http://folkloric-clothes.com Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:30:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=206 http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=206#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:30:25 +0000 admin http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=206 The kilt is a  garment with pleats at the rear, it’s knee-length. The origin  is young men clothing in the Scottish Highlands of the 16th century. Since the 19th century it has become associated with the wider culture of Scotland in general. It is most often made of woollen cloth in a tartan pattern. Although [...]]]> http://folkloric-clothes.com/?feed=rss2&p=206 0 http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=193 http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=193#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:00:15 +0000 admin http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=193 Wales is a country in the borders of United Kingdom. Wales is regarded as one of the modern celtic nations today. Among the cultes I’ve  had the chance to familarize, Welsh culture is one of  the distintive ones. They have their own style of music, clothes, dance, holidays along with a seperate language. Here are [...]]]> http://folkloric-clothes.com/?feed=rss2&p=193 0 http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=177 http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=177#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 06:01:59 +0000 admin http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=177 Sami tribe, also known as Sámi or Saami, mostly live in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Kola Peninsula of Russia where was called Sápmi once. They are indigenous to this area of inhabiting. These people are the only official indigenous people of Nordic Countries. Their traditional clothing is called gakti. Gakti is worn for formal ceremonies and [...]]]> http://folkloric-clothes.com/?feed=rss2&p=177 0 http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=151 http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=151#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:42:42 +0000 admin http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=151 As the dominating religion in the area, it is not hard to see why Islam has the biggest influence on culture in Middle East. Islam has been sustaining the domination in the area for nearly 1500 years, so it has taken the hold of daily routines as well as clothing. The Islamic clothing is compulsory [...]]]> http://folkloric-clothes.com/?feed=rss2&p=151 0 http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=46 http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=46#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:47:40 +0000 admin http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=46 My target is to introduce folkloric costumes and clothings from all over the world. So far I have been to many places in the world and collected information about the clothing in that place. All information from you are also welcome. Folk costume expresses an identity through clothing which usually relates to a geographic area [...]]]> http://folkloric-clothes.com/?feed=rss2&p=46 0 http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=49 http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=49#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:46:09 +0000 admin http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=49 The style of costume worn throughout the Middle East has been only slightly changed for centuries. This is because it has evolved as one suited to the climate, serving as a protection against heat, dust, and blazing sunshine. The religion also effects the clothing style in Middle East. Muslim is accepted by most countries,  so [...]]]> http://folkloric-clothes.com/?feed=rss2&p=49 0 http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=31 http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=31#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:45:38 +0000 admin http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=31   European culture can be considered as overlapping cultures rather being one; it is a mixture of cultures.  There are cultural innovations and movements, sometimes at odds with each other. Thus the question of “common culture” or “common values” is pretty complex. Greeks had laid the foundations of the Europe. Then strengthened by Romans; however stabilized [...]]]> http://folkloric-clothes.com/?feed=rss2&p=31 0 http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=19 http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=19#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:40:27 +0000 admin http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=19 Asia is a continent in which a rich heritage lies from various nationalities, societies and etnic gruops. As a consequence the traditional clothing varies greatly in spite of the globalization keeps destroying the real cultural heritages, the societies still considers the clothing as one of the most important heritage of their cultures which should be [...]]]> http://folkloric-clothes.com/?feed=rss2&p=19 0 http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=9 http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=9#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:37:21 +0000 admin http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=9 Americas are widen across a very large territory, inholding  extremely rich and varying cultures. The enslaved Africans arrived with few examples of clothes or their traditions remaining from their past. In the northern part of North America, Eskimos fashioned furs to keep their bodies warm from frigid winter temperatures. The many examples of indigenous people [...]]]> http://folkloric-clothes.com/?feed=rss2&p=9 0 http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=5 http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=5#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:34:40 +0000 admin http://folkloric-clothes.com/?p=5 Africa is the second largest continent after Asia, consisting of many distinctive and diverse ethnic groups, that is many colorful cultures. As for the clothing, they use mostly adornments and tattoos as modifying or adorning the body is a means through which African people express their collective and individual pride, ideals, aesthetics and identity. Many [...]]]> http://folkloric-clothes.com/?feed=rss2&p=5 0