Each person must remember his roots and know the history of his native people. That is why I want to consider such an important detail of Russian culture as men's Russian folk costume.
About men
First of all, it is worth noting that old men's clothing did not differ in variety. Unlike women's costumes, she was of the same type. The suit consisted of a shirt and pants. Interestingly, unlike the women's costume, the man emphasized the figure, while the national ladies' sundress hid it. Also, men wore hats.
the cloth
What materials were the men's Russian folk costumes made of? When clothes were made completely at home, canvas, cloth, motley, and sheepskin were used for this. Somewhat later, with the introduction of industrial production, factory fabrics such as satin, chintz, cotton fabric and cheap wool were added.
Shirt
It was said above that the men's Russian folk costume consists of only two main units. What is the upper part of clothes? At all times it was a shirt-shirt with a high stand-up collar. As for the length, it was quite elongated, worn over pants and always tied with a belt. There could be any color, but almost always light - white, beige, grayish. Necessarily the shirt was decorated with embroidery. It was located along the neck, sleeves, bottom of the product. It was also possible to sheathe this element of clothing with ordinary braid. The color was mainly red (especially in wedding shirts, which the bride should have decorated with embroidery), it had its own special, sacred meaning, and such decoration was also a talisman. It is worth noting that all men wore shirts, starting from the smallest years. It was universal clothing for any generation.
Pants
What else is included in the men's Russian folk costume? These are port pants. They were sewn of striped fabric, preferably blue, were slightly shortened, because refueled in onuchi or boots. As for the width, they were often tight-fitting, although some wore something like bloomers. Until the fashion for pockets came, a pouch and a scallop were simply tied to the belt.
Belt
An important detail of the costume is the belt that men tied. For young men it was wide and long, for married men it was narrower and shorter. Interestingly, young men tied him around the waist, and the elderly as a symbol of respectable age - under his stomach.
Headdress
What else should you not forget to complement the Russian folk men's costume? Photos may suggest that at all times men wore hats. Previously, they were gray sinners, sometimes straw hats (in summer), a little later - capes - a special type of cap (it is worth noting that these hats were always decorated with ribbons, beads, flowers, braid.). Winter option - malachi and earflaps.
Outerwear
What else is rich in Russian folk costume for men? Pictures show that, depending on the time of year, men wore fur coats, caftans, sheepskin coats, retinues. If the family was richer, outerwear could be decorated with fur collars. If it was poorer, the collars were made tall, erect, so that they better protect against cold and frost.