Culture Costumes Proti women's costume (Florina) Proti women's costume (Florina) Γυναικεία φορεσιά της Πρώτης Φλώρινας
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1 Kosoula A white cotton dress with a stand-up collar and a deep V opening at the chest, embroidered at the hem. 2 Kosoula sleeves The sleeve ends carry the same colourful embroidery as the hem. 3 Sagias An open sleeveless garment of thick loom-woven cloth, embroidered. Its embroidery did not always match the kosoula's. 4 Pogias A woollen waistband in various colours, wrapped round the waist over the sagias. 5 Fouta A woollen apron tied over the waistband. Colours and patterns vary; striped ones were for everyday. 6 Ntoulpen and nalpitsi A white cotton head kerchief with knitted fringes at its end, embroidery and a coin. 7 Stockings Black woollen stockings.
Costume Women’s
Occasion Everyday One of the many variants of the Florina costume, from the village of Proti. It is built on the white cotton kosoula with coloured embroidery, with the loom-woven sagias over it, which by custom a woman received from her mother-in-law. Striped aprons were for everyday wear.
Danced in it More from the region All costumes: Macedonia