Traditional Transylvanian Folk Costume Vest from Háromszék ❃ Hungarian Folklore and more ❃ Part 1

[@LixiaWinter]

Black colour is mourning but black velvet is ~f a s h i o n~, baby

[@PrettyShepherd]

So true! 🖤

[@cahs87]

You pretending to be an elder is literally my grandmother, it's uncanny! The "we used what we had at home" is such a classic response!

[@chronischgeheilt]

I find the folk aspect of costube very interesting :) My aunt got married to my (German) uncle in her hungarian folk attire (like in the 70s or 80s) :)

[@PrettyShepherd]

That's pretty cool! I bet you have some neat family photos from it 😊

[@pdddance]

Your renactment of the interview was spot on. I have conducted many interviews throughout Eastern Europe on costumes and from the starting simple to warming up with more detail to the breaking into song right in the middle of an interview is so accurate. Lovely!

[@PrettyShepherd]

I'm really glad I've managed to capture the heart of it - I wasn't sure it would translate into my video, but it's great to know, it did ☺️🌿

[@cyk10543]

I just adore folk costumes! When I was little my mum would dress me up in the costume from my region sometimes (I don't have one anymore though). I really like yours and can't wait for the rest of the videos!

[@PrettyShepherd]

Thank you! They're coming 🌿

[@amandasargi8227]

I am Brazilian and I really love to know how fashion worked through times in different cultures, and this video is absolutely amazing!

[@hegedusblankailona8433]

And how many "nothing special" stories these Anna nénis have. It is always sooo wonderful to listen to them. It is miraculous what difference some old photos can make. A few month ago I visited Szék with some friends, and the couple whose house we stayed at had some photos out in their kitchen. They were lovely ones from their youth and about their grandchildren, of course. And at the very moment some of us had a question about one of them, dozens of others were placed on the table and we spent the night and the following morning going over them one by one and they told us each ones' story. I loved your roleplays. This one and the other one with the "I am a man" "I am also a man" *pointing at the moustache* as well. :D Can't wait to see the second part and the finished dress.

[@PrettyShepherd]

Hegedűs Blanka Ilona thank you so much! It warms my heart to see how that scene connected with everyone who's ever met an old Néni like that ❤️

[@soulstylista]

I’m Belarusian and for the last 2 years my interest in my culture has been growing. And I really want to make a national Belarusian costume. Have never sewn anything (except Barbie clothes lol), so it’s probably gonna be a long way till I can recreate that.

[@bananbanan6520]

as a Transylvanian from Háromszék, I'm so glad that you like our costumes :) I disliked them from the bottom of my heart when i was a child but now i am appreciative.

[@brittamai5367]

^^ Your roleplay is so sweet and funny. And... ah! There they are... wolfteeths-neckline! Totally in love with it!

[@PrettyShepherd]

Thank you! I had so much fun filming those bits 😂👑👨🏻👵🏻

[@Sakura66ful]

I absolutely love how the clothes of folk culture have their own language (in a way). You could portray so many different things just with what you were wearing :) I love it so much.

[@CarolineFeyling]

I love seeing other people making (and using) folk costumes! I am currently working on a Norwegian costume of my own design so it is interesting to see how it compares to yours. I definitely feel that the bigger area you take inspiration from the harder it is because everything is so beautiful and interesting. I have definitely been struggling with deciding what type of head covering I want. Amazing work, keep it up!

[@PrettyShepherd]

Scandinavian costumes are so gorgeous! Good luck with yours, I'm sure it will be spectacular ✨

[@TheMichigami]

the mention of the black velvet reminded me of something of my grandmother's. her mother was slovak and gramma had kept a piece of fabric from one of her "fancy" dresses as a keepsake, a small strip of black velvet with many colored flowers embroidered on it that had been part of a vest. her mother had taken the vest and skirts apart to make clothing for my grandmother and one of her sisters as children. I wish i had pictures of what it looked like before as all that remains now is a scrap of embroidered velvet that fits in one hand. we don't even know what area she was from to look up anything similar, but it must have been pretty from gramma's stories and what little remains. its a bit sad how some of this has been lost to time

[@teknosbeka]

When she said Anna néni I frozed😂😂😂 That's the name of my grandmother 😂😂😂😂

[@KahoriFutunaka]

I started crying when you did the "talk with your grandmother". That's EXACTLY how it is! So perfect! "Oh, the normal things you know. Just the normal things. Nothing special." *suddenly starts this awesome story* "As I said, nothing special."

