Why YOU should wear Folk Costumes

A basic dive into WHY you should incorporate folk costumes, folk style, folkcore or folkbounding into you everyday attire.
We all can learn and connect to the past in this way, so what are you waiting for?!
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Folk costume -
A folk costume 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.

[@ame269]

as a bulgarian, it's really nice to see someone so interested in eastern european culture :-) we get a lot of hate and negative stereotypes from other countries, and we have a lot of self hate too (at least in Bulgaria) so seeing you have nice things to say about it makes me very happy ! your video was a very interesting watch

[@neestovekin8251]

I'd like to visit Bulgaria one day! I'm Russian originally but grew up in Canada, and yea Bulgaria looks so amazing :D

[@dzalbs_]

Agreed here channel is awesome 🥰

[@Sasha-trans-fenix]

Здравей другарю!

[@MadamMopGee]

I’m Greek, and recently started wanting to wear the traditional hair covering. It’s so difficult to find clothing that doesn’t look awkward with it here in Canada! (Or atleast, ones that suit my personal style)

[@russergee49]

There are so many different kinds of head coverings from different parts of the Hellenic world, I would want to wear a different one every day. Imagine wearing the Roumlouki head accessories in your daily life :) I don’t wear this outside the house, but I find that if I tie up a light scarf in a simple Cretan style, it feels more ‘casual’ and doesn’t clash as much with my wardrobe.

[@krunoslavkovacec1842]

Just go for it. Wear a nice summer dress with it or throw it on your winter hat in the colder days.

[@HinataHyugaize]

Im Greek too and seeing old photos of my grandmother wearing headscarves made me curious and wanting to try it too! Im struggling finding sources on how it was worn (and perhaps why), so if its not too much trouble would you mind sharing some of your knowledge or sources about Greek traditional headscarves or clothing in general?

[@nmiller4085]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@HinataHyugaize The why is easy, head covering is traditional in Orthodox countries, sort of like hijab for Muslims. I’m Russian and a few generations ago pretty much everyone wore a headscarf.

[@aznmochibunny]

I think I'm the only one here, but I'm Vietnamese and I absolutely am in love with our traditional dress - the áo dài. I have two pairs in my closet that my stepmom had made for me in Vietnam, but unfortunately only bring them out for Lunar New Years, because of how tight and form fitting they can be, which don't exactly make them great for everyday wear, though I definitely plan on wearing one at my wedding (if I do get married) as it is a tradition to wear one at the reception. I'd also personally love to own versions of the dress that predate the current áo dài look, but unfortunately, not many places make them. All in all, all traditional clothing are absolutely beautiful, it's so sad to see not many people embrace them these days, even if just for holidays, or a special event or something.

[@devoncartwright89]

Completely agree about Danube Swabian culture being lost when our ancestors immigrated to Canada and the US. My grandfather was born in Zemun Serbia, and was living in a concentration camp from 1944-1948 before his family came to Canada. He despised everything from the past and refused to share any of the culture or language with my mom and my siblings. It’s a shame because our great grandfather could speak German, Hungarian, Romanian and Serbo-Croatian fluently, but it was all lost along with the cultural aspects of being a Danube Swabian with our grandfather wanting to assimilate into “Canadian” culture.

[@starrr365]

I'm Sicilian American, and although I've retained a lot of my family's culture in terms of food, customs, and some language, I never saw anyone wearing traditonal clothes growing up aside from some Sicilian and Italian jewelry, especially evil eye protection jewelry. But lately I've gotten interested in Sicilian-style hair scarves as a smaller way to connect, and this has encouraged me to try wearing them sometimes!

[@queenofscrolls7585]

Yes, I am Germanic/Celtic and looking in to how we used to dress, live and speak is so empowerin to get out of this crazy urban soulless world! The more I connect to culture Im conneted to other ppl an dseeing the world differently! Thankyou for sharing

[@grant1237]

I'm Czech and even though I'm not the most keen on some of our traditional dresses, it's a shame that more people don't wear them. Personally I've seen other cultures (mostly asian) make a modern and more wearable version of their dresses (if you're on tiktok you've probably seen a lot of modern hanbok and hanfu). I would love to wear elements of the traditional dress, things like patterns and colours, but don't want to commit to the full dress. I would love wearing let's say a skirt full of our embroidered flowers but haven't been able to find anything similar. Guess I'll make it myself one day.

[@anamiosonami]

omg another Czech person! i completely agree, i want to incorporate it to my clothing :)

[@yekatyaap548]

As a russian I am so thankful that you’re showing some positives of my country 💕 Russia isn’t a perfect country and gets a lot of hate, but it also has a lot of good things that I love and it’s nice to see them celebrated :)

[@elliet9404]

Thank you for this video:) I remember my father telling me about his grandmother and how she looked like a little Russian peasant woman. (She lived in East Prussia, 5km from the Lithuanian border.) I had not yet seen her picture, but in my teens decided to put on a headscarf and tie it in the front. I jumped back from the mirror at first from surprise. I could finally see my Eastern European roots in my reflection. It had a definite impact on how connected I felt & still feel to that side of my family. (My father's grandfather came from Prague - since beginning to learn Czech, I found him in the family tree which a relative sent to me many years ago.)

[@baris7565]

Very good channel to show local Islamic elements which Western media often neglects or fails to shows. I hope this channel gets popular to give better perspective on Muslims especially European Muslim, Westerners do not know Russia has most Muslims in Europe after Turkey.

