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National costume, (also: national dress, regional costume, folk dress or traditional garment), expresses an identity through costume
Costume

The term costume can refer to Wardrobe and style of dress in general, or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people, class, or period....
 which usually relates to a geographic area or a period of time in history, but can also indicate social, marital and/or religious status.






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National costume, (also: national dress, regional costume, folk dress or traditional garment), expresses an identity through costume
Costume

The term costume can refer to Wardrobe and style of dress in general, or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people, class, or period....
 which usually relates to a geographic area or a period of time in history, but can also indicate social, marital and/or religious status. Such costumes often come in two forms: one for everyday occasions, the other for festival
Festival

A festival is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on some unique aspect of that community.Among many religions, a feast or festival is a set of celebrations in honour of God or Polytheism....
s and formal wear
Formal wear

File:Birgit Ridderstedt & LJ.jpgFormal dress and formal wear are the general terms for clothing suitable for formal social events, such as a wedding, formal garden party or dinner, d?butante cotillion, dance, or race....
.

In United States usage the term "costume" is used in the sense of "fanciful dress", and so "national dress" is used to avoid this connotation.

Following the outbreak of romantic nationalism
Romantic nationalism

Romantic nationalism is the form of nationalism in which the state derives its political legitimacy as an organic consequence of the unity of those it governs....
, the peasantry of Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
 came to serve as models for all that appeared genuine and desirable. Their dress crystallised into so-called "typical" forms, and enthusiasts adopted it as part of their symbolism
Symbolism

Symbolism is the applied use of symbols: iconic representations that carry particular meanings.The term "symbolism" is limited to use in contrast to "representationalism"; defining the general directions of a linear spectrum - where in all symbolic concepts can be viewed in relation, and where changes in context may imply systemic changes...
.

In areas where contemporary Western fashions have become usual, traditional garments are often worn in connection with special events and celebrations, particularly those connected with cultural traditions, heritage, or pride.

In modern times there are instances where traditional garments are required by law, as in Bhutan
Bhutan

The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked nation in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalaya Mountains and is bordered to the south, east and west by India and to the north by the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China....
, where the traditional Tibetan
Tibet

Tibet is a Tibetan Plateau in Asia, north of the Himalayas, and the home to the indigenous Tibetan people and its related ethnic groups. With an average elevation of 4,900 metres , it is the highest region on Earth and has in recent decades increasingly been referred to as the "Roof of the World"....
-style clothing of gho
Gho

The Gho is the traditional and national dress for men in Bhutan. Introduced in the 17th century by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyel to give the Bhutanese a more distinctive identity, it is a knee-length robe tied at the waist by a cloth belt known as the kera....
 and kera for men, kira
Kira (dress)

The kira is the national dress for women in Bhutan. It is an ankle-length dress consisting of a rectangular piece of woven fabric, wrapped and folded around the body which is pinned at both shoulders, usually with silver broaches, and bound at the waist with a long belt....
 and toego for women, must be worn by all citizens -- even those not of Tibetan heritage; or in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA , is an Arab country and the largest country of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Jordan on the northwest, Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south....
, where women are required to wear the abaya
Abaya

The abaya "cloak" is an overgarment worn by some women in parts of the Islamic world. It is the traditional form of hijab, or Islamic dress, for many countries of the Arabian peninsula such as the United Arab Emirates, where it is the national dress....
 in public.

Examples of national costumes


Africa

  • Egypt
    Egypt

    Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
     - Galabeya
  • Ethiopia
    Ethiopia

    Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the northeast....
     - Ethiopian suit
    Ethiopian suit

    An Ethiopian suit is the traditional formal wear of the men of Ethiopia. It consists of a long sleeve, knee-length shirt, and matching pants. Most shirts are made with a Mandarin, band, or Nehru collar....
     (male), Ethiopian coffee dress
    Ethiopian coffee dress

    File:Ethiopian coffee ceremony - Addis Ababa.jpgAn Ethiopian coffee dress is the traditional attire of Ethiopian women. In Ethiopia, this dress is called habesha qemis....
     (female)
  • Ghana
    Ghana

    The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders C?te d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south....
     - Kente cloth
    Kente cloth

    Kente cloth, known locally as nwentoma, is a type of textile made of interwoven cloth strips and is native to the country of Ghana, where it was first developed in the 12th century....
    , Ghanaian smock
    Ghanaian smock

    A Ghanaian smock is a plaid shirt that is similar to the dashiki, worn by men in Ghana. The smock is also called a fugu or a batakari....
  • Kenya
    Kenya

    The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border....
     - Dashiki
    East African garments

    Kanga , kikoy and kitenge are similar decorative cotton cloth garments common in East Africa....
     (male), Kanga
    Kanga (African garment)

