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 April 2, 2008
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Romanian Folk Costume of Transylvania (Voiteg3) for a 18" Doll Click pictures to see bigger image. Scroll down for interesting details
$48.00 12 pieces of costume only. Free Shipping
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Blouse

Embroidery Detail

Skirt

Underskirt

Skirt and Apron detail

Apron

Vest		 Shoes
Belt
Bloomers


Description: You get 12 pieces of clothing:
Dolls' outfit was made from an actual Romanian Folk Costume, about 30-40 years old, communist era; all embroidery was machine made.
The following pieces part of the old costume (about 30-40 years old)
  • Two aprons: black cotton; machine embroidey
  • Vest, black cotton; machine embroidey
    Pieces made of new material
  • blouse: white cotton, machine / commercial embroidey, Tied with a draw-string
  • skirt: white cotton, machine / commercial embroidey, Tied with a draw-string
  • underskirt: white cotton, red and blue machine embroidey. New; not part of the old costume, but design after a real underskirt 70 years old (colored embroidery)
    Sometimes, women had two or even three "underskirts"
  • Shoes: Traditional style shoes (opinci), cowhide, hand made; Ours: cipici or traditional hand knitted shoes.
  • Stockings
  • Bloomers. New fabric, but made according to the traditional design of 19 century (and earlier.) Considering the large number of draw-strings (thus uneasiness of removing the clothes when visiting an outhouse/bathroom, the bloomers had a split in back. )
  • Belt: Romanian Flag Colors (red, yellow, blue / blue is up, red is down) worn on official holidays: King's Day--May 10, National Day--December 1, Harvest Day--in October . Not included: embroidered belt, worn on religious holidays, as Easter, Christmas; also weddings)


    • $48.00 Romanian Folk Costume of Transylvania (village of Voiteg )
    fitting the 18" American Girl Doll
    This was an actual Romanian Folk Costume of village of Voiteg, communist era, machine embroidery. This is an Ethnographic Correct Outfit! You are buying only the clothes.
    The American Doll you see in the picture is an old doll, not for sale.