Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing of an
ethnic group
An ethnicity or ethnic group is a group of people with shared attributes, which they collectively believe to have, and long-term endogamy. Ethnicities share attributes like language, culture, common sets of ancestry, traditions, society, re ...
,
nation
A nation is a type of social organization where a collective Identity (social science), identity, a national identity, has emerged from a combination of shared features across a given population, such as language, history, ethnicity, culture, t ...
or region, and expresses
cultural
Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and Social norm, norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, Social norm, customs, capabilities, Attitude (psychology), attitudes ...
,
religious
Religion is a range of social- cultural systems, including designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relate humanity to supernatural ...
or
national identity
National identity is a person's identity or sense of belonging to one or more states or one or more nations. It is the sense of "a nation as a cohesive whole, as represented by distinctive traditions, culture, and language".
National identity ...
. An ethnic group's clothing may also be called ethnic clothing or ethnic dress. Traditional clothing includes everyday and
formal wear
Formal wear or full dress is the Western dress code category applicable for the most formal occasions, such as weddings, Baptism, christenings, confirmations, funerals, Easter traditions, Easter and Christmas traditions, in addition to certain ...
. The word "costume" in this context is sometimes considered pejorative, as the word has more than one meaning, and thus "clothing", "dress", "attire" or "regalia" can be substituted without offense.
Following the rise of
romantic nationalism
Romantic nationalism (also national romanticism, organic nationalism, identity nationalism) is the form of nationalism in which the state claims its political legitimacy as an organic consequence of the unity of those it governs. This includes ...
in parts of
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...
, pre-industrial peasantry came to serve as ideals for genuinity and desirability. Garments evoking peasant dress were made from
traditional pre-industrial textiles.
In regions where
Western dress styles are common, traditional garments are often worn during special events or celebrations. International events may cater to non-Western attendees with a compound
dress code such as "business suit or national dress".
In some contemporary societies, traditional garments are required by
sumptuary law
Sumptuary laws (from Latin ) are laws that regulate consumption. '' Black's Law Dictionary'' defines them as "Laws made for the purpose of restraining luxury or extravagance, particularly against inordinate expenditures for apparel, food, furnitu ...
s.
Africa
Central Africa
Cameroon

Traditional clothing in
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...
includes the , ''kabba'',
head tie (female),
toghu, ,
kwa, and
gandura (male). Dress is highly dependent on region and ethnicity.
Central African Republic
Traditional attire of the
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central ...
includes the and the .
Chad
In
Chad
Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan to Chad–Sudan border, the east, the Central Afric ...
, folk attire includes the , , and .
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Folk attire of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
includes the ,
Liputa style of dress, and
kuba cloth.
Republic of the Congo
In the
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a country located on the western coast of Central ...
, the and are part of traditional attire.
Equatorial Guinea
The ''
pano'' is part of the traditional dress of
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location both near the Equ ...
''.''
Gabon
Traditional attire of
Gabon
Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...
includes the , , and the
Abacost suit.
São Tomé and Príncipe
The ''
pano'' and are traditional attire in
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main isla ...
.
East Africa
Burundi
The is traditional clothing in
Burundi
Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million peop ...
Comoros
Traditional attire of the
Comoros
The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Moroni, ...
includes , ''shiromani'', ''
salouva'', ''
kandu'', ''
bwibwi'' for women, and for men.
Djibouti
In
Djibouti
Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area ...
, traditional attire includes the
macawiis and
koofiyad for men, and the dirac and garbasaar for women. The
Afar people
The Afar (), also known as the Danakil, Adali and Odali, are a Cushitic peoples, Cushitic ethnic group inhabiting the Horn of Africa. They primarily live in the Afar Region of Ethiopia and in northern Djibouti, as well as the entire southern co ...
have their own style of traditional clothing.
