Yelekkin (waistcoat, turk. yelek) made of blue silk fabric with interwoven bunches of red, green, yellow and blue flowers at the front, and white cotton fabric at the back. At the front there is a triangular opening. The front consists of two equal pieces of silk fabric. At the bottom are button holes trimmed with gaitania (braids). There is a triangular opening at the neck and a small straight collar. On the right side is a vase-shaped pocket made of the same material. The yelekkin is fully lined with white cotton material.
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Author:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Yelekkin (waistcoat, turk. yelek) is made of striped red and green cotton fabric, alatzia (turk. alaca), at the front and at the back, with a triangular opening at the front. The back and sides are made of a single piece of the same fabric. The vertical slit in the back is cross-fastened by a ribbon of blue colour. The front consists of two equal pieces of cotton fabric. At the bottom are button holes trimmed with gaitania (braids), to which are attached loops made of gaitania (braids) and buttons braided of threads and ending in tassels. There is a triangular opening at the neck, around the inside of which is a striped orange seiriti (cords, ribbons turk. şirit/şerit). The same seiriti decorates all openings. On the right side is a vase-shaped pocket made of the same material and embroidered with orange and green threads. The yelekkin is fully lined with white cotton material. On the inside there is a stamp writing: ‘‘Paragogos (Producer) – Georgios Filis – Lefkosia (Nicosia) – Kypros (Cyprus)’’.
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Author:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Yelekkin (waistcoat, turk. yelek) made of checkered red and black cotton fabric, alatzia (turk. alaca), at the front and at the back, with a triangular opening at the front. The back and sides are made of a single piece of the same fabric. The vertical slit in the back is cross-fastened by a ribbon of blue colour. The front consists of two equal pieces of cotton fabric. At the bottom are button holes trimmed with gaitania (braids), to which are attached loops made of gaitania (braids), and buttons braided of threads and ending in tassels. There is a triangular opening at the neck, around the inside of which is a striped orange seiriti (cords, ribbons turk. şirit/şerit). The same seiriti decorates all openings. On the right side is a vase-shaped pocket made of the same material and embroidered with orange threads. The yelekkin is fully lined with white cotton material. On the inside there is a stamp writing: ‘‘Paragogos (Producer) – Georgios Filis – Lefkosia (Nicosia) – Kypros (Cyprus)’’.
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Author:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Yelekkin (waistcoat, turk. yelek) is made of black velvet at the front and striped multi-coloured fabric at the back, with a triangular opening at the front. The back and sides are made of a single piece of black velvet. The vertical slit in the back is cross-fastened by a ribbon of green colour. The front consists of two equal pieces of black velvet. At the bottom are button holes trimmed with gaitania (braids), to which are attached loops made of gaitania and buttons braided of threads and ending in tassels. There is a triangular opening at the neck, around the inside of which is a striped seiriti (cords, ribbons turk. şirit/şerit). On the right side is a vase-shaped pocket made of three different fabrics, white, pink and blue colour. The yelekkin is fully lined with white cotton material, and the opening at the front is lined with black velvet. On the inside there is an unreadable blue stamp.
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Author:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Yelekkin (waistcoat, turk. yelek) is made of black velvet at the front and at the back, with a vertical opening at the front. The back and the side parts are made of a single piece of black velvet. The vertical slit in the middle of the back is cross-fastened by a ribbon of blue colour. Above it, there is an embroidered lozenge pattern with two spirals. The front consists of two equal pieces of black velvet. At the bottom are button holes trimmed with gaitania (braids), to which are attached loops made of gaitania and buttons braided of threads and ending in tassels. There is a semi-circular opening at the neck, around the inside of which is a striped seiriti (cords, ribbons turk. şirit/şerit). On the right side is a vase-shaped pocket made of green velvet fabric and above it an embroidered bird of green and orange colour. All the front part of the yelekkin is decorated with braids, seiritia and threads are used to create a variety of decorative motifs, scrolls, spirals, lozenges and wickerwork embroidery which fill every surface. The yelekkin is fully lined with white cotton material, and the opening at the front is lined with black velvet. On the inside there is an unreadable blue stamp.