    The kanga is a colourful garment similar to kitenge, worn by women and occasionally by men throughout East Africa. It is a piece of printed cotton Textile, about 1,5m by 1m, often with a border along all four sides , and a central part which differs in design from the borders....
     (female}, Kofia
    Kufi

    A kufi or kufi cap is a brimless, short, rounded cap worn by people of African descent. Please refer to the taqiyah article for Muslim customs....
  • Morocco
    Morocco

    Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
     - Djellaba
    Djellaba

    Djellaba is a Maghreb traditional loose-fitting outer robe.File:Fes - Kasba.JPGThe djellaba is a long, loosely fitting hooded outer robe with full sleeves....
     (male), Fez hat, Takchita
    Takchita

    The takchita is a Morocco traditional women's garment that, like the Moroccan caftan, is worn for celebrations, particularly weddings. It is composed of two pieces, a dress as a first layer, often of fine but not ornately decorated fabric, and a more elaborate second layer or over-dress that often buttons up the front using the traditional s...
     (female)
  • Nigeria
    Nigeria

    Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federation constitutional republic comprising States of Nigeria and one Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria....
     - the Agbada, or Grand boubou
    Boubou (clothing)

    The Grand Boubou/Bubu is one of the names for a flowing wide sleeved robe worn by men in much of West Africa, and to a lesser extent in North Africa, related to the Dashiki suit....
     (male), Wrapper
    Wrapper (clothing)

    The wrapper is a colorful women's garment widely worn in West Africa. It has formal and informal versions and varies from simple draped clothing to fully tailored ensembles....
     (female), Kufi
    Kufi

    A kufi or kufi cap is a brimless, short, rounded cap worn by people of African descent. Please refer to the taqiyah article for Muslim customs....
    , Aso Oke Hat
    Aso Oke Hat

    An Aso Oke Hat is a traditional Yoruba people hat that is made of hand woven African fabric, see Aso Oke fabric, cotton, velvet, or damask. In the Yoruba language, this hat is called a fila....
  • Senegal
    Senegal

    Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the S?n?gal River in West Africa. Senegal is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south....
     - Senegalese kaftan
    Senegalese kaftan

    A Senegalese kaftan or caftan is a pullover men's robe with long bell sleeves. In the Wolof language, this robe is called a sabador, in French it is called a boubou ....
     (male), Kaftan
    Wrapper (clothing)

    The wrapper is a colorful women's garment widely worn in West Africa. It has formal and informal versions and varies from simple draped clothing to fully tailored ensembles....
     (female)
  • South Africa
    South Africa

    The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
     - Madiba shirt
    Madiba shirt

    A Madiba shirt is a batik silk shirt, usually adorned in a bright and colourful print. It has become a well-known nickname for batik shirts in South Africa, being popularised by former South African president Nelson Mandela....
    , Dashiki
    Dashiki

    The dashiki is a colorful men's garment widely worn in West Africa that covers the top half of the body. It has Formal wear and informal versions and varies from simple draped clothing to fully tailored suits....
    , Zulu crown (isicholo)
    Kufi

    A kufi or kufi cap is a brimless, short, rounded cap worn by people of African descent. Please refer to the taqiyah article for Muslim customs....
  • Uganda
    Uganda

    The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania....
     - Kanzu
    East African garments

    Kanga , kikoy and kitenge are similar decorative cotton cloth garments common in East Africa....
     (male), Kanga
    Kanga (African garment)

    The kanga is a colourful garment similar to kitenge, worn by women and occasionally by men throughout East Africa. It is a piece of printed cotton Textile, about 1,5m by 1m, often with a border along all four sides , and a central part which differs in design from the borders....
     (female), Kofia
    Kufi

    A kufi or kufi cap is a brimless, short, rounded cap worn by people of African descent. Please refer to the taqiyah article for Muslim customs....
  • West Africa
    West Africa

    West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the United Nations subregion of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries distributed over an area of approximately 5 million square km:...
     - Dashiki
    Dashiki

    The dashiki is a colorful men's garment widely worn in West Africa that covers the top half of the body. It has Formal wear and informal versions and varies from simple draped clothing to fully tailored suits....
    , Kufi
    Kufi

    A kufi or kufi cap is a brimless, short, rounded cap worn by people of African descent. Please refer to the taqiyah article for Muslim customs....
  • Zanzibar
    Zanzibar

    Zanzibar is part of the East African republic of Tanzania. It consists of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25?50 km off the coast of the mainland....
     - Gowni
    Gowni

    A gowni is a long, flowing, colourful, frilly Clothing worn by Zanzibari women....


