Male Costume
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751
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Traditional men's costume. It consists of a shirt worn under a vest, a vraka (breeches), a zostra (sash) worn around the waist, and a headscarf. The striped silk shirt is buttoned, with collar and cuffs. The breeches are black with many pleats and the zostra is black. A black scarf is tied around the head. The man wears a sleeved waistcoat with stripes.
Bibliography:
Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou, E. and Hadjittofi, P. (forthcoming, 2025): The Yeroskipou Folk Art Museum Dress Collection, Nicosia: Department of Antiquities, Cyprus.