Polish Folk Dress

05/16/2012 10:59

In Poland, each region is known for its specific type of folk dress. Here’s a link that gives you some samples: https://www.polskiinternet.com/english/info/folk-costiums.html

In Kraków, you will sometimes see street musicians dressed in the costume most associated with the region. The men usually wear a hat that has a high feather in it. I remember reading a play called “The Wedding” by Stanislaw Wyspianski, a very well known artist and writer from Kraków. There is a really neat scene during which the people are dancing at a reception, and he very beautifully describes the moment when the men wearing Kraków hats danced so lively that their feathers seemed to clean the ceiling.

I think that it’s very cool that a lot of young people in Poland still take part in folk dance ensembles. Here’s an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXYKkb-SynM

A young couple dressed in traditional Krakow folk costumes