Americas

  • Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
     - Tuque
    Tuque

    Toque or tuque is the Canadian term for a knitted hat, originally of wool though now often of synthetic fibers, that is designed to provide warmth in winter....
    , Anorak
    Anorak

    An anorak or parka is a type of heavy jacket with a Hood , often lined with fur or fake fur, so as to protect the face from a combination of freezing temperatures and wind....
    , Ceinture fléchée
    Ceinture fléchée

    The ceinture fl?ch?e is a type of colorful sash, a traditional piece of French-Canadian clothing of the 19th century . The M?tis people also made ceintures fl?ch?es and use them as part of their national costume....
  • Chile
    Chile

    Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....
     - Huaso
    Huaso

    A huaso is a Chilean countryman and skilled horseman, similar to the Argentina or Uruguayan gaucho, the United States cowboy, and M?xico vaquero and charro....
     costume
  • Mexico
    Mexico

    The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
     - sombrero
    Sombrero

    In English language-speaking countries sombrero typically refers to a type of hat originating in Mexico. The English word sombrero is a loan word from Spanish, where the term is used to refer to any hat with a brim....
    , Mariachi
    Mariachi

    Mariachi is a type of musical group, originally from Cocula, Jalisco, Mexico. Usually a mariachi consists of at least three violins, two trumpets, one Mexican guitar, one Mexican vihuela one guitarr?n and occasionally a harp....
     suit, Charro
    Charro

    In Mexico, charro is a term referring to a traditional horseman or cowboy of Mexico, originating in the Jalisco. In the rest of Mexico the equivalent term was "vaquero"....
     suit, Huipil
    Huipíl

    A huipil is a form of Maya textile and tunic or blouse worn by indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica Mayan, Zapotec, and other women in central to southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and western Honduras, in the northern part of Central America....
    , Rebozo
    Rebozo

    A rebozo is a woman's garment used in Mexico. Rectangular in shape, rebozos vary in size from 1.5 to upwards of three meters, and can be made of cotton, wool, silk, or articela....
    , Sarape
    Sarape

    File:Sarape 1850.jpgA sarape is a colorful garment worn by the people of Mexico. Historically, they were also worn by Navajo people.The traditional sarape is made in the Mexican state of Coahuila in north-eastern Mexico, near the city of Saltillo....
  • Brazil
    Brazil

    Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
     - Baiana suit, Pilcha
  • Panama
    Panama

    Panama, officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America and, in turn, North America. Situated on an isthmus connecting North and South America, some categorize it as a transcontinental nation....
     - Pollera
    Pollera

    A pollera is a big Spain skirt worn by women almost a century ago. They are made of wool or cotton and are very colorful. The large gathered skirt is generally white with two or three ruffles which have a floral design or embroidery....
  • Peru
    Peru

    Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
     - Chullo
    Chullo

    Chullo is a Peruvian and Bolivian style of hat made from vicu?a, alpaca, llama or sheep's wool. Alpaca has insulating wool like qualities that help to insulate its wearer from the harsh elements in the Andes region....
    , Poncho
    Poncho

    A poncho is a garment designed to keep the body warm, or if made from a watertight material, to keep dry during rain....
  • Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is a Autonomy Territories of the United States of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands....
     - Jíbaro
    Jíbaro

    J?baro is a term meaning "hill" or forest people, commonly used in Puerto Rico to refer to mountain dwelling peasants, but in modern times as a broader cultural meaning....
  • United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
     - Various forms of Native American
    Native Americans in the United States

    Native Americans in the United States are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii....
     clothing. Traditional dress in Texas
    Texas

    Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
     and the Southwest
    Southwestern United States

    The Southwestern area of the United States could be defined as the states west of the Mississippi River, with the qualification of a certain northern limit, such as the 37th parallel north, 38th parallel north, 39th parallel north, or 40th parallel north line....
     includes Cowboy Hats
    Cowboy hat

    The cowboy hat is a high-crowned, wide-brimmed hat best known as the defining piece of attire for the American cowboy. Today it is worn by many people, and is particularly associated with ranch workers in the western and southern United States, western Canada and northern Mexico, with country music, and for participants in the North Ameri...
     and boots
    Cowboy boot

    Cowboy boots refer to a specific style of riding boot, historically worn by cowboys. They have a high heel, rounded to pointed toe, high shaft, and, traditionally, no lacing....
    , and bolo ties. Traditional dress for Clogging
    Clogging

    Clogging is a type of folk dance rooted in traditional European dancing from the British Isles, in which the dancer's footwear is used musically by striking the heel, the toe, or both in unison against a floor or each other to create audible percussive rhythms....
     and Square dancing


Asia


East Asia
  • China
    China

    China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
     - Hanfu, more recently Qipao
    Qipao

    The cheongsam is a body-hugging one-piece Chinese dress for women; the male version is the changshan. It is known in Chinese as the q?p?o , q?p?or , Wade-Giles ch'i-p'ao, and is also known in English as a mandarin gown....
     and Chungshan suit/Mao suit
    Mao suit

