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sarafan

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sarafaan

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A sarafan came to North-Western Russia at 1300's as a men's outfit (it was a sort of a coat). It became a women's dress not earlier than 1500's-1600's. People rarely used the word sarafan. They preferred more descriptive titles, that pointed to a material a sarafan was made of (atlasnik - made of silk), or to a certain design's features (klinnik - consists of triangles), or to a region where that sarafan was weared (moskovik - from Moscow). From Nothern Russia a sarafan spreaded among people to Syberia, and Baykal Lake region. In 1700's- 1800's a sarafan became not just peasant's outfit, but a clothes of middle-class urban women, and merchants's wives. In Southern Russia of XVIII-XIX centuries, a sarafan was a costume of young unmarried girls (in contrast to a poneva, which became a mark of marriage) http://traditionalrussiancostume.com

le costume historique

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victorian gown 1867

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fashion prints

From Fancy Dresses Described, or What to Wear at Fancy Balls by Ardern Holt. When 19th century ladies were to attend costume balls, the necessity for unique and extravagant fancy dress was of the highest priority. http://www.wollmansclassicprints.com