Ancient Rus clothes

What was the clothes in Ancient Russia

Features of clothing in Russia:

1. Clothing for the inhabitants of Ancient Rus was important. She not only protected the body from the heat and cold, but also had to protect the person from evil spirits, guard it. For the amulet people dressed various jewelry made of metal and made embroidery on clothes.

2. Simple people and princes wore almost the same clothing in their structure. The main difference was in the materials from which it was made. So, for example, for peasants were content mainly with linen clothes, while princes could afford to use expensive fabrics from overseas countries.

3. Children in Russia walked in shirts up to the floor. Mostly they were sewn from old things of parents, so that the parental power would protect children. (At that time people believed that when a person wears clothes, she can absorb his strength and spirit). For boys, they made clothes from father's clothes, and for girls - from mother's.

Women's Clothing of Ancient Russia

One of the components of women's clothing of Ancient Ruswas a shirt or shirt. The shirt provided a underwear, it was made of coarse and thick fabric. The shirts were sewn from light and thin materials, it was mostly only for rich women. The girls in Russia also wore canvas clothes called "zapona", it looked like a piece of cloth bent in half with a cutout for the head.

Zaponu dressed over his shirt, be suregirding. Women also wore such an up-and-over dress as a top-dresser. It was usually made of expensive fabric with embroidery, looked like a tunic. Depending on the options, the forte was with sleeves of different lengths or without them, except for this, he did not gird.

In winter, women of Ancient Rus dressedcasing with fur, and in summer they wore a shirt for nothing. For the holidays dressed in special shirts called dolgolukavki. In addition, women in Russia around the hips wrapped a woolen cloth, intercepting it with a belt at the waist. This piece of clothing was called "pona" and most often was in a cage. It should be noted that for different tribes, their colors were characteristic of the ponies.

For example, for the Vyatich tribes,blue cell, and for Radimichs - red. Poneva was very common in Ancient Rus. Later in Russia also appeared clothing called "sajan" or "queen", which consisted of two cloths, intercepted by straps on the shoulders. Look at the pictures with the clothes of Ancient Russia to see how these forms of clothing were combined.

Men's Clothing of Ancient Russia

Men's clothing of Ancient Russia consisted of a shirt,belt and pants. Men wore shirts long almost to the knee, they must have been girded. The shirt was also intercepted by a ribbon around the sleeve. In addition, a strong half of the inhabitants of Russia wore a top shirt, which was called "top" or "red shirt."

The trousers were not very wide, they did not havesince they were simply tied with a rope. In the clothes of the soldiers of Ancient Russia leather belts with metal badges were used. The princes wore things sewn from fabrics brought from other countries. The hem of the prince's outfits was embroidered with a gold border with patterns. The lower part of the sleeves was also covered with golden "bails". Collars made of satin fabric of golden color.

In addition, rich people wore belts thatwere decorated with plaques of gold and silver, as well as precious stones. Boots were made from morocco in different colors, while often embroidering a gold thread. Notable people wore a "hood" - a tall cap with a top made of colored velvet and with a sable fringe. In the cold season, the nobility wore clothes from expensive furs, as well as warm woolen suites.

Author: Katerina Sergeenko