[@PrettyShepherd]

Yes, it was definitely inspired by Life 😂

[@piccalillipit9211]

*I NOW LIVE IN BULGARIA* and I can SOOOO relate to the talking to old people thing.... "So what was it like under communism" "Oh you know, it was normal, nothing special" "But what did you do?" "Oh, this and that you know, everyone was busy doing stuff"

[@xenapaprika4555]

If you made a series where you’d just tell us folk stories, I’d watch them every day. You have the prettiest voice!

[@abigailbrettxneider2514]

So glad to have found your channel. My mothers family came from somwhere within that region, and i want to learn about the tradition that we have forgotten. My grandmother found a rug in her mothers attic that we think came overseas with the immigrating members of our family that has the tulip shape and we've heard that the shapes and colors would have had meanings beyond being pretty. Wich i think is really cool but kindof sad that the meaning is forgotten

[@shelbyward2944]

I am so blown away by how beautiful your mind and soul is. The moment I saw you galloping in and doing that whole Monty python scene... I friggin cried... you’re the most amazing person on earth. 😻❤️

[@sidhawker]

You're a riot! xD I love seeing folk costume, it has so much relatable vibrancy that gets lost when there's too much focus on fancy gowns. I look forward to catching up on your channel and seeing more of you work. And characters. :X

[@PrettyShepherd]

Thank you so much! I quite agree! There is a lot of delicacy to be discovered hiding in the more plain costumes of common folk - it is wonderful to see that others are noticing it too 🌿

[@emmajauernig2080]

As someone who had a passion for traditional costuming, this was such an amazing and interesting video :D I hope you can make more videos about traditional clothing

[@Lisotchka]

I love folkloric styles from the Middle and Eastern Europe! 🌷🌸🌹❤️Thank you for this video. I can’t wait the next! 🥰

[@kyriea3112]

I can't wait to see the finished outfit, I love seeing your folklore costumes!

[@PrettyShepherd]

Thank you! It was much fun to film those bits 🌿👨🏻👑

[@juliaancona7531]

This vid is wonderful! Can't wait for the rest of the parts. I think there is a fine line with those who want to dress their self expressed way but not want to be judged for it. And then those who claim they don't care what someone wears, but still label them based on what they wore. We will probably never get away from judgment for appearance in our lifetimes. So it is nice that so many can shine with their uniqueness.

[@PrettyShepherd]

I agree! It's best to be able to express oneself, but being judgemental is just mean 🌿

[@sparkybish]

My mother’s family is ethnically Hungarian, but from Transylvania, which is a difficult concept to explain to your average American, so I am riveted.

[@tegansutherland7299]

Firstly this is a wonderful video! It is so difficult to research a lot of the fashion from Eastern Europe because it WAS so different village to village -- I've tried to explore the fashion from the area my family is from, Ukrainian Bukovina, and it's been just as hard to pin down the styles. I really liked watching this project come together on IG, and your reenactments of conversations in the vid is Spot On. Love it! Regarding fashion rules and dressing for rules: people always dress for the social group they want to be a part of. Punks dress in a punk fashion so other punks know they are a kindred spirit, vintage wearers ditto ditto, and high fashion lovers demonstrate to others in the biz that they know their way around a designer label. The problem always comes in it being required or prescribed clothing rules. Whether it's the performative femininity of white collar jobs like law or marketing (my ex sister in law had to wear heels and stockings to get taken seriously as a lawyer), religious requirements like modest dress or head coverings, or even things like school uniforms -- when there are punishments for failing to meet expected dress rules, I have concerns about the rules existing. As simply social group markers? No problem -- but like most other aspects of culture, there is no single issue -- it's all intertwined with many many other issues.

[@PrettyShepherd]

Tegan Sutherland You've put it so very eloquently! I agree. It's nice to show you belong (or that you don't) ☺️ but strict labels and expectations can easily make things go downhill. Thank you for the compliments! I am incredibly happy that so many people take interest in this project and folklore in general! 😊🌷✨ As for researching, if you have the possibility to narrow it down to just a couple of neighbouring villages, AND you have the time and funds to travel there, it might be more successful. But such research is often a little bit like a lottery, you don't really know what you'll get in advance 🤷‍♀️ Good Luck with it! 🌿

[@vedaf.5169]

I'm from the Romanian Bukovina! :)

[@tegansutherland7299]

@@vedaf.5169 Our grandparents were neighbors! :)

[@rosaelenarivera2765]

Lovely video, great info! I wanted to let you know that in Mexico one of the garments stilled use is the rebozo which not only tells about your state in life (young, married, or widow) but the state of mourning you are in and in younger ladies can tell if they have a boyfriend or are looking for one. All of these on how you wear it, and use it (as it is a piece that has to be useful and evocative).

