Culture Costumes Dropoli women's costume Dropoli women's costume Γυναικεία φορεσιά της Δρόπολης
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1 Lower sleeves Sleeves added to the sagias: once gauzy silk with metal ornament, later white cloth with gold embroidery. The chemise underneath does not show. 2 Skirt A white ankle-length skirt of sixty narrow triangles sewn edge to edge, their points at the waistband. 3 Brostela A hip-length vest with a silk front, buttoned shut, trimmed with braid. A short double-breasted vest, often velvet with gold cord, may go over it. 4 Sagias A woollen garment with half sleeves, worn over everything, with black and red bands at the edges. A sleeveless, more ornate garment may go on top. 5 Apron Once woven wool with bands of motifs; in the 20th century white cotton with a pleated flounce, embroidered in gold. 6 Sash A woven sash with a large buckle; later a cloth band matching the brostela. 7 Fez and scarf In Lower Dropoli a red fez with coins and gold, with a silk scarf twisted into a cone over it. In Upper Dropoli a white scarf over the hair and a cotton one on top. 8 Collar and armlets A gathered collar covered in sequins, and armlets from elbow to wrist. Not shown on the drawing
Costume Women’s
Occasion Festive The women's costume of Dropoli, the mostly Greek area south of Gjirokastër (Argyrokastro). It is marked by the white skirt of sixty narrow triangular pieces, which recalls the foustanella, and the woollen sagias with half sleeves. In Lower Dropoli women wore a red fez with coins under a silk scarf.
Danced in it More from the region All costumes: Northern Epirus