Zipouni (jacket) made of cotton fabric (alatzia, turk. alaca) with dark green and yellow stripes. The back and front are made of a single piece, with no stitching at the shoulders, and there is a vertical v-shaped opening in front, fastened at the bottom with two loops. Around the neck there is a short strait colar. The long narrow sleeves are sewn vertically to the body and have v-shaped cutting near the marrow end. The jacket is entirely lined with cotton material. The front opening, the join of the two sleeves and their cuttings, as well as the straight collar are decorated with black gaitania (braids) and seiritia (cords, ribbons turk. şirit/şerit).
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
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Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
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Zipouni (jacket) made of cotton fabric (alatzia, turk. alaca) with dark red and yellow stripes. The back and front are made of a single piece, with no stitching at the shoulders, and there is a vertical v-shaped opening in front, fastened at the bottom with two loops. The long narrow sleeves are sewn vertically to the body and have slits near the end. The jacket is entirely lined with cotton material. The front opening, the join of the two sleeves, the straight collar and the opening of the pocket are decorated with yellow embroidered patterns.
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Author:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Zipouni (jacket) made of black woolen fabric. The back and front are made of a single piece, with no stitching at the shoulders, and there is a vertical v-shaped opening in front, fastened at the bottom with two loops. The long narrow sleeves are sewn vertically to the body and have slits near the end. The jacket is entirely lined with white cotton material with black stripes. The front opening, the join of the two sleeves, the straight collar and the opening of the pocket, as well as the seams, are decorated with embroidery made of twisted threads. At the back of the neck there is a triangular flower pattern made also of twisted thread.
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Author:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Zipouni (jacket) made of cotton fabric (alatzia, turk. alaca) with dark blue, white and red stripes. The back and front are made of a single piece, with no stitching at the shoulders, and there is a vertical v-shaped opening in front, fastened at the bottom with two loops. The long narrow sleeves are sewn vertically to the body and have slits near the end. The jacket is entirely lined with cotton material. The front opening, the join of the two sleeves, the straight collar and the opening of the pocket are decorated with black gaitania (braids) and seiritia (cords, ribbons turk. şirit/şerit). On the inside there is a stamp: ‘‘Paragogos (Producer) – Georgios Filis – Lefkosia (Nicosia) – Kypros (Cyprus)’’.
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Author:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Zipouni (jacket) made of cotton fabric (alatzia turk. alaca) with dark blue and yellow stripes. The back and front are made of a single piece, with no stitching at the shoulders, and there is a vertical v-shaped opening in front, fastened at the bottom with two loops. The long narrow sleeves are sewn vertically to the body and have slits near the end. The jacket is entirely lined with cotton material. The front opening, the join of the two sleeves, the straight collar and the opening of the pocket are decorated with black gaitania (braids) and seiritia (cords, ribbons turk. şirit/şerit).
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Author:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Zipouni (jacket) made of cotton fabric (alatzia, turk. alaca) with red and black stripes. The back and front are made of a single piece, with no stitching at the shoulders, and there is a vertical v-shaped opening in front, fastened at the bottom with two loops. The long narrow sleeves are sewn vertically to the body and have slits near the end. The jacket is entirely lined with cotton material. The front opening, the join of the two sleeves, the straight collar and the opening of the pocket are decorated with embroideries in yellow thread.
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Author:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Ypokamison (shirt) made of cotton fabric with grey and white stripes. The shirt has long-sleeves with cuffs, and pleats at the back. The vertical front opening closes with five buttons. The collar has triangular ends. On the left side there is a horseshoe-shaped pocket.
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Author:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Zostra, wide sash, made of silk striped fabric, with fringes at the narrow ends. The stripes of the fabric are yellow with green flowers. The fabric is imported. The sash was worn around the waist on top of the vraka (baggy trousers).
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Author:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Zostra (sash, ttalapoulouzin originated from Tripoli, turk. tarablus/trablus kuşak), wide sash, made of silk fabric, with fringes at the narrow ends. The fabric has stripes in various colours, mauve, beige, blue, green and yellow. The sash was worn around the waist on top of the vraka (baggy trousers).
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Author:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Zostra (sash), made of silk in mauve colour, with fringes at the narrow ends. It is worn around the waist on top of the vraka (baggy trousers).