Men’s festive costume with the foustanella (Roumeli)

Ανδρική γιορτινή φορεσιά με φουστανέλα (Ρούμελη)

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Parts of the costume

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1. 1 ShirtA white shirt under the waistcoats.
2. 2 Waistcoats and fermeliFirst the sleeveless gileki, then the sleeved felt fermeli worked with braid, and over them the fermelogileko with its large buttons.
3. 3 FoustanellaWhite cotton, of many narrow triangles sewn together, opening into dense pleats from the waist.
4. 4 SashA long woven cotton sash with blue and white stripes and fringed ends.
5. 5 TouzloukiaLeggings of white wool cloth that wrap the shin and cover the top of the foot, trimmed with blue silk cord and silver braid.

Costume

Men’s

Occasion

Festive

Region

Central Greece & Attica

In Central Greece, as in the Peloponnese, the foustanella was the festive dress of farmers and shepherds from the middle of the 19th century. The Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation notes a costume from Nafpaktos as the main model for the evzone uniform. With the foustanella went the waistcoats and the sleeved fermeli.

Danced in it

• Kavontoritikos
• Loulouvikos
• Ntarsa
• Tsamikos

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