[@marymoore3585]

I love the history and the longer videos! Beautiful work!

[@medicwebber3037]

This was fascinating and I love the way you presented it! I'm subscribing right now! (My Polish grandmother was very different in her talking style. ANY opportunity to talk at LENGTH about anything... you couldn't get her to stop and she wasn't generalizing! I don't think she had a hot dinner in her life-by the time she took a mouthful she had been talking for half an hour, lol. But the reenactment was great! I have a lot of elderly patients who I've had the opportunity to talk to and you do have to almost... 'warm them up' to the conversation to get the details. Loved that part.)

[@PrettyShepherd]

Thank you! I couldn't help but see myself in your allegory about hot dinners 😅 I hope to grow into one of the talkative grannies too!

[@kristinataddei8138]

I really appreciate that the material would do all the talking for you....married....young .... mourning....farmer....forest...love it that way there was no mistaking who was what....this is absolutely fascinating thank you for sharing!!!....

[@annajeanbanas]

wow. just this video... regarding your question earlier in it, though we would not want to be "judged" according to our clothes, we are... and we also do this. the clothes we wear are a representation of ourselves. the way we carry certain colors and styles, cuts and materials. more people are now saying we should have freedom to wear what we want, but some unspoken (but still relevant) rules are often broken. it is interesting that certain countries or cultures are stricter in regard to these rules and standards. not to mention the generational differences as well... i love your informative videos! thank you for producing them.

[@abrilbedoya9274]

This video has so many good things! Your handwriting is beautiful, and your singing too!

[@leventdhiver]

Who needs a cast when we have PrettySheppard! I adored the song, and the very manly men❤

[@PrettyShepherd]

Danielle Solano thank you! I had a blast portraying them 😁

[@marrrimarti23456]

Fun ideea: maybe a holiday spent here. Here are some museums that present how those garments were made, and some actual dresses. Probably would be a bit of a language barrier :)))

[@AnidHarker]

Oh I think we definitely still judge people by their dress, not quite in the old way, but there's always details of one's appearance that give away things like political leaning (most commonly, these days, at least where I live). Also it reminds me of how from time to time someone will try to make up systems to judge people in specific ways, like I remember once reading about some club somewhere that had a codified system of bracelets and their position defined whether the wearer was with someone or looking for a fling or whatnot. I think whatever we think about this morally, we keep finding ways to do similar things. People be people, I guess.

[@PrettyShepherd]

That's interesting, basically a modern twist on traditional colour coding

[@selkiemorien9006]

Absolutely here for the history part of it, loved all the little details and information you put in here! Onwards to the next part I ride xD

[@mayflower473]

I love eastern European folk dress so much! I would love to learn more about everyday work dresses. I am trying make a Vyshyvanka dress, but I am only a beginner. As you say, it makes sense that such finery was reserved for Sundays and for photographs; I have been searching around for images of everyday work wear from eastern Europe and I really can't find much. Please make a video on everyday work dresses! I would love to make some of these dresses for everyday wearing. I just discovered your channel yesterday and I have been enjoying your videos very much

[@besina1563]

I starting to think about these clothes aswell : I found a kind of „ very old used up Mieder ” at the end of our flee market on top of a waste bin , here in Linz Austria , it's roughly but effectively made out of a green fabric with stitched on black lace . It is very figure fitted , without being cut - just stitched away to fit the figure and has also broad square shoulder stuffed - stiff areas attached to it to improve the ideal of an inverted triangle with a tiny small waist ! I also bought an adorable , very tiny kind of Sunday - jacket - blouse in black fabric in very good condition , very elegant with its stitched on and adorned collar and tiny white lace peeping out at the neck and handarmholes . It has these rounded arm - posture of 1830 ies or later . I like your style so much , came for the wonderful hair first to here ! All the best wishes !

