A folk costume (also regional costume, national costume, traditional garment, or traditional regalia) expresses an identity through costume, which is usually associated with a geographic area or a period of time in history. It can also indicate social, marital or religious status.
People in folk costumes from the 1870s and ’80s
If the costume is used to represent the culture or identity of a specific ethnic group, it is usually known as ethnic costume (also ethnic dress, ethnic wear, ethnic clothing, traditional ethnic wear or traditional ethnic garment). Such costumes often come in two forms: one for everyday occasions, the other for traditional festivals and formal wear.
Here below is a set of amazing vintage photos from josefnovak33 that shows studio portraits of people in folk costumes from the 1870s and 1880s.
Boys from Moravian Wallachia, circa 1870s
Children from Tirol, circa 1870s
Folk costumed girl at studio Baldi & Würthle in Salzburg (Austria), circa 1870s
Girl gardener in Iasi (once the capital of Moldavia, now in Romania), circa 1870s
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