Eritrea
Men in
Eritrea
Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa, with its capital and largest city being Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the Eritrea–Ethiopia border, south, Sudan in the west, and Dj ...
wear
Kidan Habesha as traditional dress. Women wear the
zuria or
Habesha kemis.
Ethiopia
Each
ethnic group
An ethnicity or ethnic group is a group of people with shared attributes, which they collectively believe to have, and long-term endogamy. Ethnicities share attributes like language, culture, common sets of ancestry, traditions, society, re ...
in
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...
has a traditional style of dress. Ethiopian traditional clothing includes the
Ethiopian suit or
Kidan Habesha for men, and the
Habesha kemis for women.
Kenya
There is no official national costume of
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
, but leso (
kanga) is worn throughout the country.
Kikoi, similar to kanga fabric, is also widespread. All
tribes
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...
have their respective traditional garments. For example,
Maasai clothing includes traditional shuka and
beadwork
Beadwork is the art or craft of attaching beads to one another by stringing them onto a thread or thin wire with a sewing or beading needle or sewing them to cloth. Beads are produced in a diverse range of materials, shapes, and sizes, and vary ...
.
Madagascar
The
lamba is part of the traditional dress of
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
.
Mauritius and Réunion
In
Mauritius
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Ag ...
and
Réunion
Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the isl ...
, the ''sega'' is part of traditional clothing.
Rwanda

The
mushanana is traditional clothing in
Rwanda
Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...
.
Seychelles
Seychelles
Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (; Seychellois Creole: ), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 155 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, ...
traditional dress includes the ''kanmtole.''
Somalia
In
Somalia
Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...
, traditional dress includes the
kanzu or khamiis and
kitenge. For men, traditional clothing also includes the
macawiis and
koofiyad. Women may wear the dirac, guntiino, and garbasaar.
Sudan
In
Sudan
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopi ...
, folk costume includes the
jalabiyyah and
taqiyyah. Men may wear
turbans
A turban (from Persian دولبند, ''dolband''; via Middle French ''turbant'') is a type of headwear based on cloth winding. Featuring many variations, it is worn as customary headwear by people of various cultures. Communities with promi ...
; women may wear the toob, a long garment.
Tanzania
Traditional dress in
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...
varies by tribe, and may include the
kanzu and
kofia for men, and the
kanga for women.
Uganda
Folk costume in
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...
includes the
kanzu and
kofia (male), and the
gomesi (female). In southwestern Uganda, women's traditional dress includes the
mushanana.
North Africa
Algeria

In
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
, cultural dress includes the
burnous
A burnous (), also burnoose, burnouse, bournous or barnous, is a long cloak of coarse woollen fabric with a pointed hood, often white, traditionally worn by Arabs, Arab and Berbers, Berber men in North Africa. Historically, the white burnous was w ...
,
ghlila,
caftan
A kaftan or caftan (; , ; , ; ) is a variant of the robe or tunic. Originating in Asia, it has been worn by a number of cultures around the world for thousands of years. In Russian usage, ''kaftan'' instead refers to a style of men's long suit ...
,
gandoura,
haik,
jellaba,
m'laya, and
sarouel. In northern Algeria, clothing includes the
karakou (in
Algiers
Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...
), labsa Naïlia (among
Ouled Naïl), and labsa M'zabia (among
Mozabite people
The Mozabite people or Banu Mzab (; ) are a Berbers, Berber ethnic group inhabiting the M'zab natural region in the northern Sahara of Algeria, numbering about 150,000 to 300,000 people. They primarily speak the Mozabite language, one of the Zen ...
). In northeastern Algeria, dress includes Gandoura Annabiya (in
Annaba
Annaba (), formerly known as Bon, Bona and Bône, is a seaport city in the northeastern corner of Algeria, close to the border with Tunisia. Annaba is near the small Seybouse River and is in the Annaba Province. With a population of about 263,65 ...
