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	National costume - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		National costume (also known as national dress, regional costume or folk dress) expresses an identity through costume which usually relates to a geographic area, but can also indicate social, marital and/or religious status.
		Faroese folk dance club with some members in national costumes
		Following the outbreak of Romantic nationalism, the peasantry of Europe came to serve as models for all that appeared genuine and desirable.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_dress (299 words)

	Finnish National Costume
		Finnish national costumes are replicas of the festive attire commonly worn in the 18th and 19th centuries.
		The task was later entrusted to the National Costume Council of Finland, Suomen kansallispukuneuvosto.
		This development has been preserved in national costumes worn today.
	virtual.finland.fi /finfo/english/puvuteng.html (1185 words)

	Ukraine Info Culture Traditions Costume
		National dress of any nation, of a big one in particular, the one with a history and culture that span more than a thousand years, reflects the geographical situation of the country this nation occupies, the climate, mentality, levels of economic and social development and a lot more.
		An historian of costume remarked that the traditional woman's dress alone - in all of its varieties of course - would be sufficient to give one a comprehensive picture of historical and cultural features of life in the Ukrainian village of the past.
		The costume would not be complete without a good pair of boots which were red, black, yellow and green in color and worn mostly to church or on some special occasions as the footwear was expensive.
	www.ukremb.com /culture/costume.html (1545 words)

	Virtually Virtual Iceland - The National Costume
		The males have fared less well in the National Costume department, but there are a couple of costumes on view in the Men's Department.
		The costume above is the most widely accepted National Costume of Iceland.
	www.simnet.is /gardarj/costume/costume.htm (59 words)

	National Costumes of the Mongolian People's Republic
		Studies of the history of dress and costume, their variations and kinds with the various national groups within the framework of one nation will contribute to better understanding the process of cultural evolution, in particular of folk art, and are a valuable aid to ethnographic researches.
		The costumes must meet the most different situations of life, whether, for example, somebody is riding on horseback over the steppe, whether he is sitting at home in his yurt (felt tent), or whether he is dancing at a national festival.
		When studying the national costumes the history of a people, the history of its culture and civilization can be seen as though it were materialized.
	www.skiouros.net /varia/ncmpr/ncmpr.htm (1743 words)

	Finnish National Costumes
		Helmi Vuorelma, the Lahti-based firm that has single-handedly brought the national costume to the general public, catalogues costumes for women from some 120 provinces or towns, suits for men from 24 regions, and various adaptations of the adult costumes for children.
		ppropriate occasions for wearing a national costume are such as family, school, and church festivals and national holidays.
		This vest and its fabric were later used as the model for a costume for the folk dancers at the 200th anniversary celebrations of Tampere, and was subsequently granted the distinction of the costume of the province.
	www.kaiku.com /finncostume.html (906 words)

	Celtic Cottages presents the history of the traditional Welsh National costume.
		The wearing of the National Costume was encouraged by Lady Llanover, the wife of an ironmaster in Gwent, she was very influential in promoting the wearing of the 'national' dress, both in her own home and at eisteddfodau.
		The Welsh national costume was really the common dress of the peasant, the farm servants and cottagers and was designed for hard wear.
		Welsh men did not have a national costume, although Welsh kilts with family tartans are now readily available, taking the men of Wales back to their Celtic roots.
	www.welsh-costume.co.uk (816 words)

	firstVIEW Costume National Fashion Show List
		In 1998, Costume National created a joint venture with the entry of an institutional partner, the English bank 3i, that owns 15% of the company.
		Costume National began as a family business: Ennio Capasa, designer, and his brother Carlo, manager.
		Costume National Homme is invited to show in Florence by Pitti immagine
	firstview.com /alldesigners/CostumeNational.html (241 words)

	Iran's supreme leader proposes national costume
		The national costume would have to cover the body from the top of the neck to the bottom of the feet, and be loosely fitting so as not to reveal any shape.
		A national costume would be of particular interest to hardline cleric Ahmad Khatami, who expressed his fears on sartorial freedoms to the Hambastegi newspaper.
		Iranians should design a national costume of which they can be proud but should not take their lead from the pages of Western fashion magazines, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, was quoted as saying today.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1168911/posts (2568 words)

	CULTURAL HERITAGE
		The Lithuanian national costume was started be created at the end of the 19th - the beginning of the 20th centuries with the development of the national liberation movement and upon the formation of national self-consciousness.
		Some variants of national costumes, especially those created outside Lithuania, shunned from the samples of the traditional clothes the Lithuanian peasants used to wear and became similar to the garments worn by the people of other nationalities in the neighbouring republics.
		The period of the creation of the Lithuanian national costume was extensive covering the whole century.
	neris.mii.lt /heritage/costume.html (294 words)

	The Latvian Institute
		In all regions an essential part of the national costume was the woollen shawl, or villaine, a rectangular or square fabric draped around the shoulders.
		Although the traditions associated with national costumes are part of history, the desire of each generation to be creative and individualistic in one's apparel is still alive today.
		Traditions governing national costumes are still alive in these regions.
	www.latinst.lv /en/print.php?id=32 (1740 words)

