The traditional costume of the townswoman of Żywiec is a white tulle, hand-embroidered, big skirted dress that weighs 10kg, takes two years to make and an hour to put on. Now a modern-day version is available to buy at Chylak.
The traditional costume of the townswoman of Żywiec, a region in Southern Poland, is a white tulle, hand-embroidered, big skirted dress that weighs 10kg, takes two years to make and an hour to put on – providing you have an assistant to hand. It is a piece of clothing unique to Żywiec, which looks like some fantasy concoction from a haute couture collection, and has been worn by the women of the region for holidays and special occasions for hundreds of years.
” So, with a lot of respectful persuasion, an emphasis on her art history pedigree, and an agreement to shoot in the region and deploy the help of the women of the Asysta Żywiecka, Chylak persuaded the institution to change its mind.
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