Breeches no 94
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Source:
The Aziz Damdelen Collection, Kioneli (Gönneli)
Code:
57
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Description:
Turkish Cypriot men’s breeches (vraka, turk dizlik) made of ready-fabricated black cloth. The body part consists of two pieces which also continue to form the back. To either side of these are stitched the leg pieces which are folded lengthwise and end with an opening 16cm wide. These openings have four series of stitches at the edge. The seams are made with a sewing machine. All parts have the same length, 68cm, reaching down to the knee. At the waist a black girdle runs through a hem 3cm deep, and in the middle of the front, below the waist, is a vertical opening 19cm long. The total width of the dizlik is 2.00m. It is worn, repaired with patches, and the colour is faded.
Bibliography:
Rizopoulou - Egoumenidou, E. and Damdelen, A., 2012, Aziz Damdelen, Turkish Cypriot dress The Aziz Damdelen Collection, Nicosia, 218.