[@susannaharnhart4910]

I appreciate how you articulate how many ways there are to be connected to a culture. Similarly to you, my husband’s from somewhere different than my own ancestry. We live in japan, and he’s from here. I am encouraged to wear traditional Japanese garments at every chance I get. There are important cultural and historical factors that play into why I wouldn’t wear the kimono or other Japanese garments in my home country (the US). I’m getting more into sewing and garment construction and I find the peasant clothes of my ancestors forming so much of my inspiration. It’s fun researching the folk costume of all of the areas I know I’m connected to, and, as long as it’s not playing into nationalism or supremacy (sometimes folk aesthetics are coded into this), I want to keep exploring.

[@NickyRikki]

I love my "ie" as a romanian this is worn all the time and we still wear the clothes today in modern life.. I grew up with many different "ie" blouses and a few of the dresses and coverings.... like the scarf "neframa" for the head and many combinations of the skirt "poale" with my blouses. But I never wore "opinici" because those are leather shoes you can't wear anywhere they have no soles. Lol.... We wear our traditional clothing as Romanians for all events. Each region has a specific stitching and my grandma use to say the patterns and designs were like a secret language....

[@simamaria9114]

As a Romanian, you're fully welcome here

[@karinaabdesselam5981]

So nice to see people reclaiming their cultures. As an Algerian living in Europe, it's quite difficult to wear traditional pieces that can match my casual style. I try sometimes to wear Amazigh rings and earrings and definitely gonna buy a modern Karako blazer someday. Tote bags are also a simple way but yet effective to add a folkloric touch !!

[@nihilistajustinianvs6168]

I live in Chile, I am a professor of History, geography and social sciences and other disciplines, and for a long time I have been interested in clothing and everything related to the popular folklore of Eastern Europe, now for personal issues I have become much more involved in the rich Serbian culture, thank you very much for your video, I hope that in this world context it will not prevent me from going to Serbia in Winter (yes, winter) or next summer there, greetings and congratulations.

[@caelidhg6261]

Thank you. I have primarily Scottish in my heritage BUT I also have allegedly some Russian and even Scandnavaian. (not a huge leap).. so yeah. I live in America and we just are totally absent of cool folk ware. Thanks

[@fiercetigerkity]

I am half polish half Nigerian and a second gen American and I make sure I wear my Babushka almost everyday. I feel more at peace with it on it represents my culture.

[@baronarikov1223]

You live in warsaw?

[@LOUISE__97]

What an interesting combination!

[@sophiabreidfischer6242]

I watched this video a year ag and your inspiration, along with others, has pushed me to do my research and incorporate more folk. I wear Celtic symbols on necklaces, slavic headscarves and shawls, and am learning more and more about my wonderful ancestors. Its such a rewarding journey

[@atlroxmysox98]

I wear my mother’s huipiles all the time. of course now mexican folk dress has been appropriated by mainstream fast fashion in america as “”””boho chic””””” 🙄 so whenever i wear my mom’s clothing i always get questions about where i bought it lol. It’s really nice handmade embroidery too, you can’t get this quality at forever 21. i’m trying to figure out how to incorporate more spanish dress into my wardrobe without looking too costumey, but it also feels weird because my family hasn’t lived in spain in 400 years. my ancestors came during the virreinato.

[@valencia8848]

Love how you incorporate vintage/thrifted pieces! Sustainability and fashion *chef's kiss*

[@Agforever12]

I’m trying to learn about my Ukrainian heritage, my mom is teaching me how to cross stitch so I can make a Vyshyvanka, and I went to a Ukrainian festival held by a church and bought a traditional (faux) coral necklace. I really love the culture and I think it’s so beautiful!

[@giomar89]

Those final thoughts from min 20 onwards are gold. Your work of self-introspection through “textile heritage” (shall we call it that way) is wonderful. We’ve come a long way but there were some past options that were more sensible, both in terms of comfort and practicality (and beauty!)

[@barbaralinson2697]

Come from a long line of poor dirt farmers traced back to eastern Kentucky...1700s. I wear western costumes complete with Stetson cowboy hats and my long skirts, blousony tops with silk scarves, cowboy boots and moccasins. I get so many compliments from every age group. Makes me smile and always say thank you and bless you.

[@Idk-eo9wf]

Your account warms my heart so much. You truly care so much for the regions and people you study it is really inspiring. Through your videos I’ve even been able to learn more about my own people and I thank you for that Izdihar.❤️

[@EmpressCosplay]

This is absolute gold and I love the channel so much. I am German/Russian, with my Russian side being very, very diverse (Tatarstan Muslim/Belarus Jew/Siberia/Ukraine). This is such an East Block thing, though, having one's ancestry all over the place xD I love your way of presentation, you have a very nice voice and know how to talk in a concise way. Looking forward to seeing more ❤️

[@olivegrove-gl3tw]

as a mexican living in the United States its super hard to find authentic dress theres all cheaply made and have terrible fabrics, even the ones from mexico but I would love to dress in our folk dresses if they were legit

[@thatoneradicalizedprussian225]

Yeah, i just looked into it and they all seem to be the decorative ones used in celebrations instead of the genuine every day ones :/

[@maverickfox4102]

Well with the use of the internet everything is almost possible to find nowadays. I would usually get my late 19th Century Victorian era clothes with the use of the internet.

[@nawaraali5471]

Thanks for this video ❤ been on my personal search for my family's folk costumes but its hard to find any info or written history on North Africa outside of what is written by colonizers or on the topic of ancient Egypt. But I keep at it regardless! Love how you implement elements into your everyday dress ❤

[@tymanung6382]

You Tube has videos of N Africa Amazigh + Arabs---so at least some info.

[@incoblinko]

Just found your youtube channel - been following you on tiktok for a while! :) My family is from Serbia and my mom always told me how she would incorporate the traditional sash/belt into her outfits when she was younger and I absolutely loved the idea. I got one of my own as well as some other pieces of clothing on my last trip to Belgrade, and I must say that as a first gen immigrant it feels amazing to be in touch with your identity. I guess this is a long way of saying thanks for the video and I love the content!!

