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Concept
Albanian national clothing
Summary
The traditional Albanian clothing () includes more than 500 different varieties of clothing in all Albania and the Albanian-speaking territories and communities (including the Arbëreshë in Italy, Arvanites in Greece and Arbanasi in Croatia). Albania's recorded history of clothing goes back to classical times. It is one of the factors that has differentiated this nation from other European countries, dating back to the Illyrian period.
Almost every cultural and geographical region in the country has its own specific variety of costume that varies in detail, material, color, shape, and form. Albanian folk dress is often decorated with symbolic elements of Illyrian antique pagan origin, like suns, eagles, moons, stars, and snakes. Fabrics are traditionally made by weaving clothes using looms. To this day, some conservative old men and women mainly from the North wear traditional clothing in their daily lives. Instead, older women from the South usually wear all-black outfits.
Albanian dress consists of the following
The following headdresses are in use for men:
Qeleshe [cɛˈlɛʃɛ] or plis: a type of hat worn by men in Albania, Kosovo, and the Albanian-speaking parts of Greece and North Macedonia. In central Albania (Tirana, Durrës, Kavaja) it is cone-shaped, and in North Albania and Kosovo round.
Albanian hat (Chapeau albanois) worn typically during the 15th to 18th centuries and immortalized in Onufri's paintings.
Qylafë [ˈcylaf]: a woolen high hat worn in southern Albania.
Fez (hat)
The following headdresses are in use for women:
Kapica [kaˈpitsa]: a headdress for women.
Langi, other names include: peshqira, riza, marhamë, pashnik.
Lëvere [ləˈvɛɾɛ]: right shaped headdress.
Kryqe [ˈkɾycɛ]: square shaped headdress.
Fustanella [fustaˈnɛɫa]: traditional skirt-like garment worn by men.
Tirqe [tiɾc]: long pants worn by men.
Brekushe[bɾɛˈkuʃa]: for men and women.
Xhubleta [dʒuˈblɛta]: Only worn by women.
Mbështjellëse- Only worn by women.
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