Balkan Traditional clothing in
Greece includes the
fustanella,
breeches (
vraka), and the Amalia costume. The
Greek fisherman's cap is commonly worn in coastal villages by the
Aegean Sea. In
Cyprus, traditional clothing includes the
zimbouni (waistcoat),
vraka (men's breeches), and
saiya (women's formal festival dress); but in
Northern Cyprus, traditional garments include the cepken (
yelek vest), salta, yazma, potur, and boynuz kemer. Traditional clothing in
Albania includes
fustanella, ,
xhamadan, and
opinga. In
Malta, a traditional women's garment is the
għonnella.
Caucasian s|thumb In
Armenia, traditional attire () includes the
arkhalig (long jacket),
arakhchin,
burka,
chokha,
kalpak,
papakha, and
shalvar. In
Georgia traditional dress includes the
chokha, which has varying regional designs. The
papakha is also a traditional garment. In
Ossetia, traditional dress includes the
chokha. In Russian
Caucasus republics such as
Chechnya,
North Ossetia-Alania, and
Adygea, the
chokha,
papakha, and
ushanka are traditional.
Germanic Germany and around Every state in
Germany has its own version of regional costume (
tracht).
Bavaria's
lederhosen and
dirndl are widely recognized. So has
Austria,
Liechtenstein and
German-speaking Switzerland, with the best-known from
Tyrol, Austria. The best-known Swiss folk dress comes from the German-speaking cantons of
Appenzell,
Bern, and
Zug. ====
Low Countries ==== In
Belgium, the
bleu sårot is a traditional garment in
Wallonia. In the
Netherlands, many areas, villages, and towns used to have their own . In the 21st century, only a few hundred people still wear traditional dress daily, mainly in
Staphorst,
Volendam, and
Marken. Outside of the Netherlands, the most well-known parts of Dutch folk costumes are the
Dutch woman’s bonnet and
klompen. In
North Brabant, the
poffer is a traditional garment.
British Isles England The lack of a singular representative folk costume for all England has been attributed to historical factors which negated the need to assert national identity as well as cultural imperialism which saw English fashions, such as the
Savile Row tailoring of modern business suits, influence the global standards for business attire around the world. The English historian
David Starkey quoted
H.G. Wells in stating "the English are the only nation without national dress". Starkey argued that "It is a glory that we don’t have such a thing" while denigrating the national costumes of the
Celtic Nations, describing
Scotland,
Ireland and
Wales as "feeble little countries". Despite this, there are elements of English folk costumes in
English country clothing such as
smock-frocks and
shawls. In
Northern England, traditional clothes include the
maud and
flat cap. In the northeast, traditional attire includes the
rapper dance dress and
Northumberland kilts and tartan. Across England, traditional attire includes the
smock-frock. on Gorsedh Day 2025 at
Marazion, Cornwall.|201x201px In
Cornwall, traditional items include the
sou'wester hat, fisherman's
smock,
gansey,
bal-maiden clothing, and
Cornish kilts and tartans.
Ireland Traditional attire in
Ireland includes the
aran sweater,
Irish walking hat,
flat cap,
grandfather shirt,
Galway shawl,
brogue, and costumes used in
Irish stepdance. In
Northern Ireland, traditional dress is similar to the rest of Ireland.
Scotland In
Scotland, Highland dress includes the
kilt or
trews,
tam o'shanter or
Balmoral bonnet,
doublet,
Aboyne dress, and
brogues or
ghillies. In the
Scottish Lowlands, dress includes the
maud and
blue bonnet.
