National costumes of Poland
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National costumes of Poland (Polish: stroje ludowe) vary by region. They are typically not worn in daily life but at folk festivals, folk weddings, religious holidays, harvest festivals and other special occasions.[1] The costumes may reflect region and sometimes social or marital status.[1]
Poland's inhabitants live in the following historic regions of the country: Greater Poland, Lesser Poland, Mazovia, Pomerania, Warmia, Masuria, Podlachia, Kuyavia and Silesia.
Lesser Poland / Małopolska
- Kraków region:[2] The woman's costume includes a white blouse, a vest that is embroidered and beaded on front and back, a floral full skirt, an apron, a red coral bead necklace, and lace-up boots. Unmarried women and girls may wear a flower wreath with ribbons while married women wear a white kerchief on their head. The men wear a blue waistcoat with embroidery and tassels, striped trousers, a krakuska cap ornamented with ribbons and peacock feathers and metal rings attached to the belt.
- Lachy Sądeckie live in southern Lesser Poland, especially in Nowy Sącz County and Kotlina Sądecka.
- Western Kraków region
- Eastern Kraków region
- Kraków region
- Lachy Sądeckie men's costume
- Lachy Sądeckie, including married woman's costume
- Lachy Sądeckie, including unmarried woman's costume
- Lesser Poland
Gorals / Górale
Gorals live in southern Poland along the Carpathian Mountains, in Podhale of the Tatra Mountains and parts of the Beskids. Their costumes vary depending on the region.[3]
- Żywiec
- Podhale
- Zakopane (1938)
- Szczawnica (1939)
- Gorals from Cieszyn Silesia
- Tatra Gorals in 1877
- Żywiec Gorals in 2016
- Żywiec Gorals in traditional costume
- Podhale Gorals in traditional costume
Subcarpathian region / Podkarpacie
- Pogórzanie
- Pogórzanie
- Rzeszowiacy
- Pogórzanie
- Sanok (Kamraty)
- Lasowiacy (Mazurians)
- Rymanów (Pogórzanie)
- Liszna (Sanok)
- Lemkos from Przemyśl
Lublin region
- Lublin region
- Lublin
- Biłgoraj
Silesia / Śląsk
- Bytom / Piekary Śląskie in Upper Silesia[7]
- Cieszyn Silesia, see
- Lower Silesia
- Lower Silesia
- Wilamowice, Vilamovians
Pomerania / Pomorze, Kujawy, Warmia
Masovia and central Poland
Podlaskie / Podlasie
- Podlasie
Greater Poland / Wielkopolska
Nobility
The szlachta were Polish nobles and had their own attire which included the kontusz, pas kontuszowy, and a crimson żupan.[20]
- Nobility
- Bractwo Kurkowe (Kraków)
- Bractwo Kurkowe (Kraków)
- 17th century
- Żywiec
- King Stanisław I in a Cracovian costume