[@Teg2997]

The grandma interview is ABSOLUTELY real!!!!! "Grandma, what was it like living under the dictatorship?" "Oh, you know, very normal." "But.... How was your life?" "Oh, just the usual... I used to take care of the children. They were so upset when then they stopped going to school for a while, because there was no teacher" "No teacher? Why?" "Oh, she was arrested, the police thought she was a communist" "WAIT, WHAT"

[@sarahasbach2333]

this video is so good! you do such wonderful research and careful study of the past. I love such specific and narrow research topics.

[@GwensShenanigans]

Omg, I love this so much! Also: that skirt you wear when you're the King of Hungary is the most perfect skirt of all skirts.

[@PrettyShepherd]

Thank you! It is one of my favourites ❤️

[@josy6364]

I really enjoyed little historical introduction. I'm from Germany but my grandma is originally from a small village in the center of Transylvania near Sibiu. I don't know a lot about it even if we went on a vacation to Romania. But to get a few more information was very interesting.

[@Vintagebursche]

Well, hello fellow costuber! I love your folkloric spin. Looking forward to your next video! ❤️

[@PrettyShepherd]

Why Hello! Thanks for stopping by! How did I miss your channel so far? Please keep producing your fabulous content! I'm totally bingeing it this weekend 💕

[@createa.googleaccount713]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Your Videos! From Beginning to End, but when you do the Skits, with Mustache...it's simply Brilliant, Comical & definitely Adorable! This style reminds me of happier simpler times in 🇺🇸 (now turned 😈) Only 2nd times to watch your videos,, not sure how others Are normally? But the First one on Hair was So good that it brought me to here, and Now I'm Subscribed! 👍💖🙏 Thank You SisStar 🌟

[@laartje24]

I live in a Catholic conservative town where everyone wears the same modern style because if you don't, you are just denied. It is borring as heck, so yes please express yourself trough your clothing and show the world what great options are out there!

[@ka7271]

Love the colours and details on the costumes! They are wonderful 😃 They also remind me a bit of some types of Norwegian folk costume. Though I do not know a lot about them myself the Norwegian national romantic period liked to show rural people in their Sunday best in paintings and at least a few areas share the same colours (red was popular) and cut of fabric as some costumes in your book. I asked my grandmother once about her everyday clothes and they were basically simpler versions, in less expensive fabrics than the Sunday/fine clothes, which still today look a lot like the traditional "bunad" shown in national romantic pictures. Today however, bunad has no everday equivilent and is reserved for big celebrations such as important rites of passage, the national day and for some important church days.

[@Lady_dromeda]

I LOVED THE SKIT WITH THE MUSTACHE

[@kirstenpaff8946]

It's interesting to see how regional folk costumes were in Transylvania. I am mostly familiar with modern German folk costumes, which do vary from state to state, but have also become a generic fashion of their own. The more generic folk costume fashion is mostly based on southern Bavarian clothing (Dirndl and Lederhosen), and most people assume that all German folk costumes look like the Bavarian folk costumes.

[@PrettyShepherd]

Oh, that misconception is so familiar! Modern Dirndls can be nice, but calling them a folk costume is so wrong 😅🙈 We have something similar in Hungary too, a cheap, very generalised version that people call "Hungarian dress" 🙄 Anyway, I'd love to delve into more details of the German folk costumes one day too! ☺️

[@MeganFromFlorida]

As an American, I know nothing of this at all, but I AM EXCITED TO LEARN

[@saraszabo6795]

"De mind egész nagy Albionban Nincs több oly ablak, mint ahonnan A legszebb rózsaszál virít, A legszebb rózsaszál virít..."❤️🎶

[@laclarabow]

Watching from Scotland - really fascinating, thank you!

[@rhondamast3441]

This makes me sad to be born in a ridiculously young country. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@prudenceblue]

I feel the same. I cling to my Italian ancestry, but also kind of feel like an imposter or something.

[@fxjrulpzxi]

It is kind of strange 🤔

[@klinikam.9135]

It is nothing wrong whit having a young country! I like the "american melting pot" culture. Where everyone has a unique culture.

[@RR4711]

I was the first of my family to be born in Australia. My family has a very rich Hungarian history. Everyone should trace back their family lines, I think most people would be surprised.

[@giulibi]

that means that you are doing history and making your own traditions now for the future! I think that's exciting :)

[@LetysPeaceCorner]

I really thought that you are romanian. I am from Romania and what you do is super awesome 😲

[@rusuramona3124]

No, se she is not romanian! No romanian would dare to say that Transilvania is a ...hungarian teritory!!! But I think the just doesn't know that. Well, she did not know that - 'till now!