),
qashabiya and melhfa chaouïa (among
Chaoui people), labsa Kbaylia (among
Kabyle people
The Kabyle people (, or ''Leqbayel'' or ''Iqbayliyen'', , ) are a Berbers, Berber ethnic group indigenous to Kabylia in the north of Algeria, spread across the Atlas Mountains, east of Algiers. They represent the largest Berber population of A ...
), and binouar Staifi (in
Sétif). In northwestern Algeria, traditional dress includes the blouza in
Oran
Oran () is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance. It is w ...
and the
chedda of Tlemcen. In southern Algeria, the
tagelmust is traditional attire; traditional clothing of the
Tuareg people
The Tuareg people (; also spelled Twareg or Touareg; Endonym and exonym, endonym, depending on Tuareg languages#Subclassification, variety: ''Imuhaɣ'', ''Imušaɣ'', ''Imašeɣăn'' or ''Imajeɣăn'') are a large Berbers, Berber ethnic group, ...
includes the
akhebay. In Western Algeria,
Sahrawis wear the
el-melhfa Sahraoui.
Egypt

Traditional attire in
Egypt
Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...
includes the
galabeya.
Libya
Traditional dress of
Libya
Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...
includes the
jellabiya
The jellabiya, also jalabiya, galabeya or jalamia ( / ALA-LC: ' in Sudanese Arabic, and ''Galabiya'' in Egyptian Arabic: ē-); is a loose-fitting, traditional garment from the Nile Valley. Today, it is the Clothing in Sudan, national clothin ...
, farmla (embroidered vest), and
fouta.
Morocco
In
Morocco
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...
, traditional attire includes the
djellaba,
fez,
balgha, and
takchita.
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Cultural attire in the
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), also known as the Sahrawi Republic and Western Sahara, is a partially recognized state in the western Maghreb, which claims the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara, but controls only ...
includes the
darra'a for men and the
el-melhfa Sahraoui for women.
Tunisia

Traditional attire in
Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...
includes the
jebba,
chechia, and
fouta.
Southern Africa
Angola
Traditional clothing in
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...
includes the
pano.
Botswana
In
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...
, traditional attire includes the ieteisi and tshega.
Lesotho
Traditional attire in
Lesotho
Lesotho, formally the Kingdom of Lesotho and formerly known as Basutoland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Entirely surrounded by South Africa, it is the largest of only three sovereign enclave and exclave, enclaves in the world, t ...
includes
shweshwe clothing,
basotho blankets, and
mokorotlo.
Malawi
Chitenje is part of the traditional clothing of
Malawi
Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and ...
.
Mozambique
In
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...
, cultural attire includes the
capulana.
Namibia
In
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
cultural dress includes
Herero traditional clothing, like the ohorokova dress and the
otjikaiva hat.
South Africa
In
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
, traditional attire of
Xhosa people
The Xhosa people ( , ; ) are a Bantu peoples, Bantu ethnic group that migrated over centuries into Southern Africa eventually settling in South Africa. They are the second largest ethnic group in South Africa and are native speakers of the Xho ...
includes the umbhaco for men and women. For women, dress includes the faskoti, inxili (sling bag), ncebetha, iqhiya, and ibhayi. For men, it includes the ingqosha, isidanga, and unngqa.
Among
Zulu people
Zulu people (; ) are a native people of Southern Africa of the Nguni people, Nguni. The Zulu people are the largest Ethnic groups in South Africa, ethnic group and nation in South Africa, living mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
They o ...
, traditional clothing includes the isicholo, isidwaba, umutsha, and ibheshu.
For
Sotho people
The Sotho (), also known as the Basotho (), are a Sotho-Tswana peoples, Sotho-Tswana ethnic group indigenous to Southern Africa. They primarily inhabit the regions of Lesotho, South Africa, Botswana and Namibia.
The ancestors of the Sotho peo ...
, traditional dress includes
shweshwe,
basotho blankets, and
mokorotlo.
