The Traditional Woman's Costume and Its Elements in the Present-Day Garments of Inhabitants of the Town of Bansko Cover Image

Традиционната женска носия и елементи от нея в съвременното облекло на жителите на гр. Банско
The Traditional Woman's Costume and Its Elements in the Present-Day Garments of Inhabitants of the Town of Bansko

Author(s): Hoang Ham
Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Институт за етнология и фолклористика с Етнографски музей при БАН

Summary/Abstract: This article studies the question of the traditional garments worn by the women in the town of Bansko. The author considers the individual elements of the women's costumes in detail, and also the fabrics of which they were made. On the basis of on the spot observations and source material the link between folk garments in a concrete social and economic setting is studied. On the basis of the principle thus formulated the author outlines two basic types of garments: those of the National Revival period and of capitalism. The concluding pages indicate changes in the present-day garments worn by women. The author emphasizes that certain elements of traditional garments are preserved in the present, elements which, even under the new conditions, preserve their functional and aesthetic value.

  • Issue Year: 1979
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 18-28
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Bulgarian