    The modern Chinese tunic suit is a style of male attire known in China as the Chungshan suit or Zhongshan suit , and known in the West as the Mao suit ....
  • Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
     - Kimono
    Kimono

    The is the national costume of Japan. Originally the word "kimono" literally meant "thing to wear" but now has come to denote a particular type of traditional full-length Japanese garment....
  • Korea
    Korea

    Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia....
     - Hanbok
    Hanbok

    Hanbok or Choson-ot is the traditional Korean dress. It is often characterized by vibrant colors and simple lines without pockets. Although the term literally means "Korean clothing", hanbok today often refers specifically to hanbok of Joseon Dynasty and is worn as semi-formal or formal wear during traditional festivals and celeb...


South Asia
  • Bangladesh
    Bangladesh

    , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south....
     - Pajamas
    Pajamas

    "Pyjama" redirects here; for cartoon character, see Vasco Pyjama; for Google Web Toolkit, see Pyjamas ; for blog hosting company, see Pajamas Media...
     and Lungi
    Lungi

    The lungi is a garment worn around the waist in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar . While its origin is found in India culture, it is worn by diverse communities across Southern Asia....
    , Kurta
    Kurta

    A kurta is a traditional item of clothing worn in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It is a loose shirt falling either just above or somewhere below the knees of the wearer, and is worn by both men and women....
    /Panjabi (male) and Sari
    Sari

    A sari or saree or shari is a female garment in the Indian subcontinent. A sari is a strip of unstitched cloth, ranging from four to nine metres in length that is draped over the body in various styles....
    , Shalwar Kameez
    Salwar kameez

    Salwar kameez is a traditional dress worn by both women and men in South Asia. Salvars or shalvars are loose pajamas-like trousers. The legs are wide at the top, and narrow at the bottom....
     (female)
  • South India
    South India

    South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the Union territories of India of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of area....
     - Dhoti
    Dhoti

    The dhoti or doti in Hindi, called suriya in Assamese language, pancha in Telugu language, Laacha in Punjabi language, mundu in Malayalam, dhuti in Bangla, veshti in Tamil language, dhotar in Marathi and panche in Kannada, is the traditional garment of men's wear in India....
     and Lungi
    Lungi

    The lungi is a garment worn around the waist in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar . While its origin is found in India culture, it is worn by diverse communities across Southern Asia....
    , Kurta
    Kurta

    A kurta is a traditional item of clothing worn in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It is a loose shirt falling either just above or somewhere below the knees of the wearer, and is worn by both men and women....
     (male) and Shalwar Kameez
    Salwar kameez

    Salwar kameez is a traditional dress worn by both women and men in South Asia. Salvars or shalvars are loose pajamas-like trousers. The legs are wide at the top, and narrow at the bottom....
     (female), Sari
    Sari

    A sari or saree or shari is a female garment in the Indian subcontinent. A sari is a strip of unstitched cloth, ranging from four to nine metres in length that is draped over the body in various styles....
    , Turban
    Turban

    The turban is a headgear consisting of a long scarf-like single piece of cloth wound around either the head itself or an inner hat. The word "turban" is a common umbrella term, loosely used in English to refer to several sorts of head wrap....
  • Maldives
    Maldives

    The Maldives , or Maldive Islands, officially the Republic of Maldives, is an island nation consisting of a Atolls of the Maldivess stretching south of India's Lakshadweep islands between Minicoy Island and the Chagos Archipelago, and about seven hundred kilometres south-west of Sri Lanka in the Laccadive Sea of Indian Ocean....
     - Dhivehi libaas (women) Sarong, long sleeved white shirt (men)
  • Nepal
    Nepal

    Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia and is the world's youngest republic. It is bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by India....
     - Daura and Sharwal, (male) and Sari
    Sari

    A sari or saree or shari is a female garment in the Indian subcontinent. A sari is a strip of unstitched cloth, ranging from four to nine metres in length that is draped over the body in various styles....
    , Gunyo Cholo
    Faria

    Faria is a common Portugal surname. It can refer to:Persons:*Abb? Faria*Reita Faria*Augusto Farias*Faria Alam*Rodrigo Faria*Manuel de Faria e Sousa...
     (female)
  • Pakistan
    Pakistan

    Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
     - Shalwar Kameez
    Salwar kameez

    Salwar kameez is a traditional dress worn by both women and men in South Asia. Salvars or shalvars are loose pajamas-like trousers. The legs are wide at the top, and narrow at the bottom....
     (male and female),Sari
    Sari

    A sari or saree or shari is a female garment in the Indian subcontinent. A sari is a strip of unstitched cloth, ranging from four to nine metres in length that is draped over the body in various styles....
     (female), Turban
    Turban