Afrikaners
Afrikaners () are a Southern African ethnic group descended from predominantly Dutch people, Dutch Settler colonialism, settlers who first arrived at the Cape of Good Hope in Free Burghers in the Dutch Cape Colony, 1652.Entry: Cape Colony. '' ...
and Rooinek, Rooineks may wear a slouch hat, safari shirt, veldskoen, knee-high socks, khaki Bermuda shorts or trousers.
Zambia
In Zambia, traditional attire includes Kitenge, chitenje.
Zimbabwe
Traditional clothing in Zimbabwe includes the ibhetshu, isidwaba, isicholo, and Kitenge, chitenje.
West Africa
Benin
In Benin, cultural attire includes the Dashiki, dashiki suit, Fila (hat), fila gobi, abeti aja, and kufi for men, and the Yoruba clothing, Iro ati Buba and Wrapper (clothing), wrapper set for women.
Burkina Faso
Cultural attire in Burkina Faso includes Ghanaian smock, batakari for men and Wrapper (clothing), kaftan for women.
Cape Verde
In Cape Verde, traditional attire includes the
pano de terra.
Côte d'Ivoire
In Ivory Coast, traditional clothing includes the kente cloth for men and Wrapper (clothing), kente kaba and slit set for women.
The Gambia
Traditional clothing of the Gambia includes the Boubou (clothing), boubou for men and Wrapper (clothing), kaftans for women.
Ghana
In Ghana, traditional attire for men includes the kente cloth or Ghanaian smock (called fugu or batakari)
kufi, and Boubou (clothing), agbada. For women, it includes the Wrapper (clothing), kente kaba and slit set.
Guinea
Traditional clothing of The Gambia, Guinea includes the Boubou (clothing), boubou for men and Wrapper (clothing), kaftans for women.
Guinea-Bissau
Traditional clothing in Guinea-Bissau may vary by Demographics of Guinea-Bissau, ethnic group. Traditional attire of the Fula people includes the Boubou (clothing), boubou for men and Wrapper (clothing), kaftans for women.
Liberia
In Liberia, traditional attire includes the Dashiki, dashiki suit and kufi for men, and the Wrapper (clothing), buba and skirt set for women.
Mali
In Mali, traditional attire includes the Boubou (clothing), grand boubou and kufi for men, Wrapper (clothing), kaftan for women, and bogolan.
Mauritania
In Mauritania, traditional dress includes the
darra'a for men and melhfa for women.
Niger
Traditional attire of Niger includes souban cloth, melhfa, Boubou (clothing), babban riga,
tagelmust, alasho for men, and Wrapper (clothing), kaftan for women.
Nigeria

In Nigeria, each List of ethnic groups in Nigeria, ethnic group has a style of traditional dress, worn mostly for special occasions such as weddings and national holidays. For men, traditional attire includes the Boubou (clothing), agbada, dashiki or isiagu, and Fila (hat), fila gobi or fila abeti aja. For women, it includes Yoruba clothing, Iro ati Buba and Wrapper (clothing), wrappers.
Senegal
Traditional attire in Senegal includes the Senegalese kaftan and kufi for men, and the Wrapper (clothing), kaftan for women.
Togo
In Togo, cultural dress for men includes the batakari, agbada, and ewe kente cloth, and the Wrapper (clothing), pagne or kente cloth, kente kaba for women.
Americas
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
For women in Antigua and Barbuda, national attire is a plaid dress with white pinafore, designed by Heather Doram.
Bahamas
There is no official folk dress of the Bahamas, though clothing made with Androsia may be considered traditional attire. Junkanoo costumes can be considered folk costume but fall more into the sector of carnival dress than traditional garment.
Cuba
In Cuba, traditional dress includes the guayabera and panama hat for men, and the guarachera for women.
Dominican Republic
Traditional attire in the Dominican Republic includes the Guayabera, chacabana and panama hat.
Dominica
The Madras (costume), madras is part of traditional attire in Dominica.
