Indonesian men usually wore sarongs (typically with a checkered design) in the home. In public, this dress is only worn when attending Friday prayers in a mosque. For official national occasions, men tend to wear batik shirts along with trousers or teluk beskap, an arrangement of the Javanese...

The history of the national costume of Slovenia is interesting and has undergone a lot of changes during the 19th century. The traditional dress for women was a shirt mostly white in color, a skirt, a headscarf, an apron, white shocks, a belt or sash. The costume design and linen was dependent...

The traditional Russian costume emphasizes the Russian woman’s beauty, dignity and emotional restraint. The elegance and the beauty of the Russian costume are also added with comfort in wearing and convenience in working as it does not restrict the freedom of movement. The Russian woman...

There were two major forms of dresses: knee length kilt-like dress that is worn around the waist and tightened by a beautiful belt. On the other hand, a rectangular dress is actually worn on the shoulders. This may be a cape-like outfit or an extended cloak-like garment of improved quality....

Irish history gives a great glimpse of our ancestor’s costumes. The sources such as “Book of Kells” gives a vast description of the dresses at that time. The costume of Ireland included belted plaid, tunic, trews, cochal, brahts etc. The folklore of Ireland was very much inspired by...

The state of Belgium consists of individuals from different racial groups. You have the local Dutch individuals and Flemish from Flanders. Both these sections combined give vibrant colour and temperament to the conventional outfits of Belgium. When it may come to the Belgian costume sense for...

India is country of diversity.  The culture, religion, language spoken in this country is very diverse and so are the costumes. No one dress in India can be called as national dress. However, there are many traditional dresses adorned by the people of this country. As every region in India...