Traditional Greek costumes vary widely by region but generally include distinct combinations of boldly colored fabrics and intricate ornamentation. Female costumes are typically divided into three categories based on the type of overcoat worn - sleeveless sigouni coats, ankle-length open kavadi coats, or dresses. Male costumes also differ by region but commonly include the knee-length fustanella kilt or wraparound vraka trousers along with elaborately embroidered vests. Local materials, financial means, and the occasion determine the specific fabrics, designs, colors, and complexity of embroidery used in the diverse traditional costumes across Greece's various geographical areas.

1. Traditional costumes in Greece

2. Every Greek costume, or better every
local Greek costume is an ensemble of
garments that characterizes a group of
people living in Greece.

3. Greek costumes have bold color
combinations and often showcase vivid
imagination in the way the various units
are worn and in the great number of
ornaments that distinguish them.

4. Certainly the garments of a group always
depend on the local materials and the
commercial activity.

5. Female costumes
According to the classification of the folk
researcher Aggeliki Chatzimichali female
costumes are divided into three categories:

6. Costumes with sigouni (a sleeveless overcoat
down to the knees, made of thick woolen
fabric)

7. Costumes with kavadi ( a garment down to
the ankles, open at the front).

8. And costumes with dress

9. Most costumes are consisted of:

10. The shirt (not missing from any costume)

11. • Kavadi or sigouni
• The dress

12. The belt and the apron

13. Kontogouni (a short vest with fur) or the vest

14. Various undergarments and minor
accessories

15. The complex headscarves

16. The socks and the shoes

17. According to the area and the ethnic
group the fabrics, the designs, the
colors and the embroidery, which in
some cases is very complex, are
changing. The financial situation as well
as the occasion the costume was used
in were playing an important role.

18. The male costumes
Male costumes are divided as follow:

19. Fustanella (with or without creases)

20. Vraka (down to the knee or as long as
trousers)

21. It is accompanied by:

22. The shirt

23. The vest (beautifully embroidered)

24. Fesi and its variations

25. The belt (in various vivid colors to be told
apart)

26. Selahi (a wide leather belt)

27. The shoes

28. It is rare to encounter traditional
male costumes with jewellery,
although in many costumes there is
the engolpion, a criss crossing kind
of pendant.
In male as in female costumes the
financial situation is very important.

29. Let’s divide the costumes in areas:

30. Eastern Romelia and Thrace

36. Macedonia

42. Thessalia and Epirus

47. Sterea Ellada

49. Peloponnese

50. The Ionian Islands

52. Cyclades and Dodecanese (the Aegean
Islands)

56. Crete

58. Asia Minor, Cappadocia, Pontus

61. Cyprus

63. Bibliography
• Wikipedia
• Photographs from Google

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