Romanian Folk Costume for American Girl

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November 6, 2008

call 773-545-8423	Romanian Folk Costume of Transylvania (Voiteg2) 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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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)

blouse: white cotton, machine embroidey, Tied with a draw-string

skirt: white cotton, machine embroidey, Tied with a draw-string

Two aprons: black cotton; machine embroidey

Vest, black cotton; machine embroidey
Pieces made of new material

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: 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) worn on official holidays: King's Day--May 10, National Day--December 1, Harvest Day--in October

	Apron	Blouse
	Skirt	Skirt Detail
	Underskirt	Vest
	Belt	shoes; Bloomers