One can talk endlessly about the festive attire of the residents of Ukraine. But on the eve of the holidays, I want to see something extraordinary. For example, Ukrainians in festive fur vests or keptars. Elements of traditional clothing that were common in Hutsul region, Pokutta, Bukovyna, Boykiv region, Lemkiv region.
Usually, such clothes were prepared for a wedding, and then used for going to church. When the keptar wore out, the festive "decoration" was removed from it, and it continued to be used as home clothes. And why not, because such a tank top could protect in the most severe frosts.
Of course, keptars were different in different regions of the country. This applied to the color, the way of decoration, even the length. For example, in Bukovina, such a coat could be knee-length.
If we talk about the price of such clothes, only wealthy Ukrainians could afford usually embroidered and unusually decorated keptars. Because they cost as much as a whole cow and were considered a luxury.
The fashion for such clothes also changed. For example, before the First World War, white keptars, barely decorated with appliqués and buttons, were common. In the interwar period, they were replaced by embroidered coats. And even later — tanned keptars, which were boiled in oak and willow bark.
I am sure that you will not refuse to look at the photos from 1910-1940, in which Ukrainians show off their picturesque clothes and festive keptars.
