Saturday, September 12, 2015

The standard clothes in Kyrgyzstan was considerably dependent upon the nomadic life style of the Kyrgyz people. The conventional dress of Kyrgyzstan was virtually comparable to the other central Asian states like Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

A Kyrgyz woman in her traditional dress ( tracingtea.images )
A Kyrgyz woman in her classic dress ( tracingtea.pictures )

The Kyrgyz people specially ladies love the classic embroidery on their dresses prepared with obscure patterns. In the course of the last two centuries the trend of men’s put on was rapidly replaced with western style dressing and only the tradition of wearing Kolpok hat was remained. Only on couple of festive occasions the Kyrgyz men put on “jelek” which is the standard coat created of blue, black, or brown velvet, with a belt at the waist. The trousers are liked with small beautifications.

A Kyrgyz man with his traditional Kolpok hat ( Image: Eric Lafforgue )
A Kyrgyz man with his classic Kolpok hat ( Image: Eric Lafforgue )

The young Kyrgyz girls put on the traditional “koinok” possessing higher necklines with common embellishment on the skirts and sleeves. They also cover themselves with a coat of heavy texture decorated with floral styles.

The Kyrgyz girls wearing traditional costumes ( Photo : AFP )
The Kyrgyz girls wearing traditional costumes ( Photo : AFP )

 A classic headdress which is cone-shaped getting feathers, coins or beads, is yet another accessory to the Kyrgyz girl’s dress. The middle aged or elder Kyrgyz girls like simpler dress with big white head-dresses called “elechek.

A Kyrgyz girl with her traditional fur hat (tracingtea.images)
A Kyrgyz girl with her conventional fur hat (tracingtea.photos)

The loveliest conventional dress of Kyrgyzstan is the wedding dress for a Kyrgyz bride is longer and it generally white. The sleeveless jacket is completely illuminated. The headdress for the bride is referred to as as “shokulo which is quite higher and cone-shaped, with a veil falling down the back the veil could be used to cover the bride’s face.

The traditional Kyrgyz dance in cultural dress (Image: Go.Live.Serve.)
The traditional Kyrgyz dance in cultural dress (Image: Go.Live.Serve.)

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