Macedonian wedding dress

Summary

Dress: married woman's, coarse white cotton embroidered in silver and gold thread and bright coloured wools. Smock or chemise: cotton gathered at neck and wrists; embroidered at collar, down front and skirt hem. Dress (Kosula): coarse cotton, embroidered at skirt hem, collar, sleeves and front opening. Waistcoat: purple felt with cotton back, embroidered in silk thread down opening. Coat: coarse white linen with appliqué & embroidery with sequins, gold & silver thread. Apron (Skutinjar): small woven white and red with pink, blue and silver stripes. Belt: linen closely embroidered with sequins, silver and gold thread: (to tie in front, showing at back only). Apron: large; woven white and red stripes (to tie loosely over smaller apron). Handkerchiefs: one blue and orange cotton, the other white with printed flower pattern (tucked in either side of belt). Stockings, 2 pairs: one pair white with black stripes at heel and toe; the other blue with rainbow striping in pink, white and green.