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Author:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Yelekkin (waistcoat, turk. yelek) is made of cotton fabric, alatzia (turk. alaca), with blue and red stripes. Half of the back is from the same fabric but the lower part is made of white cotton. The sleeveless yelekkin, the front and back of which are made of a single piece of material, has a vertical opening on the breast, slits at the sides, and a small upright collar. It is lined with white cotton material, and the collar and vertical opening are decorated with black thread. They are also used to form a braided strip at the vertical opening, with eighteen loops on the left side to receive the blue plastic buttons on the right. On the left side there is a small internal pocket. Its opening is decorated with yellow thread.
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Author:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Yelekkin (waistcoat, turk. yelek) is made of striped red, blue, yellow, white and green cotton fabric alatzia (turk. alaca) at the front and back. In the middle of the back is a vertical slit, which is fastened by a blue ribbon. The front consists of two pieces of felt of the same size that are crossed, leaving a semi-circular shaped opening at the neck. On the right side there is a vase-shaped pocket made of the same fabric embroidered with black threads. The yelekkin is cross-buttoned, with obliquely set buttons that are secured on the inside by loops attached to a black wool braid. Both the white plastic buttons and the button-holes are attached on black braid and seiritia (cords, ribbons turk. şirit/şerit), and are attached to the two front panels, thus making it possible to cross the yelekkin on either side. All around the openings there is triangular pattern embroidered with black threads. The inside is reinforced with white cotton material.
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Author:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Yelekkin (waistcoat, turk. yelek) made of striped black and white velvet fabric at the front and black velvet at the back. In the middle of the back is a vertical slit, which is fastened by a blue ribbon. The front consists of two pieces of felt of the same size that are crossed, leaving a semi-circular opening at the neck. On the right side there is a vase-shaped pocket made of black velvet embroidered with green threads. The yelekkin is cross-buttoned, with obliquely set buttons that are secured on the inside by loops attached to a black wool braid. Both the buttons and the button-holes are made of black braid and seiritia (cords, ribbons turk. şirit/şerit), and are attached to the two front panels, thus making it possible to cross the yelekkin on either side. The inside is reinforced with white cotton material.
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Author:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Yelekkin (waistcoat, turk. yelek) made of black woollen fabric at the front and black velvet at the back. In the middle of the back is a vertical slit, which is fastened by a blue ribbon. Above the slit there is a rectangular decoration made of orange, green and blue thread. The front consists of two pieces of felt of the same size that are crossed, leaving a semi-circular opening at the neck. On the right side there is a vase-shaped pocket made of black velvet embroidered with orange and blue threads. Over the pocket there is embroidered decoration made of green, orange and blue threads and the year 1912. The yelekkin is cross-buttoned, with obliquely set buttons that are secured on the inside by loops attached to a black woollen braid. Both the buttons and the button-holes are made of black braid and seiritia (cords, ribbons turk. şirit/şerit), and are attached to the two front panels, thus making it possible to cross the yelekkin on either side. The inside is reinforced with white cotton material.
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Author:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Yelekkin (waistcoat, turk. yelek) made of blue velvet at the front and black velvet at the back. In the middle of the back is a vertical slit, which is fastened by a yellow ribbon. The front consists of two pieces of felt of the same size that are crossed, leaving a semi-circular opening at the neck. On the right side there is a vase-shaped pocket made of green velvet and above it an embroidered bird made with yellow and green thread. The yelekkin is cross-buttoned, with obliquely set buttons that are secured on the inside by loops attached to a black wool braid. Both the buttons and the button-holes are made of black gaitania (braids) and seiritia (cords, ribbons turk. şirit/şerit), and are attached to the two front panels, thus making it possible to cross the Yelekkin on either side. Around all the openings there is embroidery of orange thread.