Kazakh folk costume has a rather long history, which dates back to the late 15th and early 16th centuries, when the basic cultural values of Kazakhs and their way of life were formed.
History of the national Kazakh costume
Traditional Kazakh attire has undergone many changes, and in each case, influenced by some other people. Before the 2nd century BC. the ancestors of Kazakhs wore clothes made of fur and leather. But then the animal style was replaced by the polychrome one. Other fabrics other than leather and fur were used: cloth, felt and imported materials: silk, brocade and velvet. The main feature of this style is the presence of decorative elements and ornaments in outfits. The formation of the Kazakh folk costume was further influenced by the Tatars, Russians, Turks and Central Asians. The women's Kazakh folk costume became more attractive, the dress in the belt was tightened, and the skirt became flared with frills. A turn-down collar appeared.
By the end of the XIX century, the Kazakh people were already sewing clothes mostly of their cotton fabric, and wealthy people allowed themselves and more refined materials.
Description of the Kazakh national costume
The costume of women was determined according to age. Basically, women's clothing consists of a dress-shirt called "keilek". Young girls wore light dresses with frills and flounces - "kosetek." The ornaments adorned not only the bottom of the dress, but also the sleeves. For everyday use used cheap fabrics, for holidays - expensive. Over the dresses, a double-sided jacket was always put on, which was tightened in the waistband, and extended to the bottom. Camisoles were both with sleeves, and without them and had a characteristic Kazakh ornament in the form of embroidery with gold threads. Also, the camisole could be decorated with beads, a border, stripe with lurex. Young girls wore bright camisoles, adults - dark colors. Also an important element of the attire were pants "dambal", which were worn under the dress. In cool weather, women could wear a shapan - a straight robe with long sleeves that was worn over the dress.
Each girl had to wear a "taki" cap. The headdress was decorated with various expensive beads, pearls, beads, gold threads, and also on the hat there was a crest of feathers of an owl, which served as an amulet .
The costume of a woman almost did not differ from a girl's maiden except for her headdress. At the wedding, a conical hood made of cloth was put on, reaching a height of 25 centimeters, on top of which was put on the "saukele" reaching a height of 70 cm. After the wedding, a woman should wear a white kerchief - "sulamu" or "kimeshek".
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