Czech republic fashion

Throughout much of Europe, traditional dress has derived from informal fashions of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Sleeveless bodices or lightly boned corsets, originally worn as undress at home, have in these examples evolved into formal outerwear in soft decorative fabrics

Indigo-print kroj from Czechoslovakia. Source: Lidove umeni.

Today we are once again sharing the gorgeous photography from the site of Kristýna Petříčková, a Czech costume designer actively engaged in the reconstruction of historical and folk costumes, but we are looking at accompanying a kroj, especially ceremonious and bridal headwear for women. She makes some of the prettiest pieces we have ever discovered.

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Chosen couple in traditional dress, dancing, St. Martin Feast with Wreath Festival, Svatoborice-Mistrin, Brnensko, Czech Republic, Europe - Masterfile - Rights-Managed, Artist: robertharding, Code: 841-03056909

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Doudlebský kroj! South Bohemia.

Czech traditional outfits

The folk customs comprise clothing that is characteristic of a certain region. At present, folk costumes in the Czech Republic are no longer commonly worn, but people still wear them during tradit…