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Gallery of Costumes :
Authentic Village Costumes, photos
............................................................... sketches >>>>>>>

Our Reconstructions >>>>> Everyday Clothes "by idea"
  • From :
    Orel region, Bolkhov district, Aleshna village
  • Time :
    early 1900's.
  • Ethnicity :
    Russians from the north of the Oka river.
  • What is this:
    young woman's outfit
  • Shirt's option:
    "tricky-weaved sleeves"
  • Author :
    Polina V. Egorochkina (showed).
  • The photo was taken by :
    ethnografic expedition of Derbenevka center.


  • From :
    Orel region, Bolkhov district, Aleshna village
  • Time :
    early 1900's.
  • Ethnicity :
    Russians from the north of the Oka river.
  • What is this:
    young woman's outfit
  • Shirt's option:
    "tricky-weaved sleeves"
  • Author :
    Polina V. Egorochkina
  • The photo was taken by :
    ethnografic expedition of Derbenevka center.
  • From :
    Orel region, Bolkhov district, Aleshna village
  • Time :
    early 1900's.
  • Ethnicity :
    Russians from the north of the Oka river.
  • What is this:
    young woman's outfit
  • Shirt's option:
    "embroided sleeves"
  • Author :
    Polina V. Egorochkina (showed).
  • The photo was taken by :
    ethnografic expedition of Derbenevka center.




  • From :
    Vologda region, Velikoustug district, Esiplevo village
  • Time :
    1930's.
  • Ethnicity :
    Russians.
  • What is this :
    middle-age man's shirt.
  • Made of :
    linen.
  • Technique of embroidery:
    picked out with spangles.
  • Author :
    Raisa N. Petrova
  • The property of:
    Anna Nikolaeva.
  • From:
    Central Russia
  • Time:
    1930's
  • Ethnicity:
    Russians.
  • What is this:
    young man's shirt.
  • Made of:
    cotton.
  • Technique of embroidery:
    crossstitching
  • The property of
    Fyodor Urnov.




  • From :
    Enotaevsk, Astrakhan region.
  • Time :
    mid-1800's.
  • Ethnicity :
    Russians.
  • What is this :
    a dress of a married woman of childbearing age.
  • Made of :
    hemp.
  • Technique of embroidery:
    crossstitching and counted stitch.
  • Author :
    Thaina (Theonia) I. Kovaleva.
  • The property of:
    Janna Willson.
    • ...despite the Southern origin of the dress, it includes Nothern details of a style ... more info >>>>>>
  • Donated by
    the Altshuller family
  • Time :
    early 1900's (probably)
  • What is this :
    outfit for a costume party (probably)
  • Materials used :
    silk, brocade, beads, golden thread, decorative buttons


    • …soon after the end of slavery in Russia (1861), everything "native Russian" came to a favor among Russian nobility… more info >>>>>