Kraków Wschodni costume

Women’s costume of the Eastern Cracovians – the women’s costume consists of a linen blouse embroidered with red, black or white thread, for married women a similarly embroidered bonnet scarf, a linen skirt and apron, an apron decorated with embroidery. A corset made of cotton velvet richly decorated with embroidery and fringes or woolen cloth with embroidery in contrasting colours. Also available as a cover are velvet caftans or woolen cloth with embroidery in contrasting colours.

Men’s costume of the Eastern Cracovians – a linen shirt, cotton trousers in white and blue stripes, a blue caftan made of woolen cloth decorated with pompons and embroidery, a brown russet coat with a large collar falling down the back decorated with embroidery, a leather belt with rattles. On the head is a rogatywka hat with peacock feathers arranged in a fan or a woolen magierka.