Festive costume of Megara with the kaplamas

Γιορτινή φορεσιά των Μεγάρων με τον καπλαμά

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Parts of the costume

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1. 1 ChemiseA white chemise under the kaplamas.
2. 2 KaplamasA dark cotton dress, close-fitting, with long narrow sleeves; below the waist it is made of five slanting panels, the "latzoulia".
3. 3 SashA striped woven sash embroidered with coloured flowers.
4. 4 ApronOf striped cotton.
5. 5 Fez and kerchiefA red fez and a yellow cotton kerchief.
6. 6 BodiceIn the drawing, the front of the body under the outer garments. The sources describe no separate waistcoat.

Costume

Women’s

Occasion

Festive

Region

Central Greece & Attica › Megara

One of the dresses of Megara in the 19th century rests on the kaplamas, a dark cotton dress, tight with long sleeves, that opens below the waist into five slanting panels. With it go a striped apron, a woven sash embroidered with coloured flowers, a red fez and a yellow kerchief. The women of Megara danced the trata in their costumes in front of the church.

Danced in it

• Vathis Tsamikos
• Loulouvikos
• Manoleiko
• Keep Away Your Doves
• Papiris
• Tis triantafyllias ta fylla
• Trata
• Hatzichristos

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