Breton costume

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Traditional Breton costume around 1900

Breton costume is the style of clothing worn by the Bretons (people in Brittany, the Celtic region of France) as formal wear or festive clothing. [1]

Style

Breton women and girls wearing headdresses during a festival FIL 2009 - Coiffes bretonnes - bigoudenes - cercle ar vro vigoudenn.JPG
Breton women and girls wearing headdresses during a festival

Everyday versions are less varied, although some are decorated according to profession or location. The women wear long dresses with white aprons, lace collars with lace headdresses. And men wear a white shirt with black trousers along with a close-fitting waistcoat. The distinctive Breton costume is deeply associated with their culture. [1] [2] In the early 20th century there were said to be nearly 800 different types of the Breton lace headdress. [3]

Since the late twentieth century,[ citation needed ] the traditional dress is almost always worn during special religious events (pardons) and cultural events involving Celtic Circles; leading to the "Breton costume" becoming "folk costume" of the region. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Williams, Victoria R. (2020-02-24). Indigenous Peoples: An Encyclopedia of Culture, History, and Threats to Survival [4 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 195. ISBN   978-1-4408-6118-5.
  2. 1 2 Young, Patrick (2017-03-02). Enacting Brittany: Tourism and Culture in Provincial France, 1871–1939. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-317-14406-9.
  3. ↑ Holland, Clive (1929) Things Seen in Normandy & Brittany. London: Seeley, Service; frontisp.


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