[@beatriceschmid9]

Great 😃 thanks a million ❤ sorry just found your channel and left a message under a different clip asking for more information on tradition, stories, etc...i'm sorry, i ought to have checked the other stuff first. I love it ❤ thank you

[@Crosshill]

i saw you in that pass the notion video so im just gonna subscribe and enjoy some videos as they come out cause that was gorgeous, i thought it was traditional scandinavic at first, with the braids and vest and apron

[@KdramaLanguageLab]

the historical geography part is a very sensitive topic though...

[@Kanikanihia]

Yes... And she worded it in a not very diplomatic way, but oh well.😐

[@squareroutevintage7590]

Love this! Great video ❤!!!

[@kelfae]

Please, take all the time you need. It's fascinating!

[@estig.1798]

Anna hi!!! You are so beautiful💞 I am new to your channel and binge watching all your videos SIMPLY GORGEOUS!!!💜💜💜 My father in law was born and raised in transylvania he has many beautiful stories about his childhood in the early 30's. The beautiful scenery and large fields. so lovely. I love your beautiful hair 🌷 bless you😘

[@heutenachtistmeintag3328]

Hm, you look great with twirly mustache... (I am so excited for this series!!!)

[@julithewizards1358]

Hey there! I just started my own youtube channel a few weeks ago and i'm now about to "collect" all costubers that i remember to subscribe. 😄 I'm really glad i found this video! 🤗 I live in Bavaria and i'm very interested in traditional clothes and also started to wear them on a regular basis (no matter what other people think of it. 😅) and i have a skirt similar to the one you wear as "king". 😄 I didn't know about the color code, i only know some meanings of the placement of the apron bow on dirndl, thats also handy. 👗🎀

[@michelleabramowitz273]

This is so so cool! I know in the past, dyes were expensive, so the more brightly coloured an item of clothing was, the more expensive it was. Was that the case for these folk dresses? Do you know if the industrialization of the region changed anything with that? I really loved this video!

[@PrettyShepherd]

Michelle Abramowitz there were some more quirks that I didn't touch on in this video (it's long enough as is 😅🙈), like in a neighbouring area, where they even used a single gold thread every set of repeating stripes, to show off wealth in a very discreet (and shiny!) manner. Lasting true black, as in not-very-dark-grey-brown-or-blue, was indeed expensive to come by, hence the black velvet being one of the most expensive fabrics. In another (much further) area, even bridal dresses were full black because they were the most expensive you could go! However, most of the detailed information we have about folk costumes in Transylvania, are from the second half of the 19th century, so industrialisation already had a hand in that. Yours is a very interesting question though, and now I want to look into it in more depth! Thank you for the thoughtfulness!

[@veilenedream5825]

i love everything about this

[@GreenMonkeyToaster]

I obviously like that we dress more neutral/class less (in theory) today. Just like I enjoy my electricity and indoor plumbing. THAT SAID! The weird history nerd in me loves the old ways of dressing. Showing where you're from and codes like the colours described in the video. I'm from Norway where we use our folk dress for festive occasions, and they usually represent an area. I'm one of the people who scoff at those who choose the one they think is the most beautiful rather than one for their area.

[@PrettyShepherd]

Sophie that's fascinating! I agree with you to the extent that it is (or should be) good to know your own heritage first and foremost, and know it -well-. But I've done research in many areas that are far and very different from mine (in fact, as a Hungarian from Romania I basically couldn't have been born further from Háromszék 😅), and sometimes it's just fun to wear what your heart just so desires 😊 With all this, I do understand that in the occasions you mention are supposed to be representative, but that freedom of choice is what you get, along with many other freedoms 🤷‍♀️ And the plumbing in your house 😂 You win some, you lose some, I guess! ☺️

[@PrettyShepherd]

Sophie ps: I had the good fortune to visit Oslo for half a week two years ago. Your folk costumes are incredibly glorious! I have about 1000 photos from the Museum of Cultural History -- I just couldn't get enough ✨💕

[@GreenMonkeyToaster]

@@PrettyShepherd that is very true, and at the end of the day I want people to wear any folk dress rather than no folk dress 😄 one thing though is that often there are local businesses or even old local ladies who make these almost by hand (not the fabric tho) so it supports them when you order your local folk dress. Bunad (the folk dress) is a complex topic 😅 as the ones we have now are very much reconstructions, so how traditional are they really? So how strict can rules really be? The more I learn about history, I realise it doesn't really matter as long as there is joy and creativity like your outfit 😍