[@krakendragonslayer1909]

7:05 as I see this is for sure Poland, but I'm not sure which part since I have never seen this blue skirt. And it must be somewhere on not-deeply Polish lands since the resident felt the need to put Polish eagle on the wall what is rarely done in deeply Polish areas like Krakow's area.

[@bwhitedpencilbox889]

I’m so happy to find your channel today, and this video I’ve been a big fan of your Tiktok for a while! I incidentally just purchased the fabric for my first dirndl today. I want to make some more folk bodices inspired by Alsace, The Black Forest and Switzerland one day too. Thank you for the encouragement! It’s a daunting project!

[@juniperblomberg5014]

Thank you SO MUCH for making this and sharing your thoughts/research/and history as we navigate through the diaspora

[@essentialeverydayliving6490]

Thank you SO much for this video! I have been trying to find how I want to make my own style with more of a historical slant, and you made so much since with this topic! Really, thank you for making this video!

[@emuinthecupboard5687]

thank you so much for making this! I've been looking into folk dress for a while and this is probably the most encouraging and informative video I've found yet!😊

[@armidas200]

that style of wearing scarves is also popular/norm in Iran. I think northern Iran, particularly north west dress like that. Hardly surprising, I guess!

[@armidas200]

Also I am very distracted by the cat waving in the background. once you see it, it's all you see! :D

[@kingpotato7183]

Iran/Persia actually had a lot of impact on the cultures around it like the caucuses, some parts of Russia, India ect... You can even see it in the food, a lot of cultures have a version of pulow (rice with meat) In the caucuses they call it plov

[@kailawkamo1568]

I live in my mother country and our folk costumes remain ceremonial. As an ethnic Tagalog, we will usually wear barong for men and baro't saya for women in weddings, school graduations, community celebrations, award ceremonies, and government events.

[@lillythestral9305]

This is such a great video! I love folk dress

[@kristinat298]

Yay!! Love it!! Thanks for making this video

[@tails18boy]

Hitman, Red Dead Redemption, and... Crash? No Horizon Your videos are heartwarming

[@nazgul9448]

at 4:06 the woman in the photo on the left has her scarf wrapped in such a pretty way, would you be able to give us a tutorial on how to wrap it like that in another video? if that is doable, I don't know. It's gorgeous!

[@lupineakelei481]

Great Video. I didn´t even know that folkbounding was a thing. Now I realize that this is kind of what I have been doing all along. It´s nice to find a community that has the same interest. :)

[@TheMbmdcrew]

This video actually inspired me to look deeper into folk costumes (especially Scottish folk costumes, as I have Scottish ancestry on my father’s side and I already knew what clan we belonged to and stuff) and start wearing them as casual clothing. Right now I’m wearing highland dress, and I feel very in touch with my past. Thank you so much ❤

[@Christina_the_Astonishing]

I love this! I am half Slovak(Rusyn?) and it's so cool to see your traditional Rusyn costume!! 🥰 I admit, I *do* like to wear dirndls!

[@jenniferstudent5258]

I feel you! I am just chinese but living in Europe is hard as I do not identify with neither those cultures!

[@lauramartens30]

I absolutely adored this video! However, there is something that I'd like to point out-- around 13:10 you mentioned calico being used in 1700s colonial America and said, "If you want to dress like someone who steals land." Now, YES, colonizers stole land and YES, the origins of my country are disgusting. However, there's a common saying among costubers, "vintage style, not vintage values." If we demonize people who want to dress in English/Dutch/German/French historical styles, then white people will either continue to dress in an "American" way (aka no culture) or they will steal from other cultures whose history doesn't involve oppressing other cultures, aka Cultural appropriation. Even white people in this comment section talked about how "boring" their background is and how there's no traditional dress for them, which just isn't true. I speak German and English (as does my brother), while my sister speaks French and English. I can also understand a little Dutch, Danish, and some Norwegian and Swedish. Learning the language and history of these countries has really helped me connect to my heritage just as much as my interest in historical fashion. In the future I'd also like to learn Scottish Gaelic and Welsh, as my mom's genetics are largely centered around those cultures/ethnicities (she did one of those DNA tests and has been obsessed ever since!). All of these cultures have their own unique folk styles and traditions, so it seems a little unfair to criticize people who wear traditional western/northern european styles because of the assumption that these people support the atrocities of the past. I love your videos (I subscribed! Almost to 1K!), but please don't equate dressing in a traditionally western style as supporting the genocide of indigenous people, creating an economic system based on slavery, colonizing almost every non-western european country on the planet, etc. I think a lot of western/northern european descendants feel ashamed of their ancestry and as a result think they shouldn't connect with the past. As a result, these people either appropriate other cultures, turn to American/Canadian "non-culture," or are labelled as white supremacists. What's your opinion on all of this? I'm sorry if there's anything offensive in this comment, please let me know your thoughts on this topic!

[@user-bv7um1ds7y]

Whilst we're both very aware of this distinction, it is telling that the vast majority of the historybounding/costubeing community has a pronounced fetishisation for the ruling/oppressor class (might I point out that the vast majority of these people have no connection to them in heritage) yet they seem to give no care or effort to portray the working/oppressed classes. For example, portraying English/Irish nobility versus the Navis definitely sets a tone regardless of the official feelings on the matter. Food for thought

[@lauramartens30]

@@user-bv7um1ds7y While there are many portrayals of white upper class fashion, lots of costubers also portray working class fashion. Here are some interesting videos from Crow's Eye Productions: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIbQgGqod7KXpbc kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5Sldqytrdqlh6M kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5PNaHqpm9h2pqs kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5Koc5JqeLJ1p9k I think the reason why many choose to portray English/French/Dutch styles is because a lot of costubers are white and it would be inappropriate for them to dress in clothing from a historically oppressed culture. I do agree that there needs to be more representation within the costube community, and there are many channels sprouting up that do just that. My personal favorite is "Not Your Momma's History."