Haiti
In Haiti, cultural attire includes the Quadrille dress, karabela dress for women and Guayabera, shirt jacket for men.
Jamaica
Traditional attire in Jamaica includes the Madras (cloth), bandana cloth Quadrille dress for women, bandana cloth shirt and white trousers for men, and the Jamaican Tam, Jamaican tam.
Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, men's traditional clothing includes the guayabera and panama hat. Women's traditional attire includes the ''enagua''.
Saint Lucia
The Madras (costume), madras is part of traditional attire in Saint Lucia.
Trinidad and Tobago
Cultural dress varies in Trinidad and Tobago. Tobago has an Afro–Tobagonian Creole peoples, creole culture with bélé costumes as their typical garment, commonly made of Madras (cloth), madras. Trinidad has no defined national garment. During cultural occasions, Afro–Trinidadians and Tobagonians, Afro–Trinidadian and Tobagonian men wear guayabera or dashiki, and women wear a Wrapper (clothing)#Booboo, booboo. Indo–Trinidadians and Tobagonians, Indo–Trinidadian and Tobagonian men wear kurta, dhoti, sherwani, and women wear sari, choli, and lehenga.
Central America
Belize
In Belize, among Hispanic Belizean, mestizos, traditional attire includes the huipil for women and the guayabera for men. Among the Maya peoples, all tribes wear distinct kinds of dress.
Nicaragua
Among women in Nicaragua, traditional attire includes the huipil and rebozo. Men wear the .
Guatemala
In Guatemala, traditional clothing includes the huipil, corte skirt, and tocado for women, and the Todos Santos Cuchumatán, todosantero suit for men.
Panama
Traditional attire in Panama includes the pollera for women and montuno for men.
North America
Bermuda
Bermuda shorts are traditional clothing in Bermuda.
Canada
In Canada, different regions have different traditional clothing.
The traditional dress of First Nations in Canada, First Nations peoples, which is often called "regalia", may include the button blanket, buckskins, moccasins, Chilkat weaving, Chilkat blanket, Cowichan sweater, and war bonnet. Traditional attire of the Métis includes the ceinture fléchée, Capote (garment), capote, and moccasins. In Nunavut and other Inuit communities, traditional clothing includes the parka, mukluks, and amauti.
For lumberjacks of Quebec and Ontario, traditional logging wear includes mackinaw jackets or flannel shirts, with headgear being a tuque or trapper hat; a good example is seen with folk characters like Big Joe Mufferaw.
In the Maritimes, Acadians wear their traditional heritage clothing on special occasions like the Tintamarre. The Scottish background in Nova Scotia has brought the Nova Scotia tartan as folk wear in the form of kilts, aboyne dresses, and trews for Scottish highland dance competitions.
In Quebec and among French Canadians, traditional clothing includes the ceinture fléchée, Capote (garment), capote, and tuque.
In Canadian Prairies, the Prairies, Western wear, cowboy costume is common for events such as the Calgary Stampede, and is often worn with Calgary White Hats.
Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland – Traditional Mummering, mummers dress in masks and baggy clothes in Christmas season celebrations; the Cornish influence has also brought yellow oilskins and sou'westers as typical wear in coastal areas.
United States
In the Canada, United States, different regions have different traditional clothing.
Styles of traditional Native American clothing vary. Traditional pow-wow regalia for Plains Indians may include moccasins, buckskins, glass beads, breech clouts, and war bonnets or Roach (headdress), roaches. Among Alaska Natives, traditional attire includes kuspuks worn with dark pants and mukluks, as well as parkas. The Yupʼik clothing, clothing of the Yupʼik people is designed to keep the wearer warm and dry in cold weather.
Western wear is traditional dress in several areas of the United States, including Texas and the Southwestern United States, Southwest, and rural areas in the Midwestern United States, Midwest and the Western United States, West. This attire, derived from Mexican vaquero and American pioneer garb, may include cowboy hats, Western shirts, cowboy boots, jeans, chaps, prairie skirts, and bolo ties.
