National costume of Italy

The national costume of Italy is a collective image, since it was formed over many years and the countries of Byzantium and France had a significant influence on its external image. Each region, each region had its own distinctive features of costumes. It is worth noting that in the 15th century Florence was the trendsetter of Italian fashion, in the 16th century Venice took this place. Since French fashion had a significant influence during this period of time, simplicity and fluidity in clothes appeared, they became of normal proportions, without excessive trains and hanging sleeves. For the manufacture of clothes, expensive fabrics were used: velvet, silk, brocade with embroidered gold ornaments. The costumes were bright and cheerful. Shoes were soft - sandals or button-down boots, leather boots were used for riding.

National costumes of Italy are popular mainly in the south of the country. The men's suit consists of short knee-length pants, usually fastened at the bottom with buttons or pulled together with special laces; a white wide shirt with embroidery on the collar, as a rule, it is hand embroidery; sleeveless vest or short jacket just below waist level. One of the main elements of the national women's costume of Italy is a long and wide shirt, similar to a tunic, with wide sleeves, as well as a long pleated skirt. Shirts must have embroidery or lace, as a rule, this is hand-embroidered lace motifs. The skirt had a contrasting bright border. A bright, long apron, to the hem of the skirt, is also obligatory. Later, skirts also began to be decorated with hand embroidery.

The colors in the national costume of Italy are bright and cheerful. Mostly, these are bright red, bright green colors that play in contrast with purple, blue, white, with gold patterns. White color is always used in men's and women's shirts.

As mentioned earlier, richer residents used expensive fabrics in their clothes: brocade, velvet. The poor inhabitants wore clothes made of natural and cheap fabrics. For example, bleached wool fabrics, very rarely silk. Layering in clothes was in fashion, it was believed that the more layers you put on, the more wealth you had.

There are costumes, both for solemn holidays, and for everyday life. Festive costumes are brighter, they are decorated with multiple embroidery with gold threads, gold jewelry with bells.For everyday life, calmer suits were used in which one could work. Children's costumes are very similar to the clothes of adults and there are no special distinguishing features. Sardinia has a huge number of varieties of national costume, almost every city has its own characteristics and characteristics. The most common costume colors here are deep blue, decorated with red ribbons. The women's skirt is embroidered with flowers, the men have unusual buttons on their shirts.

As a rule, a hat is present in the men's national costume, now it is called "beretto" and is still popular in the southern cities of the country. Women use white bonnets with large capes or a headscarf. National shoes are still made by hand in some parts of Italy. For example, boots with wooden soles with leather socks or soft boots made of fabric. Jewelry was and is an obligatory attribute of the national costume. Men used rings and chains. Women used pearls to decorate their hair. They also wore necklaces made of large pearls with precious stones.

Modern styles of national Italian costumes differ significantly. Although the essence remains the same, the main elements have migrated to modern life.For example, long skirts and aprons, shirts, caps, men also had short trousers, caftans, hats. Only materials began to be used more modern: linen, cotton. Embroidery on shirts and skirts is rare, sometimes it is replaced by colorful prints. Head and neckerchiefs are still worn in some villages in Italy.