Black and pink

Translator: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Author: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description: 

Amalia costume comprising  a white shirt, a pink silk skirt, a black felt sarka with gold embroidery, a silver buckle, a gold-plated filigree necklace with a cross. The head is covered with a fez and a red printed headscarf with machine made lace around the edges.   

Sarka of black felt with long sleeves and a low standing collar. The front part consists of two pieces of fabric. The sleeves are sewn vertically to the body and for ease of movement there are two gussets under each armpit (additional triangular pieces joined at the longest side). The sarka has a rich decoration of gold-wrapped thread both on the front and back side. The finish of the collar, the front opening, and the bottom edges of the sarka all feature the same decoration. 

Silver-gilt pendant comprising a chain of spherical filigree beads (toutounia), and a filigree cross.

The Silver buckle consists of two almond-shaped pieces decorated with floral patterns in repoussé technique.

Translator: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Author: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description: 

The costume of the town woman with festive skirt consists of: the skirt, the ypokamison (chemise), the sarka (sleeved jacket) and the headdress comprising two scarves. In the case of this costume, too, the basic garment is the long skirt. It is made of pink silk brocade with groups of parallel stripes in blue and mauve colours. the heavily pleated skirt gathered at the waist. The chemise is made of pure silk material woven on the loom.

Over the chemise is worn a short velvet jacket sarka, with applied decorations of gold braids. It has sleeves sewn vertically to the body, a small upright collar, and a vertical opening at the front.

The headdress, which indicates the social status of the woman wearing it, consists of two printed kerchiefs. The chest is covered with mirmidi made of many thin chains, a necklace called kertanes and a filigree cross with toutounia.