Traditional dress of Uzbekistan

The culture of Uzbekistan doesn’t come from a sole background but it is a blend of various ethnic groups and communities. The population primarily consists of the Uzbek, the Russians, the Tajiks and the Armenians, so the cultural and conventional values are significantly influenced by these nations. Exact same is the case with the classic dress of Uzbekistan. Till the finish of the nineteenth century, the Islamic impression was dominated upon the classic clothing of Uzbekistan. Like other Central Asian states, the clothing mainly incorporated the extended tunic shirts, a wide pants and a jacket. As we have told you earlier there is not much difference in the male and female Tajik standard dress, the position was the exact same for the standard Uzbek attire. The males had the horizontal neckline opening although the females had the vertical ones. Styles and the patterns have been practically the same for the entire classes nonetheless the high quality of the decoration, embroidery and fabric was superior for the upper class.

An Uzbek man in his standard dress ( Image: Marti Brown )

The standard costume for Uzbek men comprised of a loose fitting cotton coat that was truly a lengthy-sleeved jacket ready with a fabric of colorful stripes. This was also known as as “Khal’at”. Typically a white tunic shirt was used underneath that was folded by a banded fabric. Trousers had been stitched wider but narrowed to the bottom and were tucked into soft leather boots with pointed toes. A typical Uzbek cap or turban was a compulsory accessory to the standard Uzbek costume for guys.

An old lady from a village of Uzbekistan ( Image: Jonathan Hodgson )

Similarly, the standard dress of the Uzbek females was also such as the “Khal’at” exact same like the men’s coat, loose reduce pants and a wide tunic shirt. The sleeves of the tunic shirt have been kept wide till the wrists and the bottom of the pants were embellished with floral decorations. A appropriate head covering was must for the Uzbek lady so they used a scarf tied round the head, leaving lengthy ends hanging down the back. Similarly, a woman was necessary to cover herself with a cloak when outside of the house. For footwear, the Uzbek females used low heeled footwear made of leather.

A cute and smiling Uzbek girl in her traditional dress ( Image: mittu12 )

When the twentieth century started, Russian influence produced an impression upon the clothing of the Uzbek folks. The clothing was evolved to closer out fits and right now the dress with a yoke is regarded the standard Uzbek women’s costume.

Some smiling Uzbek girls wearing standard dresses ( Dato' Prof. Dr. Jamaludin )

 Presently, the conventional dress of Uzbekistan doesn’t exist to its genuine form due to the Western craze in style, nevertheless the neighborhood garment business produces the dresses with traditional designs and the ancient patterns which are nonetheless popular amongst the Uzbek neighborhood.

An exotic pose by Uzbek girls throughout a folk dance functionality ( Image: Ramesh Lalwani )