	The Swedish National Costume.
		She did not live to experience the awakened interest in folk costumes that started in the 1970's, nor did she live to see her dream fulfilled - the wish to have her costume accepted as the official National Costume.
		The Princess very soon joined the Nationalist movement in Sweden and in accordance with its beliefs, she introduced folk costumes to be worn by the female staff and herself.
		On the 6th of June 1983, Sweden celebrated its first National Day and on the same day a Swedish National Costume was introduced, modeled by Queen Silvia.
	www.sverigedrakten.se /story/SWEA-story.html (507 words)

	COSTUME AND PERSONAL DECORATION
		The national costume is most vivid in the regions where the local art generally is most developed, that is amongst the Hutsuls.
		The national costume is an efficient protection against spiritual absorption by foreign elements.
		The persistence of the national dress may be attributed not so much to the backwardness of the country but to the depth of the national feeling.
	www.carpatho-rusyn.org /hutsul/costume.htm (3732 words)

	DRESSING UP THE ISLANDS
		Some were very simple, like the national dress of Israel, while others were flamboyant and spectacular, like the costume of Thailand, but in the end one thing became very clear: the vast majority of the designs were based on what the working people wore during the developing stages of their country.
		The task began at the library, researching and studying the national costumes of the world for background information on their history and reasons for the various styles, colors and designs.
		Forbin gave a copy of her national symbol proposal to me when she discovered that I was very interested and sincere in my quest to research and help develop a national dress for Turks and Caicos Islanders.
	www.timespub.tc /Culture/Archive/Spring2003/costume.htm (2175 words)

	National Theatre : Hire Department : Costume & Furniture hire
		The Royal National Theatre costume and prop departments work on every production in the Olivier, Lyttelton and Cottesloe theatres - upwards of twenty plays a year.
		The inventiveness and attention to detail of the National's staff, as well as their historical knowledge, ensures that each piece is unique and the workmanship of the highest quality.
		The costumes cover most periods - from medieval to modern - and are categorised by period for easy retrieval.Props available include the restraining chair from The Madness of George III, the seagull from The Seagull, the cart from Mother Courage and the barber chair from Sweeney Todd.
	www.nationaltheatre.org.uk /?lid=10991 (285 words)

	National Museum Wales Welsh National Dress
		The costume regarded as national dress is based on clothing worn by Welsh countrywomen during the early nineteenth century, whch was a striped flannel petticoat, worn under a flannel open-fronted bedgown, with an apron, shawl and kerchief or cap.
		She succeeded in her aim mainly because people felt that their national identity was under threat and the wearing of a national costume was one way to promote that identity.
		Although Lady Llanover created 'a weird and wonderful' costume made for her court harpist (see photograph), she was not particularly concerned with a national costume for men.
	www.museumwales.ac.uk /en/273 (721 words)

	The history of FOLKDRÄKT, English.
		After the First World War, nationalism declined and the idea of a national costume was forgotten, although Märta Jörgensen continued to use hers until her death in 1967.
		According to the nationalist and romantic usage of the term at the turn of the century, it is a National Costume.
		NATIONALDRÄKTS-FÖRENINGEN" (The Swedish Woman's Society for National Costumes) in 1902
	web.telia.com /~u87105404/story-eng.html (2055 words)

	RSCDS Twin Cities Branch Costume Guidelines
		There are three types of costumes used by the Twin Cities Branch: Renaissance, National, and Formal.
		The blouse for the National is white or off-white cotton or cotton blend fabric.
		As a way to plan which costumes to acquire, here is a list of some of the performances the branch regularly does along with the costume usually used.
	www.rscds-twincities.org /costumes.html (3827 words)

	Saint Lucia National Costume
		The national dress is called the Madras and is a three piece outfit consisting of a white blouse known in French creole as (Chemise decoltee) made of cotton or poplin and trimmed with borderie anglaise and red ribbon.
		The origin and design of the Saint Lucia National Dress is said to have been fashioned from a similar one worn by the women of Southern France, since most of our customs were influenced by those who came to the Caribbean when France was the mother country.
		Another version of the National Dress, the Wob Dwiyet introduced in the 18th century and worn as a formal gown worn on special occasions, e.g.
	www.un.int /stlucia/Costume.htm (550 words)

	:: Welcome to Manila Bulletin Online ::
		Asian countries always drew raves because their "national costumes" were not only elegant, colorful, and varied; they also brought out the natural elegance and grace of Asian women.
		Many countries may not even have a proper national dress like some of the South American republics and tiny Caribbean island states; even the United States of America, Canada, and Australia have had to invent a "national costume," something emblematic enough to mirror their peculiar histories.
		However, I gathered that the “Philippine costume” she presented at Quito, Ecuador, had a see-through top and a bustle of exotic bird feathers, either peacock or pheasant, neither of which are indigenous to our country.
	www.mb.com.ph /issues/2004/06/09/OPED2004060911428.html (562 words)

	costume: National Dress
		The traditional national dress of Western European countries has generally given way to standardized modes, although traditional costume is still associated with national celebrations and pageantry.
		Enter the world of the geisha Japan As an outsider at a teahouse in Kyoto, Lesley Downer is put at her ease when the girls dress her in their traditional costume.
		Costume in East Asia has until recently remained unchanged for centuries.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/society/A0857601.html (520 words)