[@elsa-fn5cb]

literally every single people has oppressed and enslaved other peoples in the past. maybe you should simply stop hating yourself and licking the boots of people who want you to hate yourself.

[@mushymass9716]

I'm glad to see people having constructive dialogues about this kind of thing. As a white american, I often feel very isolated about matters of culture, and it is very nice to know that there are others out there who share the feelings in my heart.

[@anamiosonami]

completely agree!

[@ginaslevinsky8906]

I started researching folk costuming when I noticed that Eastern European motifs are complimentary to Inuit ones. I am a typical Canadian of mixed heritage, my dominant ancestries being Inuvialuit maternally and Ukrainian paternally. (Plus throw in some Wallon and French-Canadien.) I'm excited to create my own version of an ancestral folk costume with the delta braid of an atiqłuq layered atop the embroidered hem of a long skirt, and a vyshnyvanka poking out from inside a wolf-wolverine hood ruff.

[@terpinator24]

Lol when you mentioned tradwife. I have never heard of that, but I definitely am one and I live in an area where there are many families who dress with long hair and plain skirts. I love color and wearing skirts and dresses, so in order to distinguish myself from them, folkloric prints and aprons coupled with makeup, nail polish and big earrings has done the trick.

[@saladcaesar7716]

thank you !

[@tainahollo8567]

You are so inspiring!

[@mayjunealone5168]

If you are interrested, there is one cool kroj from Slovakia - its from Tekov. I love the headpece - bonnet for a married woman, it always reminds me of an evil queen.

[@janibii_608]

euro-canadians and euro-americans also have our own distinct cultures (mainly pioneer culture) so looking into that and what those people wore is really interesting as well and might feel more authentic if ur families been here a long time

[@emilyroberts5388]

Yeah! Like my ansesters were apart of the Mormon handcart company that crossed the west in the 1840s

[@racheltail]

Such a great video to watch after our dms about cottagecore and folk dress! I'm in the process of a Dutch-inspired day dress, and I'm excited for it to be done! Such great points about being yourself while also acknowledging that people will judge you. Definitely relate to being wrongly assumed to be homophobic based on certain outfits 😅

[@racheltail]

The finished dress: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmK7aWSLhqiGmNk (realized I never posted it here, oops!)

[@sara-jn4kv]

Great video!!!! I love this channel

[@LadyIzdihar]

Thank you 💝😁

[@13xxamberxx]

Thank you.

[@kailyjamessokame.6028]

Thank you!!!!!!!!!

[@ladylongsleeves3175]

You remind me of Pretty Sheperd in this. I absolutely adore this style! Now I’m going to binge watch all your video’s hihi. 🌺🥰

[@ladylongsleeves3175]

I kind off relate to the ‘trad wife’ part, because I often dress quite modestly and people assume I’m a conservative protestant, wich I am not. People also call me Amish quite often.

[@eleniblue]

👏👏👏 Great job on the video.

[@8seschmet8]

Honestly, the wish to wear folk costumes haunts me for so long-but what to wear with persian, french and sudeten German roots? What kind of Frankenstein's costume? A whole history study later and I'm still without an answer. Every help appreciated

[@tymanung6382]

Just alternate. no need to mix---simply 3 days in a row series.

[@kailyjamessokame.6028]

YES!

[@stino9635]

I am a 40 year old Bulgarian man and you sold me I’m going to go buy a dress right now

[@maverickfox4102]

I’m from the U.S. and my ancestors were pioneers and even Native American. I would usually wear late 19th Century Victorian clothes from Western hats to Newsboy Hats.

[@zioMav89]

I'm a sardinian comrade and i felt really connected with what you say, i want to dress with traditional stuff too

[@erwin669]

In early 2021 I found out that I was part Bavarian thanks to doing one of those DNA matches. It was quite a surprise to me as I've only known about the Anglo-Irish part of my family (which is mostly thanks to my Mormon great-grandmother doing the geniology her side of the family); however my mom did say she vaguely remembers her great-grandmother having a "German sounding last name". Learning about the folkwear of the German/Czech border region has been very fascinating and has given me inspiration for ideas as a costumer. My biggest complaint is that I live in a place were most traditional centeral and eastern European dress (and the styles of clothing I prefer) doesn't really work beacuse of the heat and humidity.

[@mina3625]

this video was so lovely to see as someone with a very mixed background and any we know for definite was erased in order to fit. (for context, my mothers family was german, specifically from schleswig-holstein. but, they removed the umlaut from their surname and lost any culture or traditions and even tried to say they were actually danish)

[@mina3625]

i think they were ashamed of being german but i am not sure wether or not they left germany before or after ww1 or ww2. obviously it is understandable, but still sad.

[@Withered416]

This is a great video! Your message about feeling disconnected from culture has been quite true to me. My immediate family is as plain old American as it gets but I’ve always heard of the connections my late great grandmother (my babci) and her family had to Ukraine. It’s even been rumored on my father’s side that half of our family name was chopped off at Ellis island but there’s almost no way to look into that. So rather than trying to identify through dress, I’ve found a lot of solace in trying to connect through food. I find there’s a lot you can learn about a culture through its cuisine. The only cultural thing I grew up eating was pierogies and kielbasa but even then we didn’t interact with this dish in a traditional way, so I’ve taken it upon myself to delve into these things. Anyways great video!

