Male

Yelekkin (waistcoat, turk. yelek) made of cotton fabric, called alatzia (turk. alaca), with blue, white and brown stripes. The yelekkin is sleeveless with the front and back made of a single piece of material. It 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 brown, blue and red threads. At the collar, these coloured threads are braided to form a seiriti (cords, ribbons turk. şirit/şerit). They also form a braided strip at the vertical opening, with ten loops on the left side to receive the ten knitted buttons on the right.

Yelekkin (waistcoat, turk. yelek) made of black woollen fabric at the front and black velvet at the back, with a vertical opening at the front. The back and the sides are made of a single piece of black velvet. The vertical slit in the back was cross-fastened by a ribbon (missing). The front consists of two equal pieces of black woollen fabric. At the bottom are button-holes trimmed with gaitania (braids), to which are attached loops made of gaitania and buttons made of twisted woollen braids and ending with tassels. There is a semi-circular opening at the neck, around the inside of which is a striped seiriti (cords, ribbons turk. şirit/şerit). The whole front part of the yelekkin is decorated with braids, seiritia and threads, which create a variety of decorative motifs, scrolls, spirals, lozenges and wickerwork embroidery. The yelekkin is fully lined with white cotton material.

Yelekkin (waistcoat, turk. yelek) made of black woollen fabric at the front and black velvet at the back, with a vertical opening at the front. The back and sides are made of a single piece of black velvet. The vertical slit in the middle of the back is cross-fastened by a black ribbon. The front consists of two equal pieces of black woollen fabric. At the bottom are button-holes trimmed with gaitania (braids), to which are attached loops made of gaitania and buttons made of twisted woollen braid and ending with 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 and black woollen fabric. Above it there is an embroidered rectangular pattern of blue thread and a square motif made of green and orange thread. The whole front part of the yelekkin is decorated with braids, seiritia and threads which create a variety of decorative motifs, scrolls, spirals, lozenges and wickerwork embroidery. The yelekkin is fully lined with white cotton material.

Yelekkin (waistcoat, turk. yelek) made of woollen fabric at the front and black velvet at the back. In the middle of the back is a vertical slit, which was fastened by a ribbon (missing). The front consists of two pieces of woollen fabric of the same size that are crossed, leaving a horseshoe-shaped opening at the neck. On the right side, there is a vase-shaped pocket made of two pieces of blue woollen fabric. 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 lined with white cotton material. The yelekkin has twisted braids, gaitania and seiritia, which form a variety of patterns on the back. On the inside, there is a stamp writing: ‘‘Paragogos (Producer) – Georgios Filis – Lefkosia (Nicosia) – Kypros (Cyprus)’’.

Zibouni (short sleeved overgarment) is made of black woollen material. Is has slits at the sides and a semi-circular opening on the breast, and is fastened by a metallic eyelet at the bottom of the front. The long, narrow sleeves are sewn vertically to the body, and have a small opening at the end, from the wrist up. This part is lined with white cotton material. The opening and hem at the breast, and the finish at the bottom, are decorated with twisted black threads. Also, the sleeve openings are trimmed with a thin black seiriti (cords, ribbons turk. şirit/şerit) around the edges. The zibouni is lined with cotton material woven on the loom.

Yelekkin (waistcoat, turk. yelek) is made of dark-mauve velvet at the front and black at the back, with a vertical opening at the front. The back and sides are made of a single piece of black velvet. The vertical slit in the middle of the back is cross-fastened by a green ribbon. Above it, there is a rectangular motif with two embroidered spirals. The front consists of two equal pieces of dark-mauve velvet. At the bottom, there are button holes trimmed with gaitania (braids), to which are attached loops made of gaitania and buttons made of twisted silk braid and ending with 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 and blue woollen fabric and above it is an embroidered blue and orange bird. The whole front part of the yelekkin is decorated with braids, seiritia and threads which create a variety of decorative motifs scrolls, spirals, lozenges and wickerwork embroidery. The yelekkin is fully lined with white cotton material, and the opening at the front is lined with black velvet. On the inside of it there is an unreadable blue stamp.

Yelekkin (waistcoat, turk. yelek) is made of black velvet with a vertical opening at the front. The back and sides are made of a single piece of black velvet. The front consists of two equal pieces of cloth. At the bottom are two button holes trimmed with gaitania (braids), to which are attached two loops made of gaitania and buttons made of twisted silk braid. There is a V-shaped opening at the neck, around the inside of which is a striped seiriti (cords, ribbons turk. şirit/şerit). On both sides, there is a small pocket. The whole surface of the yelekkin is decorated with braids, seiritia and threads which create a variety of decorative motifs scrolls, spirals, lozenges and wickerwork embroidery which cover the whole surface. The yelekkin is fully lined with white cotton material. On the inside, there are two stamps writing: ‘‘Paragogos (Producer) – Georgios Filis – Lefkosia (Nicosia) – Kypros (Cyprus)’’ and ‘‘Orfanos & Zivanaris LTD’’.

The cap is made of white calico lined with white cotton material. The two materials are crocheted together, creating dense hand-sewn concentric circles at the top.

A gathered strip of material is sewn around the crown, creating a series of zig-zag lines all over the surface, which are punctuated by green and red petrou(d)es sewn in vertical rows. The triangular spaces in between the zig-zag lines are filled with drawn-thread work beads.

This cap worn by both communities, Greek Cyppriot and Turkish Cypriot. 

The sleeveless male yileko is made of blue felt. The back consists of a single piece of material and the front of two pieces, leaving a round opening at the neck.

The outside of the yileko is decorated with a variety of patterns worked in silk and silver gaitania, silver garlands, and twisted silver braids. The yileko crosses either side, with four woven silk buttons and four loops, and the neck there is a button on each side woven of silver-thread with a red bead at the top. The front panels have two decorative pockets of semi-circular cut adorned with silver gaitania and twisted braid worked in delicate patterns.

The yileko is lined with white cotton material and is trimmed around with a band of blue felt.