Everyday women’s costume of Sinasos

Καθημερινή γυναικεία φορεσιά της Σινασού

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Parts of the costume

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1. 1 HeadscarfA headscarf, as with all everyday wear in Sinasos.
2. 2 ShirtWhite.
3. 3 WaistcoatAlso in bright colours, under the jacket.
4. 4 JacketIn bright colours with intricate patterns, which changed with age and marital status.
5. 5 SkirtPlain, in one colour.
6. 6 SashA sash at the waist.
7. 7 ApronAn apron over the skirt.

Costume

Women’s

Occasion

Everyday

Region

Cappadocia

The women of Sinasos wore, every day, jackets and waistcoats in bright colours with intricate patterns, plain skirts, white shirts, aprons, sashes and headscarves. The colours and the quality of the cloth showed age, marital status and means. When they left for Greece in October 1924 they took their costumes with them, and today they are kept in the museum of the “Nea Sinasos” Association.

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