    The turban is a headgear consisting of a long scarf-like single piece of cloth wound around either the head itself or an inner hat. The word "turban" is a common umbrella term, loosely used in English to refer to several sorts of head wrap....
  • Sri Lanka
    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia, located about off the southern coast of India....
     - Dhoti
    Dhoti

    The dhoti or doti in Hindi, called suriya in Assamese language, pancha in Telugu language, Laacha in Punjabi language, mundu in Malayalam, dhuti in Bangla, veshti in Tamil language, dhotar in Marathi and panche in Kannada, is the traditional garment of men's wear in India....
     and Lungi
    Lungi

    The lungi is a garment worn around the waist in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar . While its origin is found in India culture, it is worn by diverse communities across Southern Asia....
    , Sari
    Sari

    A sari or saree or shari is a female garment in the Indian subcontinent. A sari is a strip of unstitched cloth, ranging from four to nine metres in length that is draped over the body in various styles....


Southeast Asia and Pacific
  • Cambodia
    Cambodia

    The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 13 million people. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh....
     - Sampot
    Sampot

    The sampot is a lower-body, wrap around cloth and is the national garment of Cambodia. The traditional dress is similar to those worn in the neighboring countries of Laos and Thailand where they are known as pha nung , but variations do exist between the countries....
  • Hawaii
    Hawaii

    File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....
     - Hawaiian Shirt
  • Indonesia
    Indonesia

    The Republic of Indonesia , is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Comprising Islands of Indonesia, it is the world's largest Archipelago state....
     - Batik
    Batik

    Batik is a Resist dyeing dyeing technique used on textile. Batik is considered as national art in Indonesia. Javanese batik, especially from Jogjakarta, has special meanings which is rooted to the Javanese idea of the universe....
    , Kebaya
    Kebaya

    A Kebaya is a traditional blouse worn by women in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Malays in Singapore, sometimes made from sheer material and usually worn with a sarong, batik, or other traditional knitted garment such as a songket with a colorful motif....
     (female)
  • Malaysia
    Malaysia

    Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
     - Baju Melayu
    Baju melayu

    Baju Melayu is a traditional Malay outfit for men. It literally translates as 'Malay shirt' and consists of two main parts. The first being the baju itself which has a raised stiff collar known as the cekak musang collar ....
     (male), Baju Kurung (women), Baju Kebaya
    Kebaya

    A Kebaya is a traditional blouse worn by women in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Malays in Singapore, sometimes made from sheer material and usually worn with a sarong, batik, or other traditional knitted garment such as a songket with a colorful motif....
     (women),Sarong
    Sarong

    A sarong or sarung is a large tube or length of textile, often wrapped around the waist and worn as a kilt by men and as a skirt by women throughout much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, the Horn of Africa, and on many Pacific islands....
  • Myanmar
    Myanmar

    Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia, or Indochina. The country is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest with...
     - Lungi
    Lungi

    The lungi is a garment worn around the waist in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar . While its origin is found in India culture, it is worn by diverse communities across Southern Asia....
  • New Zealand
    New Zealand

    New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
     - Maori
    Maori

    The Maori are the indigenous people Polynesian people of Aotearoa . The group probably arrived in south-western Polynesia in several waves at some time before 1300....
     Flax Skirts
  • Philippines
    Philippines

    The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
     - Barong Tagalog
    Barong Tagalog

    A barong Tagalog is an embroidered formal garment of the Philippines. It is very lightweight and worn untucked , over an undershirt. It is a common wedding and formal attire for Filipino men as well as women....
     (male) and Baro't saya
    Baro't saya

    Baro't saya is the national dress of the Philippines and is worn by women. The name is the contraction of the Tagalog language words baro at saya, meaning "blouse and skirt"....
     (female)
  • Thailand
    Thailand

    The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
     - Suea Phra Ratchathan
    Thai-style dresses

    National dresses...
     (male) and Thai Chakkri, Thai Boromphiman, Thai Siwalai, Thai Dusit, Thai Chakkraphat, Thai Amarin, Thai Chitlada, Thai Ruean Ton
    Thai-style dresses

    National dresses...
     (female), Sampot
    Sampot

    The sampot is a lower-body, wrap around cloth and is the national garment of Cambodia. The traditional dress is similar to those worn in the neighboring countries of Laos and Thailand where they are known as pha nung , but variations do exist between the countries....
  • Tonga
    Tonga

    The Kingdom of Tonga in the south Pacific Ocean comprises an archipelago of 171 islands, 48 of them inhabited, stretching over a distance of about 800 kilometres in a north-south line....
     - tupenu
    Tupenu

