerts Russian academy of sciences Moscow Celebs society Gennady Zyuganov Russian science Alexander Pushkin Russian Art Festival Nature Reserves Clint Eastwood Russian winter Barnaul Metro Moscow State University LGBT in Russia Kanopus-ST Starichkov Island Russian scientists Athletics New Cities Souvenirs St. Petersburg Chelyabinsk Region Exhibitions in Moscow Russian sportsmen

© Guarant-InfoCentre, 2004-2023. All rights reserved and protected by the copyright law.
Copyright to the content of the Site www.russia-ic.com, including, but not limited to, text, photos, graphic designs, is owned by Garant-InfoCentre. No part of the content may be used without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. About Russia-IC Sitemap.