Photograph

A woman in Paphos dressed in the 'Amalia' type costume. This type was linked with the name of Amalia, Queen of Greece (1836-1862), and was established in urban centres in Cyprus by the mid 19th century as a variation of the Greek national costume. It is made up of a dress or skirt above a silk chemise and a felt or velvet jacket, the sarka, with gold ornamentation. The waist was girded by a belt with a filigree clasp or a tied sash with embroidered ends. The head was covered with scarves or, in the urban original, with a fez.  The Cypriot fez, which was different from the one used in Greece, had two black silk tassels, a short one which was fixed to the crown and covered the whole cap in a radial pattern, and another one falling to the shoulder on the side. The fez was decorated with garlands of flowers made of tiny pearls and braided with silk.

A man at a coffee shop in a village in Cyprus. He is wearing a dark coloured jacket over a light coloured shirt, a black pleated baggy trousers (vraka), dark coloured knee-length socks and shoes. On his head he is wearing a light coloured hat with a black band.  

A water carrier in Vistada. He is wearing a light coloured jacket over a white shirt, a black pleated baggy trousers (vraka), a dark coloured sash, leather boots and a light coloured hat with a black ribbon. 

A shepherd in Larnaca carrying his crook on his shoulders. He is wearing a military-style jacket over a dark coloured shirt, pleated baggy trousers (vraka), probably black, leather boots and a white headscarf. He is carrying a shoulder bag made of tanned goatskin (vourka). 

A shepherd photographed in Astromeritis carrying his crook on his shoulders. He is wearing a dark shirt, a pleated baggy trousers (vraka), propably black, a dark coloured sash and leather boots. He is carrying a shoulder bag made of tanned goatskin (vourka). 

A child photographed standing in a field on the way to Kakopetria. She is wearing a knee-length striped dark coloured dress, leather boots and a white headscarf.

An elder woman photographed while spinning. She is wearing a dark coloured dress, a striped apron and a black headscarf.

A re-enactment of a traditional Greek Cypriot wedding in Famagusta. The bride is wearing a white wedding dress and the groom the costume worn by Greek Cypriots at the urban centres in Cyprus until the second half of the 20th century, comprised of a shirt, a vraka (baggy pleated breeches) of black cotton, zostra (a coloured silk sash), yelekkin (sleeveless waistcoat), a black headscarf, and podines (top-boots).

A shepherd holding a lamb near the church of Agios Georgios Makris in Larnaca. He is wearing a dark coloured shirt, black pleated baggy trousers (vraka), a dark coloured sash and leather boots. He is carrying a shoulder bag made of tanned goatskin (vourka). 

Studio photograph taken by Photo Atlas around 1960. It shows an old man standing with a walking stick in his right hand. He has a moustache and beard. He wears a military-style jacket over a white woven shirt, buttoned at the centre front, dark, probably black, baggy knee-breeches, a striped light-coloured sash (kuşak) around his waist, and leather peasant boots made by a cobbler (GC tsagkaropodínes/TCy çangar çizmesi). Under the boots on the upper part, one can see part of the white underwear and dark stockings. The boots are tied with strings under the knees. On his head he wears a white kulak çapıdı (a scarf to protect head and ears).