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

dude, this is cool

[@xuriapsychedelickrauti9677]

YES❤️

[@Carebearritual]

I have been feeling a pull to explore my great grandparents home of south eastern Poland. Our ancestry disappears when they immigrated here in 1901, but I think this is a way I can connect to the parts of my family lost to history ❤

[@AnakWatanKra]

Beautiful. Being muslim means to follow the guidance, but does not necessarily mean being fully adopted to Arab culture just because the last message revolve around that particular culture. We can still follow sharia but may vary according to our own society's islamized traditional customs.

[@RJLpt]

I think you'd love the traje minhoto or the Lavradeira de Areosa dress if you love red. :)

[@MarenaPetersdorfHerrera]

most of my family come from ALL OVER the world, I dress in pieces of garb of various parts of my ancestors and I look like a patchwork of a bunch of beads and embroidery, Layers of jewelry from all over, talismans, Look like an eclectic quilt. Mainly the belief that I have, since most of my ancestors were spiritual practitioners of several types, all of my sides were said to have practiced different forms of "what is considered" witchcraft and what ever spirits that our ancestors were messing with, or working with.. then its possible Why they incorporated meanings and beliefs to protect their selves, for example you know the embroidery that are from the areas usually are blessed by nature or river washed, they prayed over each stitch. its the same in other parts that they would speak affirmations with each stitch or bead that is casted for the purposes.

[@maathiiee5]

All my life I wanted my ancestors to come from a rich culture... Like Norway, Russia, the Balkans, Poland, Finland... They all have beautiful and diverse folk costumes. Unfortunately my background is from France and it's incredibly boring. 🤷‍♀️ I wonder if people who are not lucky enough to come from a country that has rich clothing traditions can learn and borrow a few things and incorporate them into their clothing. Of course I would solely do it with European culture because I'm white and otherwise it could be seen as cultural appropriation. What do you think about it ?

[@veerle3276]

Ah yes. Same problem with the Netherlands 😂

[@lauramartens30]

France has a very interesting fashion history, you could delve into the socioeconomic as well as geographical differences there! Same thing with the Netherlands-- all have folk dress, it just looks different than southern german/eastern european/central asian styles might.

[@BittersweetMayhem]

I don't think it is wrong to wear clothes of a different culture even if you aren't descended from there. You can enjoy or feel connected to any style or other culture. I don't think it is cultural appropriation if you know where it is from and wear it respectfully (don't modify it too much)

[@preslavvarbanov7306]

Heyy! It sad that through industrialization a lot of our folklore has disappeared. Maybe, because France is so highly developed it had lost much of its folklore and old culture. I am just supposing 🙄. I believe that every ethnicity had its diverse and beautiful folklore and ancient culture, just it must have been baried in books probably. I hope you find what you are looking for!! P.S I am from Bulgaria and I am currently searching for a folk costume that is suitable and accurate for my specific region in the BG Northwest. I am searching in the community halls and the village galleries, and also asking the old people for some things. I want to preserve my cultural, regional and family heritage as much as possible, because everything is disappearing very rapidly and lost in time..

[@sectorgovernor]

Well, it is true that the East European/Balkanic etc traditional dresses are more various, but nobody wear them anymore. Russians or Finns also dress like other 'western' people. I'm Hungarian, and the only occasion when I see traditional dresses is when I see professional folk dancers. Though there is a village in Hungary(Hollókő) where the people wear traditional dress in Easter, and it became a tourist attraction. So traditional dresses in Hungary are visible only in folk dance events, few cultural occasions or because of tourism. And I guess the same go for other parts of Europe

[@lloyd4956]

Lool when my mother was in the NOI or Nation of Islam. They were a African American group that used elements of Islam and Black Nationalist ideas. We were taught "White Muslims" or a better term, European Muslims didn't exist. But, when I saw Eastern Europeans and people from the Balkans. They screamed Muslims to me. Basically, that whole area to me is a mix of Turks, Mongols, Tartars, Indigenous folks, Russians, and other Slavs. Due to the headcovering I thought they were all Muslims. But, I also learned about Orthodox Christian's. And they cured a lot of my phobias and issues with Christianity as a Black man also. I've also learned about the history of "Black Russians" my surname is Irish and Cherokee Indian due to intermarriage and slavery. But, I also traced it to Peter The Great of Russia 🇷🇺. And creation of the White Russian Army. Apparently, an Irishman trained the Tsars Army at that time. And I'd love to see mixed Afro-Russians in some of those traditional folk styles too. I also due living period history also. And my favorite fashion style is Goth. And tbh those vampire and old Victorian styles were worn by working class African American slaves who worked in the mansions also. And later also worn as those freed slaves became upperly mobile and slowly assimilated into European American society. Keep up the good work comrade..

[@veronicajordan945]

This is a good video! My grandfather on my dad’s side was Jewish but adopted to a Christian family and my mom is from cuba, great grandparents are from Spain but Catholic due to the Spanish Inquisition. I’ve began embracing my Jewish roots since my family was forced into Christianity and I’ve always felt connected to my Jewish roots

[@tymanung6382]

In music, see websites + video channels about Ashkenazi. E Europe + Judeo Spanish/Sephardic SW Europe both groups of Jewish influences on Cuban salsa + Argentine tango,,at least.

