* Macedonia boys clothes chronology








Macedonia: Chronology


Figure 1.--Macedonia is located to the north of Greece and shares a common historical and cultural experiebce. Traditional clothing is very similar. This includes the pleated white skirt (foustanela) or kilt worn by the Enzoni and in many Greek folk outfits. There were small differences that develped in diffrent regions. This a Macedonia boy wearing one of these outfits.

As far as we can tell, Macedonians dressed much like ancient Greeks, although they were located on the nirthern perifery of the Greek world. With the decline of Greece, Macedonia was conquered by Rime and thus there was aoman fashion influence. We are not sure about fashions in the medieval era, but assume they were similar to those of central Europe. Just as the Renaissance began changing Europe, the Balkans was conquered by the Ottoman Turks (14th century). This intriduced a new fashion tradition to Macedonia. Thus for five centuries, Macedoniaas cut off from the European mainstream, both by the Ottomans and the geography of the Balkans. The isolation resulting from the motaneous terrine. As a resilt in the 19th century many in Macedonia still dressed in traditional styles and this was common even in the early-20th century. By this tome the traditional style began to be sen as folk styles. This was the case in the countryside, although modern Western styles were worn by the middle and upper classes in Skopje and the other cities. Since World War II, Macedonians have adopted mosrernWestern styles and is now part of the overall pan-European scene.









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