    Tupenu is the Tongan language term for a wrapped garment also called a sarong, lungi, or lava-lava, worn through much of South Asia and Oceania....
     and ta'ovala
    Ta'ovala

    A taovala is a Tongan dress, a mat wrapped around the waist, worn by men and women, at all formal occasions, much like the tie for men in the Euroamerican culture....
  • Vietnam
    Vietnam

    Vietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by People's Republic of China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east....
     - Áo dài
    Áo dài

    File:?o d?i, H? Guom 2.jpgThe ao dai is a Vietnamese national costume primarily for women. In its current form, it is a tight-fitting silk dress worn over pantaloons....
     (women) and Áo g?m (men), Áo t? thân
    Áo t? thân

    The ?o t? th?n or ?4-part dress? is one out of several traditional Vietnamese costumes....
     (women)


Europe

  • Albania
    Albania

    Albania , officially the Republic of Albania , is a country in Balkans. It is bordered by Greece to the south-east, Montenegro to the north, Kosovo to the northeast, and the Republic of Macedonia to the east....
     - Albanian Traditional Clothing
    Albanian Traditional Clothing

    Albania, like the other Balkan countries has its own branch of clothing....
  • Austria
    Austria

    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
     - Tracht
    Tracht

    File:Austria folklore group dsc01330.jpgTracht is a traditional National costume in Germany. Although the word is most often associated with Austria and Bavaria costumes, many other peoples of Germany have them....
    , Dirndl
    Dirndl

    A dirndl is a type of traditional dress worn in southern Germany and Austria, based on the historical costume of Alps peasants. Dresses that are loosely based on the dirndl are known as Landhausmode....
  • Bavaria
    Bavaria

    Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
     - Dirndl
    Dirndl

    A dirndl is a type of traditional dress worn in southern Germany and Austria, based on the historical costume of Alps peasants. Dresses that are loosely based on the dirndl are known as Landhausmode....
    , Lederhosen
    Lederhosen

    Lederhosen are knee-breeches made of leather.The word Lederhosen is frequently misspelled Leiderhosen , or Liederhosen . The proper German pronunciation is ....
  • Bohemia
    Bohemia

    History...
     - Kroje
    Kroje

    Kroje are folk costumes worn by Czechs and Slovaks. Goths influence is seen in tying shawls and kerchiefs on the head. Fine pleats and gathered lace collars typlify the Renaissance era....
  • England
    England

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     - Pearly Kings and Queens
    Pearly Kings and Queens

    A Pearly King is a person dressed in a traditional Cockney costume covered in mother-of-pearl buttons. These costumes were treasured heirlooms, hand made and sometimes representing much of a family's material worth....
    , Morris dancer costumes
  • France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
      - Breton
    Breton people

    The Bretons are a distinct Celts ethnic group located in the region of Brittany in France. They trace much of their heritage to groups of Brythons who settled the area from south western Great Britain in the 4th to 6th centuries....
     shirt, Beret
    Beret

    A beret is a soft round cap, usually of wool felt, with a flat crown, which is worn by both men and women and traditionally associated with France....
  • Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
     - Tracht
    Tracht

    File:Austria folklore group dsc01330.jpgTracht is a traditional National costume in Germany. Although the word is most often associated with Austria and Bavaria costumes, many other peoples of Germany have them....
    , Lederhosen
    Lederhosen

    Lederhosen are knee-breeches made of leather.The word Lederhosen is frequently misspelled Leiderhosen , or Liederhosen . The proper German pronunciation is ....
    , Dirndl
    Dirndl

    A dirndl is a type of traditional dress worn in southern Germany and Austria, based on the historical costume of Alps peasants. Dresses that are loosely based on the dirndl are known as Landhausmode....
  • Greece
    Greece

    Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
     - Fustanella
    Fustanella

    Fustanella is a traditional skirt-like garment worn by men in the Balkans....
    , Peplos
    Peplos

    A peplos is a body-length Ancient Greece garment worn by women in the years before 500 BC. The peplos is a tubular cloth, essentially, folded inside-out from the top about halfway down, so that what was the top of the tube is now at the waist and the bottom of the tube is about ankle-length....
  • Iceland
    Iceland

    Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland , is an island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean between mainland Europe and Greenland....
      - Þjóðbúningurinn
  • Ireland
    Ireland

    Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
     - Aran sweater
    Aran sweater

    The Aran is a style of jumper/sweater that takes its name from the Aran Islands off the West Coast of Ireland.The sweaters are distinguished by their use of complex textured stitch patterns, several of which are combined in the creation of a single garment....
    ,Grandfather shirt
    Grandfather shirt

    A Grandfather shirt, is a long sleeve flannel or brushed cotton collarless shirt worn throughout Ireland. Traditional shirts are white with coloured vertical stripes....
    , Flat cap
    Flat cap