[@GreenMonkeyToaster]

@@PrettyShepherd thanks! I wish folk costumes were more talked about. We Norwegians often think we're unique with our Bunad, when so many people have folk dress. I love all the gorgeous dresses in that book of yours. Do people wear them sometimes? Like I said, in Norway a fair number (almost half? Not sure) of women own a bunad. It is often a gift for one's confirmation. (mine is the red nordmørsbunad if you were wondering)

[@bezse657]

Nagyon vagány vagy, hogy nemzetközi szinten bemutatod ezt a kultúrát!!! Óriási!! Le a kalappal! & vagány az angolod is! Gratuláció egy magyarországi, ám szilágyságba férjhez jött lájkolótól! 😉😉

[@zoeblueyes]

Side note: I really love your top ❤️

[@piccalillipit9211]

*I NOW LIVE IN BULGARIA* and I can SOOOO relate to the talking to old people thing.... "So what was it like under communism" "Oh you know, it was normal, nothing special" "But what did you do?" "Oh, this and that you know, everyone was busy doing stuff"

[@RR4711]

Unfortunately people had to be busy under communism. In Hungary if you were unemployed you could be sent to jail. My fathers first wife died shortly after childbirth so my father stayed home to look after the baby. After a couple of weeks the authorities to his house because he hadn’t been working and threatened to throw him in jail. In the countryside it wasn’t so bad but the capital was very strict.

[@piccalillipit9211]

@@RR4711 - What I have learned - which is not what I expected - is that communism was very different in each of the countries.

[@RR4711]

@@piccalillipit9211 even in different regions of the same country. My fathers side of the family is from Budapest and my mothers side is from Alfold (the great plain). They both had very different experiences.

[@k.c7655]

I'm from Bulgaria and please don't have the impression that communism was good for us. It wasn't. My great-grandfather was sent to a concentration camp just because he didn't want to give up his fields to the communist party :( You can look up information about how many Bulgarians suffered in Belene concentration camp.

[@piccalillipit9211]

@@k.c7655 - I talk to hundreds of people about the communist times and there are a VERY wide range of opinions. Your family suffered cos they didn't want to give up the land, others who came from families that were destitute and were given a livelihood and a place to live have a very different take on it... As Fuchsia Pasta above said "even in different regions of the same country. My fathers side of the family is from Budapest and my mothers side is from Alfold (the great plain). They both had very different experiences" Im not commenting, I did not experience it. All I know is that it was not uniformly good or bad - in the same way if you ask a guy on $250k a year in America they will likely love capitalism nd if you ask a homeless guy in LA he will likely hate capitalism...

[@januzzell8631]

Ooh! Fascinating! Thank you :D

[@luptudor7365]

It's very interesting how transilvanyan(romanian) and hungarian folk are really similar,esspecially the folk costumes from the west of transilvanya(arad,bihor,salaj).I belive it's because transilvanya was a part of hungary for a while,in particular the villages that are in the plains Hope it makes any logic lol

[@PrettyShepherd]

Yes, it totally makes sense 😊 I'm originally from Oradea btw, so I am somewhat aquatinted with Romanian costumes too 🌷

[@katherinemorelle7115]

The colour coding is very interesting. In some ways, I love it. It would make things easier, and I do think that clothing can be a way to express ourselves and who we are. But I personally would prefer not to be tired down to a specific colour or colours. I like being able to use whatever colour and pattern appeals to me. And so I would use clothing to express myself in a far more ephemeral and vague way, rather than “oh, she’s wearing X, which means she is Y”. More “oh, I see she really likes old styles, and neutral colours with a hints of jewel tones every now and then”. So I use clothing more to express my personality, my style, and what I like, rather than a more set understanding of “who I am” in terms of marriage, motherhood, age, etc. So I don’t think rules guidelines about colours is something I would go for.

[@kokomoinmyheart]

Tutorial for this hairstyle please? (I LOVE your tutorials. I have been growing my hair out and didn‘t know what to do with it (did not like most of the other styles aesthetically or bc they were unpractical) i was super vlose to cutting my waist length to a more modern length. Now I have decided I will grow them to be at least classic lenght!)

[@PrettyShepherd]

Good luck on your hair journey! there's a tutorial for this style - it's "My Everyday Hairstyle for Long Hair" 😊

[@freyamariano106]

Your voice is beautiful!!

