KOR58 Villager with vraka inv.no 618

The costume consists of a white chemise (ypokamison), a yelekkin (waistcoat, turk. yelek) over it, black pleated breeches (vraka), a sash (zostra) around the waist, a headscarf and black leather boots (podines). The chemise is made of white cotton material and has an upright collar and long sleeves. The front part consists of a single piece of material with an opening down to the waist, which is fastened with buttons. The back consists of two pieces sewn together, gathered slightly where they join the shoulder. It is decorated with vertical pleats at the back. The sleeves are sewn vertically to the body and have cuffs fastened by two buttons. On the left side of the front part there is a pocket. The broad, heavily pleated vraka is made of black cotton material. Around the waist there is a blue sash. Above the chemise is worn a yelekkin (waistcoat, turk. yelek) made of black striped woollen fabric at the front and black velvet at the back. The back and sides are made of a single piece of black velvet. The vertical slit in the back is cross-fastened with a black ribbon. The front consists of two equal pieces of black woollen fabric. The button holes are trimmed with gaitania (braids), to which are attached loops and buttons. There is a semi-circular opening at the neck. On the right side there is a vase-shaped pocket decorated with orange, green and blue threads, which are used to create a variety of decorative motifs. The yelekkin is fully lined with white cotton material. On the inside there is a stamp witting: ‘‘Orfanos & Zivanaris LTD’’. The headscarf is made of fine cotton material (kouroukla), dyed with deep red colour. It is decorated with a row of floral motifs all around the edges and with a bouquet of flowers in each of the four corners. The outlines of the pattern are printed in black colour (karakalemi), and the flowers and leaves in red (tekkirin) and yellow colour. The scarf is decorated all around the edges with green and white handmade lace. The costume is completed with black leather boots of European style.