[@sheleavitt06]

I’m an American mutt and people at church kinda expect me to wear “not normal” clothes. Examples: vintage 1950s dress, hippie looking bandanna dress I made on a whim, or an empire style Jane Austin dress which when worn with a headscarf tide like a crown looks Renaissances inspired just to name a few. They’ve gotten use to seeing me in my Scottish inspired things (aka I made a Scottish Kilt complete with tam and sash that I will wear all or pieces of depending on the situation.) They’ve asked me multiple times if I’m Scottish and I’ve said yes because some of my ancestors where Scottish but also English, Irish, Danish, and German. Like I said I’m a mutt and pretty accurately can claim British Islands and North Western European for my ancestry. I just finished a Scandinavian inspired folk dress that I’m very proud of because it is beautiful and when I wore it church for the first time every one was loving it. But one of the old ladies who is very into Scottish/Highland culture asked if I just liked trying on different cultures “like one day I’m Scottish and today I’m Norwegian”. I was kinda taken aback by that because it felt like she was accusing me of cultural apportion and she hadn’t thought to consider that I have multiple ties to different places and peoples in Europe. I don’t have to choose which I want celebrate because their all me and I just like folk clothes. I would even say it doesn’t matter where your family is from originally if you identify with the clothes and they make you happy wear them.

[@nommh]

Every one has moved on from the folkway of dressing whether they moved to the US or stayed where the were. I would have thought that the most intrinsic aspect of folkwear would be that it was worn till it almost fell apart, probably embellished with ribbons and expensive buttons of a grandmother etc. By taking inspiration from all over the balkans you probably create a culture of one. Nothing at all wrong with that, of course.

[@BoogsterSugar]

It's weird for me, because I'm a Brazilian seamstress from a very specific state with it's own history, with some native american ancestry, but also Lusitani and Jew Portuguese from mom and dad's sides respectively, and I have a personal connection with Japanese and Korean culture dating more than a decade. I feel like it would be a whole journey to try to put that together in some authentic way, but I don't really know where to start, I might try tho after all I'm a seamstress, and I could do all of that myself XD. Great content comrade!

[@tymanung6382]

In.15? 16? 00s, a group of Portuguese Jews who moved to colonial Brasil, finally to Delaware. under England--- US's 1st Jews + 1st Brazilians.

[@jmagowan12]

I like wearing tartan and getting the Celtic folk going. Its great Craic! Haha

[@roxnn]

the beautiful part of the cossack/pilgrim type skirt is that it combines the culture of early American colonizers/settlers and your eastern European roots, it’s like the skirt is a symbol of being both American and eastern European

[@Idk-eo9wf]

Is that a Crimean Tatar doll you have in the back there?! What kind of dolls are those?

[@linseyspolidoro5122]

I know you briefly touched on this but I just wanted to mention how it is so disappointing that nationalistic movements have adopted traditional folk dress and I also wanted to bring up how this recently has specifically been a problem within the pagan community. The “folkist” movement has co-opted historical, culturally, and spiritually significant symbols as well as other signifiers such as dress. Even though it is a minority of the community it is such a shame that it is a problem at all. There have been specific measures in recent years by various other pagan groups attempting to root this out. Considering this though, it is possible that by more people connecting to their heritage in this way it could make those unsavory associations much less significant.

[@elsa-fn5cb]

oh no, people with different political beliefs are wearing traditional clothing! only good self-hating leftists are allowed to do that.

[@linseyspolidoro5122]

@@elsa-fn5cb I’m not sure how you got that from what I said. I think people connecting to their heritage is primarily a net good but some of the groups I was referencing are literal white supremacists/want an ethnostate so like I’m sorry but that is just a non sequitur in this circumstance. Also what is the deal with the self hatred shit, you don’t have to hate yourself to not be a fascist, lol and you don’t have to be ashamed of your cultural dress/symbols regardless of if you are or are not a leftist...?? My point was more that because of certain groups using them they are associated with specific ideals like was mentioned in the video and I don’t think dressing a specific way should necessarily be viewed as a declaration of someone’s beliefs in most circumstances. So if you’re a white nationalist and dress in a cultural way I don’t care, I just think that isn’t what it should be primarily associated with and it is disappointing that it currently is.

[@hobbitor3990]

@@linseyspolidoro5122 yeah don't worry about that elsa person, I keep seeing them comment under the comments in a hateful way its really disappointing

[@joachime9336]

I get this. I think i mostly connect the swedish folk costume with white nationalists who made it into something ugly when it is not. Especially the Swedish Democrats (Islamophobic) party in parliament.

[@sideeggunnecessary]

In America our culture revolves around eating contests that take place on the graves of the indigenous people who saved our lives and taught us how to live on north america.

[@gregorycomey]

The amount of comments I would get for having picked up wearing traditional kiltwear. Especially the fact that my appearance does not come across as though I have celtic ancestry when I actually very much do. I think modern menswear had gotten so dull that anything that sticks out get's gawked at by men for being "impropper".

[@krunoslavkovacec1842]

Agree 100%. If you do have celtic roots you can always wear tweed and tartan inspired clothes.

[@stasacab]

I am very stagnant and narrow-minded. My roots are in Finland and concurrent Karelian republic or Russia. The dress that is claimed to be Karelian is rather modern (19th century) and not without influences. Typical dress is sarafan. Then I have possible roots from further Russia, Pomoris, even. Pomoris had their own dresses.

[@SyieraRose]

I want to incorporate my ancestry with my personal preference and colors and designs along with the climate I currently live in. I am having a hard time with that haha. But I am trying. Also, I think maybe not having the specific materials from the region of your ancestors isn't necessarily what would connect you to them anyway. I feel more like Colors and symbols are more important for that.

