Croatia Bridal Weddings Pearl Women Fashion Jewelry 99

Croatia Bridal Weddings Pearl Women Fashion Jewelry.

By Aamir Mannan. 

Croatia People of Croatia have a phenomenal heritge, which is their traditional clothing worn by them, who not only live in the Republic of Croatia but also by the other Croats who are scattered in different areas of other Central European states. This is also a bitter fact that the most of the Croats have left the centuries old custom of wearing the traditional dress of Croatia and use Western-style clothing on a daily basis. Now, the traditional attires are worn by the people of Croatia on the events of national importance, festive moments, wedding celebrations and religious ceremonies.

The women or Croatia in traditional cpstumes - Image :Radio Velika Goriaca - RVG

The women or Croatia in traditional cpstumes – Image :Radio Velika Goriaca – RVG

The females of Croatia usually wear the dresses that consist a plain white dress or blouse (košulja) or underskirt (skutići), which is usually the basic form of the costume. It is then added with other clothing and decorations, which may include another overdress or skirt (kotula), a decorative jacket (djaketa, paletun or koret), apron (ogrnjač or pregjača), scarf (ubrsac), kerchief or shawl which are usually decorated with a floral or animal motif. The embroidery is very intricate and is usually red, white, blue, gold, or black.

A Croat Girl in traditional attire - paul Barker Hemings

A Croat Girl in traditional attire – paul Barker Hemings

The women of Croatia also wear a lot of traditional jewellery, ranging from necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and rings could consist of gold, silver, beads, pearls, or even corral from the Adriatic . Hair is interwoven into one or two braids and decorated with red ribbons for girls or women that are unmarried, while married women wear woven or silk kerchiefs on their heads. Costumes of brides consists of a crown or wreath often made of flowers (vijenac) and large amounts of jewelry.