[@LizCapism]

What a great introduction to the topic! Unfortunately you were upstaged by your precious kitty. :)

[@PrettyShepherd]

LizCapism haha! The perils of always having cats around 😹 (it was a risk I was willing to take 😁)

[@theredtower1334]

I'm from Wyoming, USA. Generally, most people dress the same in middle to lower income. The same can be said of upper income as they will buy from nicer stores that carry nicer styles than T-shirts and jeans or basic button up shirts and dress slacks. We can usually tellUniversity professors apart, and the law and business students dress in suits. And then there are the Cowboys, who of course dress in western wear. As much as we say everyone is equal here, there are differences. Many tend to be more respectful to better dressed people and more casual with casually dressed people. There's something to be said for understanding more about a person by how they dress, but it shouldn't color the respect we show each other. As Americans we are supposed to all be sovereign, though I dont think all people understand it.

[@suzannederringer1607]

Nice singing voice, too!

[@karolendvay7561]

I'm Hungarian, living in The Netherlands and I've been searching for quite some time for those boots you're wearing. Do you know any store where to buy who ships abroad? Nagyon köszönöm!!! 🇭🇺❤️🇳🇱

[@PrettyShepherd]

Haha, they're just sparkly wellingtons from Tesco 😆✨

[@karolendvay7561]

@@PrettyShepherd no way!!! 😂😂

[@divyamishra4884]

U r so creative, intelligent and funny too🥰😆

[@dananitu2452]

Are you from Romania? I did not know about this color codes it is cool I knew in Japanese kimono there are some types that unmaried women were and some for elder people

[@PrettyShepherd]

Born and raised in Oradea 😉🌷🌿✨

[@VictoriasRoses]

I wish I had seen your video earlier. I visited the Maryhill Museum in the state of Washington at the beginning of November. They had a beautiful Romanian and Transylvanian costume exhibition. The exhibition was inspired and brought to Maryhill because the Queen Maria of Romania because they have a lot of her artifacts permanently displayed. I hope its possible when the museum reopens this spring I can see the costumes again if they are there. It is very interesting to me. I love your video :)

[@PrettyShepherd]

Awesome! Romanian folk costumes are quite different (more archaic) and they have drop dead gorgeous embroideries 🥰 in case you get to see it, prepare for a treat! ✨

[@VictoriasRoses]

@@PrettyShepherd Thank you for this information. Since I am new to this I will look for this. It is so interesting about the colors. I did see it but it is online earlier today on the Mary Hill Museum website so I will go read more on this. Happy Holidays! :-)

[@pretzeldragon1833]

Great video! I really loved the "talks" inbetween XD I too know the struggles with working with folk costumes and suddenly noticing they aren't quite "by the rules". In my traditional dancing group almost all women wear the caps for unmarried girls even though they're long married :'D But we simply haven't made the other (rather plain) ones yet.

[@PrettyShepherd]

pretzeldragon thank you! Good luck making progress on those new headpieces 😉 or not 😅 you do you. It is the 21st century, so it's not like any of you will be persecuted 😁

[@JennyDarren]

I love the skirt anyway. I guess just put other bits of materials with it ... surely. If not, pass it on.....I would wear it as it is... lol... ❤️

[@janesmith2247]

Nagyon aranyos vagy a videón és páratlan az elôadásod. Gratulálok 👏💕😊

[@PrettyShepherd]

Köszönöm! 🎀

[@rebeccak-d8561]

It is very similar to the Polish folk costumes. ❤️ content of your channel

[@harpress]

I'd smash it like that like button. and the subscribe button. And the little notofications bell. (that's of course in response to ShoutShepard at the end ;)) Re: telling stories with your garments, and expressing yourself via clothing: I think it's a bit like with labels - it's lovely when you can find and choose the labels that fit you. It is totally not lovely when someone just sticks a label onto you and you have to wear it because that's what the society expects you to. Think cats and boxes :)

[@_fa_]

I love love love this hairsyle. Do you have a tutorial?

[@PrettyShepherd]

Yes! You can find it as my "Everyday Hairstyle" 😉✨

[@emeseimre5252]

She is Hungarian,speaking English very well.

[@daniellafonagy7685]

Elderly people just live to sing my grandfather just start to sing hungarian folklore songs .

[@PrettyShepherd]

So true! My grandpa loved to sing too! ❤️

[@WaterNai]

Fascinating history! I really like that vest. The geometric design and the wolf’s tooth trim are wonderful. And the beading, too! Okay, everything.... 😄

[@PrettyShepherd]

Aww! Thank you! 🎀

[@marymoore3585]

How can we get hold of some of these fabrics in the USA? I want some sooo much.

