For many centuries, different peoples lived side by side in the Perm Territory, but the majority of the population was Russian, who moved from the northern regions, from the Urals, Volga, and Vyatka. The folk traditions of the peasants of Prikamye were closely intertwined with the traditions of the indigenous population - Permian Komi.
Ethnographers singled out the symbiosis of cultures into an original complex. The interest is traditional Russian and Komi-Permyak folk costume and its festive, wedding version . On the features of the old costume and its development trends in modern times, read on.
What are the elements of a women's wedding suit?
The shirt was sewn from white canvas: a thin cloth, often purchased, was put on the sleeves, the rest was cut from a coarser homespun material . The collar, sleeves, tee-tops, and coquette were ornamented with branded weaving and embroidery. So decorated not only white shirts, but also colored, mottled.
A must-have element of festive women's clothing was an apron made of fine factory fabric. For him, a rectangular cloth panel in the waist area was going to a tie strap. Sundresses often belted, on a woven belt there were geometric patterns, ornaments, texts . Festive shoes - always only purchased leather shoes or boots.
By the end of the 19th century, the bride’s costume was decorated with a wreath of wax flowers, which was supplemented by a large nonsense among the villagers, and among the artisans and factory workers they wore a lace veil with a wreath. In some districts, they wore thin braids and fishes, as well as bandages from the gown, connected by long ribbons. Girlish hats - bandages, ribbons were richly embroidered with beads, pearls, embroidery, stained glass, and cantle .
Features groom's suit
Men's outerwear, as well as women's outerwear, was sewn for the summer from canvas with a cutting waist and pleats or burs at the back. Demi-season clothes made of cloth had a straight-back or cut-off cut with a flared hem. And in winter, the groom put on a covered or naked coat. The outfit was complemented by leather boots and a fur hat or cap.
Interesting facts about vintage wedding suits
Some local traditions demanded that the bride, who was at the bachelorette party, special hairstyles and headgear. The girl braided one braid, but there were many multi-colored ribbons in her hair, no less than six or seven . The wreath for this ceremony was decorated with wood chips, beads, chicken feathers, different leaves, flowers.
Another tradition that exists in some villages of the Perm Territory was the presence in the wedding dress of the bride of two sundresses - a white lower and a colored upper. After the wedding, the white sundress was cleaned in a chest and stored for a funeral rite. The upper sundress was worn on holidays.
Modern wedding dresses of peoples of the Perm region
