GIF-animation Folk Costume

	Folk costume of Azerbaijan (The Caucasus) (2003/3/19) It has the atmosphere which the East and the West Europe. Long skirt, overskirt containing embroidery, A short-sleeved coat, and the hat which the long veil attached. It is very graceful and beautiful.
	Folk costume of Scotland (male) The skirt of the tartan check called "quilt." The long and slender cloth is turned to the back from the shoulder. The upper wear may have a shirt and a necktie on, and may wear a military uniform like this picture. He has a musical instrument called "Bagpipe". I think male's skirt is so unique.
	Folk costume of German , Hesse Unmarried woman's hat is red.Married woman's one is black color. The red hood which "Little Red Riding Hood" of Grimm's fairy tales has worn seems to be this small candle-like hat. The swollen skirt,big white apron, the knee socks. The inverse triangle type lappet is attached to both shoulders.
	Folk costume of Czech, Moravia The greatly swollen skirt, and Japanese "paper lantern"-like sleeve characterizes many of folk costume of the woman of Czech. The broad silk ribbon containing embroidery is hung down from neck. The same ribbon is attached on a hood, too. The vest and a race apron is worn. The collar of a blouse is closed considerably.
	Folk costume of Romania The blouse of fine entering embroidery, the white underskirt, the striped overskirt, the knee socks. The leather shoes called "OPANKE".
	Folk costume of France, Alsace A big butterfly type ribbon peculiar to the Protestant of lower Alsace is attached to the head. The long ribbon is hung down to the direction of the back. The blouse of white cotton, black vest. The red long skirt and long apron. Red ribbons is tied to a sleeve.
	Folk costume of Greece, Crete The short coat of felt or woolen cloth with gold thread embroidery. Under it, they wear the white cotton blouse. The trousers of the Turkey style made from white cotton is called "salwar". On salwar, they has a　slip on. The hem of the apron is embroidered. Many necklaces made in silver, jewelry, coin, etc. are attached. It's very gorgeous. The head is covered with the scarf with a yellow fringe.
	Folk costume of Ainu (Japan, Hokkaido) They call this costume "AMIP" or "CHIMIP". Made from cotton dyed dark blue. There is no lining cloth.The pattern is appliqued with white cotton. "Control embroidery" is given with dark blue thread on it. (This control embroidery is called "CHININNINUBU") There is no collar, another collar is only attached to the back of the neck. And the front piece, looks like the collar of a Japanese kimono,is only colored in.(at this picture, it is pink).
	Folk costume of Denmark The blouse is made from white hemp, the sleeve is a pipe type. The skirt is the plain weave of red plain color. It is the gathered skirt of wool yarn. Green cloth is sewn in the hem of the skirt. The about 5cm width silk tape which embroidered is put on the green cloth. The vest is the same cloth as a skirt, and the neckline is "U" character shape. The silk tape of an armhole is the same thing as the tape of a skirt. A scarf is a square whose one side is 70cm, it folds up a half by the diagonal line, and is worn on the vest. The gathered apron is made of white broadcloth. The hat is the same cloth as the green decoration cloth of a skirt. About 1.2m long ribbon is attached to the hat. The ribbon is tied in a bow. Another ribbon attached apart from it is tied with under the jaw, so the hat is fixed.
	Folk costume of Italy, Calabria It is made by light silk. Bright color cloth. She wears a white blouse. Colored sleeves are another cloth. Both sleeves are connected by the string at the shoulders. They can remove free. (like middle age Europe's ladies' sleeves.) She wears an embroidered apron.
	Folk costume of Hungary I don't know well about this one. But I heard this elaborate embroidery is characteristic of Hungary's costume. Swollen gathered skirt and many case they wear apron and vest. The stick is used to drive pigs. There is a farmer's dance, who rear pigs.
	Folk costume of Mexico, OWAHAKA state This is ZAPOTECO's costume "Weepil".(like "poncho") Use 2 white cotton clothes width are 51cm, height are 180cm. Both of the cloth folded in two, and they are sewn up at longest side. Center part is not be sewn to take out the head. Both side of the body are also sewn without the part of wrists. On the front and back and side's seams, they sew the another clothes embroidered flowers about 13cm wide. At the end of the neck line, strings is hanged down which are made by green and yellow and red silk thread. Skirt is called "ENLED". It is made by thick cotton. Head dress is the braided black woolen yarn. It is wound around the head like turban. The rhombic object is called "O-hose-del-dios" it means "gods eye". Colored woolen yarn is rolled on the frame of bamboo. People walk with holding up it when the procession of a festival.
	Folk costume of Ukraine Head dress is filled with flowers and many long tapes. They wear red long vest and blouse, which sleeves have many embroidery. Skirt and apron have embroidery, too.