[@asoggycracker8773]

Take that Trotskyites. Besides the joke, I can’t relate to my American culture anymore. Understanding history, being religious and actually thinking about it, and politically aware, I can’t relate. That alone makes me too different. And that alone is very alienating, I have seen so much Eastern European things that I have a bigger connection to it. I too have just seen so many foreign things that I see how culturally degraded we are and how not fun it is. Like I UNIRONICALLY LIKE THE ACCORDION. And choir music. So :/ whoops. The irony is people around me will say it’s awful, but I realized recently that well this music has been around for how long... a lot longer than our modern music. And I just can’t get over how based and awesome you are. Like thank you for mentioning the fascist part of the weird ties to culture. Like people will believe that I want an end to all cultures and “race mixing” and something’s stupid you know who I’m talking about. But too I care about my fellow humans, their input into things, their collective health. Unlike those who believe that the way to save culture is to have a state....like a fascist state. Idk why I’m even writing this.

[@JamesConollyLives5353]

Idk, my ancestors are from the Celtic parts of the UK and northern central Europe (Germany and Poland) so idk how well that would work in Australia on a 37 degree day swimming in humidity.

[@pigeoncube8881]

i find that mixing and adapting elements of one's various cultural backgrounds as an american (or other settler cultures) is such a beautiful way to call back. i'm an afrikaans mutt and have been considering the ways that all of my ancestors brought their cultures and mixed them in their homes, and how i can slip between the roles of the descendant of french winemakers and dutch sailors and mancunian dock and rail workers and sfardi cartographers, so the idea of incorporating all those roles into dress is very wonderful. i think that white americans and white south africans have a lot in common in regards to the trouble of balancing the fact that our families are complicit in horrific events to get us where we are, but we can't just abandon that history to return to the cultures of our ancestors without ignoring the divergences that have happened since they left europe, so we're left to create cultures for our future that acknowledge these truths to move forward from the fascistic, colonial cultures we were born to. i love this video not just in the examples of ways to incorporate this into dress, but also the thought behind it and commentary are very inspiring for other cultural aspects as well

[@diedonau9843]

Hey, what Donauschwaben village is your family from, mine come from Sankt Andreas near Temeswar

[@LadyIzdihar]

The two main villages are Josephalva (Iosifalau) east of Temeswar and Setchan (Secanj) in the Serbian Banat.

[@Illes-b]

@@LadyIzdihar Józseffalva

[@patrickblanchette4337]

7:06 I’m going to have to disagree with you there. While I understand that it can be hard at times to see our country as having a “culture”, I think it is more due to the fact that we are a world power (thus our culture quite easily floods into the culture of other countries(consensually or not depends on the exact situation)) as well as a newish people (by global standards, especially compared to our old world parents). Additionally, I believe because our culture is such a mundane thing to us (which is a natural thing) and us being a immigrant country, we see quiet unique cultures right in front of us all the time; both these factors contribute in making our culture feel like just the “norm that everyone on Earth subscribes to”, but it is still a real and important thing to many of us. Moreover, could you please explain by what you mean when you say our culture is ‘almost fascist in nature’? While I will agree that our politics all too easily enthralled with fascist ideology (all too easily to see in my beloved home state of Florida at the current moment) and certain elements of our history/structure bear an unsettling resemblance to nazi Germany (e.g. Manifest Destiny), I see no reason why we must label our culture as a whole almost 100% fascist. I mean, rugged individualism, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion sure aren’t fascist standards and we hold them as pillars of our culture that we all must reach for (with varying degrees of success). Also, don’t more ancient and developed cultures like China and Russia dance dangerously close to fascism as well? Furthermore, isn’t that picture you just showed overly idealistic and thus no that different from what we ascribe as the “classic” American lifestyle(How likely is that actually the norm in rural Eastern Europe?)? We are all entitled to our opinions and I don’t mean to be rude, but I would be lying if I stated that what you said around the time stamp I have given wasn’t deeply offensive to me and my deep love for my culture. With that in mind, I will agree that our cultural development has a long way to go but I don’t believe that the culture our ancestors melted in too is 100% a lie and that they didn’t add anything significant to it (is not America’s version of Italian food based heavily off what Italian-Americans made with the ingredients that had available here in The States?). I would like to believe we can desire to adopt elements of our ancestral cultures or bring old trends/norms back into being (as long as we remove any toxins that were a part of those original trends/norms) without hating our own culture. I mean, that is my belief: I would like to connect to the cultures of my ancestors to add more variety to America’s already beautiful and varied tapestry (that I will admit is very ugly at points, though we can work to correct that ugliness).

[@hobbitor3990]

I'm really interested in your point actually, I thought that part was sort of offensive aswell to be honest, could you sort of expand that point? Im trying to gather as many opinions here as possible haha

[@patrickblanchette4337]

@@hobbitor3990 I mean, I hold the belief that the culture of my people (American(USA) culture)is a real culture that does exist. While I can definitely agree that it is quite younger then many cultures, can be far less intricate then others, and has many chronic illnesses (racism, classism, sexism, etc.), I don’t think it’s a culture that isn’t as “authentic” as any of those of the “old country”. Personally, I’m interested in the cultures of my ancestors (English, French, German, Irish, etc.) not because I feel like there more “real” then my own(which again, I don’t believe) , but because I’m generally curious about them and think it would be a good idea to take parts of them to replace the less savory parts of my own culture (lost cause revisionism, manifest destiny, etc.). I mean, if I’m going to appropriate (I know that appreciation is always better appropriation, but the difference can often be subjective) anyone’s culture, it should be that of my ancestors (only the good & harmless stuff of course) and not that of their victims (Amerindians, African Americans, etc.). Anyway, thank you for asking😉. I didn’t mean to be rude in my original comment, I just though that her claim came outta nowhere and wasn’t properly elaborated on.