Wales at the 2017
National Eisteddfod in
Bodedern. The dancer and musician are both wearing traditional male folk costumes.|201x201px Welsh folk costumes are dominated by the
Traditional Welsh costume, which features in many aspects of
Welsh cultural life such as
Saint David's Day celebrations,
Eisteddfodau or in
Welsh dance. The costume includes versions of the garments worn by working women across Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries (such as the
shawl), as well as uniquely Welsh features like the prominent
Welsh hat. The costume became a
cultural icon of Wales in the 1840s, but even after the costume had ceased to be seen as fashionable, it continued to be worn by women for events such as royal visits, at church or chapel, and for photographs and artwork such as the 1908 painting
Salem. The male folk costume is less well known outside of Wales, but also derives from the clothes of working people in the 18th century. Consisting of a red flannel shirts, waistcoat, jacket,
clogs and breeches with stockings. Welsh folk-clothing was primarily made up of
locally manufactured woollen garments, such as the
Welsh Wig and
Monmouth cap. ====
Nordic nations==== In
Denmark, traditional clothing includes . club with some members in national costumes On the
Faroe Islands, traditional dress is known as the
føroysk klæði. In
Iceland, traditional clothing is known as the . In
Norway, each
county and
Svalbard) has a designated folk costume, or
bunad. The most famous bunader are from
Hardanger and
Setesdal.
Sámi people wear
gákti and, for colder weather,
luhkka. In
Sweden, the traditional varies by province. Since 1983, an official national costume, , has also been used. The
nationella dräkten was worn in the 18th century.
Latin Iberian In
Portugal, each region has its own specific design of national costume. The most famous examples come from
Viana do Castelo and
Nazaré. Each
autonomous region in
Spain has its own national costume. In
Andalusia, traditional garments include the
sombrero cordobés,
traje de flamenca,
traje de luces, and the
montera. In the
Basque Country, traditional dress includes the
beret and
espadrilles. Each island of the
Canary Islands has its own style of traditional dress. In 1934,
Néstor Martín-Fernández de la Torre designed a pan-island costume adopted mainly in
Las Palmas on
Gran Canaria. In
Catalonia, traditional garments include the
barretina and
faixa. In
Galicia, each province has its own regional costume. Traditional garments in
Andorra include the
barretina and
espadrilles.
Other nations Each
Regions of France has a style of folk costume, varying by
department. For example,
Brittany has the
Breton costume, which differs by department and is predominantly used in
Celtic circles,
pardons, and festivals. In the
French Basque Country, traditional garments include the
beret and
espadrille. Traditional clothing in
Italy includes
Italian folk dance costumes,
Sardinian folk costumes, as well as
coppola and
Arbëreshë costumes in
Sicily. Traditional clothing in
Romania is represented by
its national costume.
Balto-Slavic Eastern Slavs In
Belarus, traditional attire include the
slutsk stash and the national type of
wimple (
namitka). Many types of traditional dress exist in
Russia, including
bast shoes,
boyar hat,
ryasna,
sarafan,
kaftan,
kokoshnik,
kosovorotka,
ushanka, and
valenki. In
Mordovia, there are also
Mordovian national costumes. In
Ukraine, traditional clothing includes the
vyshyvanka,
sharovary,
żupan, and the
Ukrainian wreath.
Western Slavs during the
Ride of the Kings festival In the
Czech Republic and
Slovakia, traditional clothing is known as
kroje. Traditional clothing in
Poland includes the
czamara,
żupan,
kontusz, and
rogatywka. Regional styles include those of
Łowicz,
Kurpie Zielone,
Biłgoraj,
Lachy Sądeckie,
Kraków,
Podhale,
Szamotuły, and
Kaszuby.
Southern Slavs In
Bulgaria, every town has its own design of a national costume (
nosia), with different types of clothing traditional for each region of the country. Traditional dress in
Croatia includes the
Lika cap, and the
Šibenik cap. In
Serbia, each region has a distinct style of national costume. Traditional items include the
Lika cap,
Montenegrin cap (shared with
Montenegro),
opanci,
šajkača, and
šubara.
Slovenian traditional clothing includes the .
Baltic -style folk dresses in
Kaunas, LithuaniaIn
Latvia, (
tautastērpi) vary by region. In
Lithuania, traditional dress differs by region. Styles include the , , , , and (also known as Mažoji Lietuva).
Uralic Traditional dress of
Estonia includes , also known as
rahvariided. Each region of
Finland has a specific design of national costume (, ). They vary widely; some resemble Swedish clothing, and some reflect Russian influences.
Sámi people wear
gákti or
luhkka for colder weather. Elements of traditional dress in
Hungary include pendely (linen underskirt), gatya (pleated skirt-like pants), elejbőr (sheepskin vest), kacagány (fur pelt), and ködmön (sheepskin coat). == Oceania ==