[@MoonChildTarot8888]

What colors do divorce people wear and what colors do they wear if they re marry? Curious

[@nikkib3117]

Does your book have any information about Vatra Dornei? My great-grandma was from there and I am trying to research clothing her family may have worn.

[@PrettyShepherd]

I'm afraid not 🙃 I don't know that area very well either, so I can't recommend a book for it, sorry! Good luck with your research though!

[@nikkib3117]

@@PrettyShepherd Thanks so much for the info! At least now I don't need to figure out how to get a copy of the book.

[@YarnAndy]

@@nikkib3117 not sure if you've found anything in the meantime, here's a page with a few examples from Bucovina, the region where Vatra Dornei is. www.romanianmuseum.com/Romania/RomaniaEthnoMOLDOVAbucovina.html Click on the photos to enlarge them. All the women wore a long, embroidered chemise (iia cu altiță) and a wrap skirt (fotă) that can have a corner folded up. They also wore white or colored head wraps, usually made of silk or very fine wool. The men wore long shirts and wool pants. They all wore furry vests (bundiță) or coats (cojoc) during the cold months.

[@TheGabygael]

On the internet, my entire province is symbolised by one costume and when I look on the country level I fall on carnival costumes :/ Does anyone have ideas on how I could find village specific information (for belgium) The Flanders seemed to have striped skirts as well and we inherited some type of checkered fabrics and chintz from the Netherlands,I hope it has some meaning other than "pretty"

[@PrettyShepherd]

I understand your problem 😕 It's very hard to research any country's costumes on the internet, unless you know where to look (then it's only moderately hard). If you have the possibility, I would suggest traveling to a village or two and asking around. Or perhaps looking for some books on the subject. Good luck with it! I know it can be a challenge! 🌿

[@TheGabygael]

@@PrettyShepherd thank you for the support 😊when lockdown is over I plan on going to the folklore museum of my hometown and even if there is no explanation of what the clothing means, i could at least see what it actually looked like. I have a theory that folkwear was already a thing of the past by 1900 in Belgium (i have one or two photographs of my family from the turn of the century and they had the perfect fashionable silhouette) and I learned at school that after the independence in 1830-1831 the kingdom wanted to look modern to get a place internationally, and that's why the belgian railway was so efficient in the 19th century. I know that the introduction of the railway in other countries accelerated industrialisation and the loss of traditional values, so i guess the industrial revolution hit harder in Belgium than in other parts of Europe and that's why we don't feel like we have a traditional folk dress

[@falloncornblues1057]

💗💗💗

[@Kitastrophic]

I think that there should not be judgement around how people express themselves with their appearance. You can show who you are through your clothing without being judged for that personhood you are expressing, if that makes sense? So in my mind, the two can exist side by side.

[@terrortara6994]

❤

[@Saltheartfreak]

A part of me, most of all, the one who loves the colour green and only wanna wear clothes of the colour green want to argue: People should wear what they want and not be judged. But the socially inadequate, historical and wanna be folk costume everyday wearer says: YES, bring back the colour coding! I wanna know when I see potential friends the colours they wear represent their life. Because then I know, if they wear some black, don't talk about who has past and such. Would make it easier for me to avoid awkward conversations.

[@TealCheetah]

PLEASE tell me you video record the interviews when you can!!

[@maryamjamal3805]

Coulor code i dont like it much for us i mean i would likee to have whatever coulor i like butt its interesting if we can determine who he she is just by coulor

[@dzsemx]

Szia Annácska ☺️ nagyon derék legény vagy azzal a bajusszal 😜

[@PrettyShepherd]

Tibor Danilics köszcsi! 😁🌷✨

[@dzsemx]

@@PrettyShepherd szivcsi! Ja és egyre profibb juhtuber vagy!

[@PrettyShepherd]

Tibor Danilics wow! Köszi! ☺️

[@mandohoney]

I want so bad to wear these types of clothings...im very flat chested and need vests to cover up.. it hard to look good...American fashion is made with horrible fabric and designs...nothing cultural...would love to shop your thrift stores...omg...you sing too...i miss my hungarian friend...Adrienne Clougher...she plays piano...she was like you...full of life....im in love! I used to design clothes like this too, but never made them...maybe its time.

[@sorbicsiable]

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