Macedonian national costume

Macedonian national costumes are part of the material culture of the Macedonian people and they are an important branch of the Macedonian folk art.

Women from Smilevo wearing national costumes in 1913

Types

Macedonians wore 70 different types of national costumes, depending on the region where people lived, such as: Skopska Blatija, Skopska Crna Gora, Upper Polog, Lower Polog, Prilep-Bitola Plain, Upper Prespa, Lower Prespa, Ohrid Plain, Struga Plain, Drimkol, Malesija, Mariovo, Ovče Pole, Malesevo and many others. Every type of folk costume has its own characteristics, but common for all is the presence of the red, black and the white colour and the geometrical shapes on it.[1]

  • Folk costumes from Galicnik, Mala i Dolna Reka
    Folk costumes from Galicnik, Mala i Dolna Reka
  • Folk costumes from Prilep Plain
    Folk costumes from Prilep Plain
  • Folk costumes from Kuceviste, Skopska Crna Gora
    Folk costumes from Kuceviste, Skopska Crna Gora
  • Folk costume from Yankovec, Upper Prespa
    Folk costume from Yankovec, Upper Prespa
  • Folk costume from Gostivar, Upper Polog
    Folk costume from Gostivar, Upper Polog
  • Folk costumes from Kalista, Struga Drimkol
    Folk costumes from Kalista, Struga Drimkol
  • Traditional dance oro in Romanovce, Zegligovo
    Traditional dance oro in Romanovce, Zegligovo

References
  1. "MACEDONIAN FOLK COSTUMES". Retrieved 2023-04-13.
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