    A flat cap is a rounded men's cap with a small stiff brim in front. Cloths used to make the cap range from tweed to cotton driving caps for summer wear, sometimes featuring air vents....
  • Republic of Macedonia
    Republic of Macedonia

    The Republic of Macedonia , , often referred to simply as Macedonia, is a landlocked country on the Balkans in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south and Albania to the west....
     - Traditional clothing
  • Malta
    Malta

    Malta , officially the Republic of Malta , is a densely populated developed country European microstates microstate in the European Union....
     - Ghonnella
    Ghonnella

    The ghonnella, pronounced "awe-nel-la" , sometimes referred to as a Faldetta, was a form of women's head dress and shawl, or hooded cloak, unique to the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo....
     (Faldetta)
  • Moravia
    Moravia

    Moravia is a Historical regions of Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, one of the former Czech lands. It takes its name from the Morava River, Central Europe which rises in the northwest of the region....
     - Kroje
    Kroje

    Kroje are folk costumes worn by Czechs and Slovaks. Goths influence is seen in tying shawls and kerchiefs on the head. Fine pleats and gathered lace collars typlify the Renaissance era....
  • Netherlands
    Netherlands

    The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
     - Dutch cap
    Dutch cap

    File:Drentse muts met zilveren oorijzers.JPGA Dutch cap or Dutch bonnet is a style of woman's hat associated with the various traditional Dutch woman's costumes....
    , sabot
    Clog (shoe)

    The word clog, as applied to footwear, has these meanings:#A type of shoe or sandal made predominantly out of wood.#A type of heavy boot or shoe with leather sides and uppers and typically thick wooden soles....
  • Norway
    Norway

    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
     - Bunad
    Bunad

    A bunad is a traditional Norway costume, typically of rural origin. Bunads are local to Norway's Districts of Norway, and the result both of traditional evolution and organized efforts to discover and modernize traditional designs....
  • Ancient Rome
    Ancient Rome

    Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC....
     - Toga
    Toga

    The toga, a distinctive garment of Ancient Rome, was a cloth of perhaps twenty feet in length which was wrapped around the body and generally was worn over a tunic....
    , Stola
    Stola

    The stola was the traditional garment of Ancient Rome women, corresponding to the toga that was worn by men. In ancient Rome, it was considered disgraceful for a woman to wear a toga; wearing the male garment was associated with prostitution....
  • Russia
    Russia

    Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
     - Sarafan
    Sarafan

    A Sarafan is a traditional Russian long, shapeless jumper dress worn as Russian folk costume by women and girls.It was the dress worn by peasant girls and women in the central and northern part of Russia until the 20th century....
    , Ushanka
    Ushanka

    An ushanka is a Russian fur cap with ear flaps that can be tied up to the crown of the cap, or tied at the chin to protect the ears from the cold....
  • Scotland
    Scotland

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     - Kilt
    Kilt

    The kilt is a knee-length garment with pleats at the rear, originating in the traditional dress of men and boys in the Scottish Highlands of the 16th century....
    , tam o'shanter
    Tam o'shanter (hat)

    A tam o'shanter is a Scotland Bonnet worn by men which was named after the character Tam o' Shanter in the poem of that name by Robert Burns....
    , Aboyne dress
    Aboyne dress

    The Aboyne dress is the name given to the prescribed attire for females in the Scottish highland dance, such as the Flora MacDonald the Highland lilt, and others....
  • Sweden
    Sweden

    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
     - sverigedräkten
  • Ukraine
    Ukraine

    Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
     - embroidered
    Ukrainian embroidery

    Ukrainian embroidery occupies an important place among the various branches of Ukraine decorative arts. Embroidery has a rich history in Ukraine, and has long appeared in Culture of Ukraine folk dress as well as played a part in traditional Ukrainian weddings and other celebrations....
     blouse/shirt
  • Wales
    Wales

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     - Welsh hat
    Welsh hat

    The Welsh hat worn by women as part of Wales national costume is a tall stovepipe-style hat, similar to a top hat. It is still worn by women, and particularly schoolgirls, in Wales on St David's Day, but rarely on other occasions....