[@kucingcat8687]

@@13457s yes, the problem is, your culture is too bland and too devoid of authentic historical meanings

[@estercirt3767]

Hello from Romania

[@summerjurkouich7931]

I'm Hungarian American where is the best place to get Hungarian clothes

[@krunoslavkovacec1842]

Just type in Hagyományőrző magyar ruhá and you'll find it.

[@CoyoteBayou]

"A lot of us feel very very lost these days, and we have become a part of this broader "American culture" that doesn't really exist which is devoid of things and almost fascist in nature" girl yes and I'm so tired of it. I don't want to be defined by a bunch of nuts with guns and red hats. I've been researching my mom's side (Cajun roots with some german/irish but honestly they are all Cajun) which I was raised around, and my dad's side which I was not around thanks to various issues with other people's alcoholism and just people dying too young that it was really just my dad and his brother, who didn't live near us, for decades on that side. Dad's side is ENTIRELY Swedish, I've got the immigration papers and receipts and am exploring that. The feeling of being disingenuous or an imposter is strong for exploring my Swedish ancestry (especially with specifically American racists that try to do this whole viking aryan facism around the Norse identity, ugh!) because I wasn't raised around it much. Meanwhile my Cajun side is easy because I was born and mostly raised in south Louisiana (below I-10) nearish to New Orleans. I'm working on getting myself to feel more at home in Swedish ideas and traditions as I am with gumbo and courir de mardi gras.

[@nathat4250]

Thank you for keeping it real and not falling into todays popular bougie idpol.

[@rakochaa]

salaam alaikum, sister! l like your approach to choosing folk clothing ,you look beautiful, may Allah bless you! warm greetings from Ukraine ❤

[@alethearia]

As a colonizer American living in diaspora, this is such a rich and complex topic. It feels so often like life would look different if peoplenin diaspora had kept more of our folk traditions. We might find more synchretic local traditions. But I feel like so much of that local/community flavor got washed away - especially in the '50s. There are still pockets of folk traditions here and there, but so much of it is homogenized. And yes, we have modern traditions (which usually come out of folk revivals and restoration efforts), but it just feels like something vital has been lost and clothing, decorations, and education are such a good way of reconnecting.

[@serbana7]

As a Romanian, I am actually very interested in how your life is in the US. I've been to North Carolina for a summer and from my experience I can say the culture really seems like a world away when compared to Eastern Europe.

[@waspwrap1235]

As an American, depends where you are. We don’t have too much of a history beyond 500 years, and our culture is basically corporate towns and immigrants, so yea….

[@waspwrap1235]

Question about Romania… we have states here, 50 to make up the country, do you all have provinces or other types of subdivisions?

[@serbana7]

@@waspwrap1235 countries in Europe are like US states, the closest things to your government are the European Union (basically a confederation) and the Russian Federation. So in Romania we have counties and in counties you can find cities, town and villages, sometimes they are grouped in communes (e.g. 3 different villages under a commune named by the main village in them, this village is also the one with the mayor). The only exception to this in Romania is the capital because it is not in a county but it has a county surrounding it. Europe also has quite a variety of governments as well.

[@jfm14]

​@@waspwrap1235 I'd be remiss to not push back on this a little. It's true that US American culture and regional US cultures don't have very deep historical roots on this land, but don't forget about the First Nations. I live in a part of the country where there are still a lot of Native people and cultures, so I'm reminded of that history constantly.

[@user-xs1pt4ce1g]

Do you have good resources to find the folk outfits of your heritage? Also I can see how Europeans are triggered with Americans claiming their culture

[@sara-jn4kv]

Who is triggered? As a European I have always been encouraging this. Assimilated Americans reclaiming their roots without nationalism, instead of being a part of the common, bland and non-existent “white American” culture.

[@user-xs1pt4ce1g]

@@sara-jn4kv for example the Irish in Ireland... They don't see Irish Americans (often only separated by one or two generations) as Irish. It is common for tourist to visit Ireland to rediscover their roots. Or another example is the American version of Saint Patrick's Day. In the USA it's a drunk party holiday where people eat corned beef. It's highly offensive stereotype of the drunkard irish man in Ireland. Corned beef isn't found in Ireland. It's adaption that Irish immigrants made in NYC within Jewish communities. In Ireland Saint Patrick's is a religious holiday.

[@nr6110]

@@user-xs1pt4ce1g I do agree with this, my grandmother was Irish and I have been scoffed at for trying to connect to that (especially after her death) just because I myself am not directly Irish

[@user-xs1pt4ce1g]

@@nr6110 I've been studying more about the potato famine and how it was socially designed by the Brits. The Irish Americans would be seen today as refugees but they didn't have the language. But I think there is a lot of maybe survival guilt or shame that some many people fled. I get annoyed when people say whytes americans don't have culture. that bs. The Irish Americans are example of a group that formed their own specific culture influenced by their European roots but very different from Irish culture. For example Irish American police culture. Or potatoes. Irish don't eat potatoes

[@nr6110]

@@user-xs1pt4ce1g 100% us Brits showed no compassion in the creation of laws and the rule over Ireland during the time and even when it came to the famine we were still importing other foods such as corn out of the country as they starved it’s truly sickening :(

[@jozio8029]

made swing tutorials, i challenge you for that

[@jvbiians2358]

I would really love to hear your story how you converted to Islam. If you are willing to share it of course. PS. Love your content, greetings from Bosnia 🇧🇦.

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

The person who birthed me said I didn't belong in the first place so made t their goal to make it so so I made sure that I don't belong nor will ever anything that I create will ever belong to her legacy or the ones she deems hers she has been passed away since 2000 and all those she instilled in are still living and has made sure that I'm not apart of I'm so glad to let them enjoy the free money they are getting now it will be cut off soon so enjoy.