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Polish
Costumes. Polish folk costume has been widely recognized as an important
part of the heritage of traditional peasant culture.

Poland remains one of the few European countries in which with the onset of the
21st century one can still encounter some "living" manifestations of
folk culture. The traditional costumes usually people are wearing on festive
occasion
Below are samples of only few folk costumes from Poland:
Traditional folk clothing of the
Highlanders from Babia Gora region.
Traditional folk clothing of the
Opoczyn region.
Traditional folk clothing of the
Piotrkow region.
Traditional
clothing from the Krakow region
Man is wearing: waist-coat and "krakuska" the particular sort of a four cornered cap. Women is wearing: bodice and white
blouse.
A peacock feather in the cap
is an
inseparable
part of full Krakow dress. Looks beautiful on the cap.
See sample of the peacock feather on the
left.
Lachy Sadeckie
/Podegrodzie Podlaski
costume Sieradzki
costume
Beautiful Polish Folk Costumes shown on PC's:
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Polish Folk Costumes - Crakow Region
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Polish Folk Costumes - Cieszyn Region
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Polish Folk Costumes - Highlands Region
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Polish Folk Costumes - Lowicz Region
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Polish Folk Costumes - Lublin Region
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Polish Folk Costumes - Kurpie Region
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Polish Folk Costumes - Vicinity of Poznan
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Polish Folk Costumes - Vicinity of Pultusk
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Polish Folk Costumes - Rzeszow Region
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Note:
Above samples are from the collection of old Polish Postcards and books printed in Poland.
Many traditions are regional.
Due to the rich variety
of many regional traditions in Poland, some published information might be little different.
Pictures are published for
information only and are from the books: Poland's Living Folk Culture, Polskie
Stroje Ludowe w Polsce and Stroj Ludowy w Polsce and old different postcards.
See more old Polish
Folk Postcards online here.
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