Middle East

  • Afghanistan
    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan , officially the Islamic republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia....
     - Kurta
    Kurta

    A kurta is a traditional item of clothing worn in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It is a loose shirt falling either just above or somewhere below the knees of the wearer, and is worn by both men and women....
     (male) and Shalwar Kameez
    Salwar kameez

    Salwar kameez is a traditional dress worn by both women and men in South Asia. Salvars or shalvars are loose pajamas-like trousers. The legs are wide at the top, and narrow at the bottom....
     (female), Burqa
    Burqa

    A burqa is an enveloping outer garment worn by women in some Islamic traditions for the purpose of cloaking the entire body. It is worn over the usual daily clothing and removed when the woman returns to the sanctuary of the household ....
    , Turban
    Turban

    The turban is a headgear consisting of a long scarf-like single piece of cloth wound around either the head itself or an inner hat. The word "turban" is a common umbrella term, loosely used in English to refer to several sorts of head wrap....
  • Arab world
    Arab world

    The Arab World refers to Arabic-speaking countries stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the Horn of Africa and the Indian Ocean in the southeast....
     - Abaya
    Abaya

    The abaya "cloak" is an overgarment worn by some women in parts of the Islamic world. It is the traditional form of hijab, or Islamic dress, for many countries of the Arabian peninsula such as the United Arab Emirates, where it is the national dress....
    , Fez
    Fez (clothing)

    The fez , or Tarboosh ?????, not to be confused with North African Checheya, is a red felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone....
    , Keffiyeh
    Keffiyeh

    The 'keffiyeh' ), also known as a 'shmagh' , 'ghutrah' , or 'mashadah' is a traditional headdress for Arab men made of a square of cloth , usually cotton, folded and wrapped in various styles around the head....
    , Taqiyah
    Taqiyah (cap)

    The taqiyah, also spelled tagiyah, gefiyah, keffiyah, and kufiyyah is a short, rounded cap worn by Muslim men. This cap is worn by Arab Muslims with the thawb or salwar kameez....
    , Hijab
    Hijab

    Hijab or ?ijab is the Arabic word for "curtain / cover" , based on the root ??? meaning "to cover, to veil, to shelter". In popular use, hijab means "head cover and modest dress for women" among Muslims, which most Islamic legal systems define as covering everything except the face, feet and hands in public....
     (by Muslims)
  • Iran
    Iran

    Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
     - Chador
    Chador

    A chador or chadar is an outer garment or open cloak worn by many Women in Iran in public spaces; it is one possible way in which a Women and Islam may follow the Islamic dress code known as hijab....
  • Israel
    Israel

    Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
     - Yarmulke, Tallit
    Tallit

    The taleth or talet tallit , also tallis is a Jewish prayer shawl worn while reciting morning prayers as well as in the synagogue on Sabbath and holidays....
    , Tefillin
    Tefillin

    Tefillin, , also called phylacteries, are a pair of black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with bible verses. The hand-tefillin, or shel yad, is worn by Jews wrapped around the arm, hand and fingers, while the head-tefillin, or shel rosh, is placed above the forehead....
     (religious clothes of Jewish people), Tichel
    Tichel

    The Tichel is a headscarf worn by some married Judaism women in compliance with the code of modesty known as Tzeniut. "Tichel" is Yiddish for "kerchief." Tichels can range from a very simple plain color cotton square with a simple tie in the back to very elaborate fabrics with very complex ties using multiple fabrics....
    /Sheitel
    Sheitel

    Sheitel is the Yiddish word for a Wig or half-wig worn by Orthodox Judaism married women in order to conform with the requirement of halakha to cover their hair....
    /Snood
    Snood (headgear)

    A snood is a type of headgear, historically worn by women over their long hair. In the most common form it resembles a close-fitting hood worn over the back of the head....
    /Shpitzel
    Shpitzel

    A Shpitzel is a headgear worn by many married Hassidic Women. It consists of a web-net covering the women's head, often with a "braid of hair" across the front....
    , Tzniut
    Tzniut

    Tzniut or Tznius is a term used within Judaism and has its greatest influence as a notion within Orthodox Judaism. It is used to describe both the character trait of modesty and humility, as well as a group of Halakha pertaining to conduct in general and especially between the sexes....
  • Turkey
    Turkey

    Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
     - Fez
    Fez

    Fez may refer to:*Fez , a brimless felt hat, once widespread in the Ottoman Empire*Fes, Morocco , a city in Morocco*The IATA code of Sa?ss Airport in Fes, Morocco...
     (male), Yashmak
    Yashmak

    Yashmak, yashmac or yasmak is a Turkish type of veil or niqab worn by many Islam women to cover their faces in public.Unlike an ordinary veil, yashmak contains a head-veil and a face-veil in one, thus consisting of two pieces of fine muslin, one tied across the face under the nose and the other tied across the forehead draping...
     (female), Islak
    Salwar kameez

    Salwar kameez is a traditional dress worn by both women and men in South Asia. Salvars or shalvars are loose pajamas-like trousers. The legs are wide at the top, and narrow at the bottom....
     (long shirt), and Shalwar (pants)


See also

  • Ceremonial clothing in Western cultures
    Ceremonial clothing in Western cultures

    Ceremonial clothing in Western cultures, life cycle celebrations associated with particular occasions are manifested by certain types of Ceremony clothing....