	HERMITAGE MUSEUM ONLINE SHOP: Doll in a National Costume
		The doll wears a Mordvinian national costume of the latter half of the 19th century.
		During this period there was a particular interest in Russia in the study of the cultures of different peoples inhabiting the country.
		This doll is based on the original from the collection of the Hermitage Museum.
	www.hermitagemuseum.org /shop/html_En/products/01106_Doll_in_a_National_Costume.html (99 words)

	National Costume Center - Kansallispukukeskus// The Craftmuseum of Finland
		For further information on the activities of the National Costume Centre of Finland, please contact kansallispukukeskus@jkl.fi.
		The National Costume Center of Finland works as part of the Craft Museum of Finland.
		National Costume Center - Kansallispukukeskus// The Craftmuseum of Finland
	www.craftmuseum.fi /eng/nationalcostumecenter (122 words)

	Fashion File - Costume National
		Ennio Capasa of Costume National drew on the underground vibe of the early 90s, giving his glamourous clothes a punk influence.
		He's not a household name but his label is. Italy's Ennio Capasa started Costume National in 1987.
		This season, Costume National's normally slim silhouette is being pumped up with a little volume ñ could it be the influence of Ennio's former boss, Yohji Yamamoto, coming through?
	www.fashionfile.com /designers/CostumeNationale.html (89 words)

	National Costume of England
		The national costume of Wales is a long skirt, worn with a petticoat and topped with a shawl.
		Some people say this is the nearest thing to our national costume.
		In Scotland the national dress is a kilt.
	www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk /customs/questions/costume.html (233 words)

	Costume National Fragrance Sample Set-BACKORDERED
		Costume National makes a vial sample of “Scent” only, but we can make samples of “Intense” and “Sheer” for you.
		Your Costume National Fragrance Set will include a sample each of “Scent”, “Intense”, “Sheer”, and the NEW "Gloss", plus a sample of Moisturizing Body Veil/Lotion.
		If you’ve never tried that alluring Eau de Parfume scents from Costume National and would rather try samples first, we have an WhatSheBuys.com exclusive sample set for you.
	www.whatshebuys.com /conafrsaset.html (360 words)

	Tiscali Forums - National Costume
		The only time I've seen England wearing a "national costume" was in an old children's encyclopaedia where they showed someone wearing hunting pink.
		I imagine if you were to ask a foreigner about what they considered the English national costume to be, it'd probably be the hunting gear.
		Chinchilla mentioned that the English should wear their national costume to football games - but what is it?
	www.tiscali.co.uk /forums/showthread.php?t=92403&goto=nextnewest (819 words)

	Relict Forms of Balts' National Costume - Alicje Bednarczuk
		The contemporary representative national costume, particularly female, in certain regions of Lithuania, Latvia and also the neighbouring Estonia suggests in many elements a number of retrospective associations which sometimes date back to distant archeological past.
		It was our intention to show the relict character of the Baltic costume which can be seen in the revival of ideas of identical or similar ornamental forms and elements in the same or rudimentary function after a period of their seeming disappearance.
		Especially the small amber collar studs in the costume from the village Jamno are worthy of notice (17) They look exactly like the Baltic horse-shoe fibulae from the late Middle Ages.
	www.lituanus.org /1979/79_4_03.htm (4321 words)

	Philippine Costumes: Costume at the Fin De Siecle
		But then again, in the democratization of dressing - where clothing is a free form of expression - the national costume became an emblematic expression of national identity.
		This is a quirk of democracy, the principal American legacy: that the Filipino national costume would hold its own despite the westernization of everything else.
		During and shortly after the fin de siecle, the modernization of the Filipino costume was signaled by ensemble called "Maria Clara" and its successor, the traje de mestiza.
	www.filipinoheritage.com /costumes/findesiecle/fin_desiecle.htm (245 words)

	Brudirect.com - Local News
		Highlight of the ceremony was a presentation of prizes by the Principal to winners of the Best National Costume Contest for every class category, as well as Overall Best National Costume for one boy and girl of DES School.
		Yesterday's ceremony started off with the National Anthem and DES School Song from Primary One students then pupils from pre-school (Day Care Section), while KG1 Green, KG 1 Orange, KG1 Yellow, KG 2 Pink, KG 2 Blue and Primary One Red gave the Brunei National Costumes Parade.
		National Day is celebrated only once a year on February 23, thus it is vital for us to love and to respect our country everyday.
	www.brudirect.com /DailyInfo/News/Archive/Feb05/270205/bb04.htm (211 words)

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