Due to cold weather, clothing in northern areas—such as the Upper Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and northern New England—tends to include heavier materials. This may include flannel shirts or Buffalo plaid mackinaw jackets, and a knit cap or, in the case of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, a Stormy Kromer cap. The attire of folk hero Paul Bunyan may represent this style.
In the Deep South, traditional attire includes white seersucker suits and string ties for men, and sun hats and large Southern belle-style dresses for women. The Cajun people of Louisiana traditionally wear the colorful capuchon for Mardi Gras celebrations. Historically, Louisiana Creole people, Creole women wore the tignon, mostly in plain or Madras fabric, madras fabrics; it is now sometimes worn for heritage events or for cultural reasons. Gullah communities in the South Carolina Lowcountry and the Sea Islands preserve the traditional African-style clothing and culture.
Summer residents of Nantucket will often wear Nantucket Reds. In Utah, Mormons may dress in 19th-century pioneer clothing for Mormon Trail–related activities and events. The Amish (mostly found in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana) follow a style of plain dress.
Mexico
The folk dress of Mexico varies by state. For men, traditional dress includes the charro outfit, guayabera, sarape, and sombrero. For women, it includes the rebozo and china poblana dress.
In Northern Mexico, el Norte, traditional attire may include cowboy hats, cowboy boots, and bandana. Indigenous peoples of Mexico, Indigenous peoples, like the Yaqui, Seri people, Seri and Rarámuri, wear traditional apparel. The ('tamaulipeca leather jacket') is traditional attire in Tamaulipas.
In Querétaro, Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo, and San Luis Potosí, traditional clothing includes the quechquemitl.
In Veracruz, traditional attire includes the guayabera. In Yucatán, it includes the guayabera for men and huipil for women.
The is traditional attire in Oaxaca.
In Chiapas, the is traditional attire.
South America
Southern America
Argentina
In Argentina, traditional folk attire is the gaucho costume. Each province has a specific design of poncho, with the ' being the most recognized.
Bolivia
In Bolivia, traditional clothing includes the poncho, chullo, and the Pollera, Andean pollera.
Brazil
In Brazil, each region has its own traditional costume.
In many states within the Amazônia Legal region, Indigenous peoples in Brazil, Indigenous peoples wear traditional clothes specific to their ethnic groups. An example is the ''kushma'', used by the Asháninka.
In Bahia, the traditional outfits are the ' and ''abadá''. In Rio de Janeiro, samba costumes are worn during the four days of Brazilian Carnival by members of Samba school, samba schools. Outside of Carnival, the most traditional men's attire is that of the ''malandro carioca'' ('carioca rascal') or ''sambista'', which includes white pants, a striped shirt, a white jacket, and a straw hat. In São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Goiás, and nearby states, ''Caipiras'' (Brazilian country folk) preserve traditional folk styles of clothing, which are often imitated during Festa Junina, festa junina celebrations. In Rio Grande do Sul, the traditional attire is the gaúcho costume. In Pará, the typical clothing is that associated with carimbó, a popular dance from northern Brazil. In the northeastern sertão, cangaceiro clothing is traditional.
Chile
In Chile, the traditional attire is the huaso costume, which includes a chamanto, chupalla, and poncho.
Colombia
Each region in Colombia has a distinct costume. Traditional male attire includes the sombrero vueltiao, ruana, white shirt, trousers, and Espadrille, alpargatas. Women's attire includes a blouse, Pollera, cumbia pollera, sombrero vueltiao, and alpargatas.
Ecuador
In Ecuador, traditional clothing includes the poncho and Panama hat.
Guyana
Guyana does not have a designated style of national dress. Each ethnic group wears its cultural clothing during important events or occasions. Afro-Guyanese men typically wear a dashiki or Guayabera, shirt jacket, and women wear a Wrapper (clothing), booboo. Indo-Guyanese men wear a kurta, sherwani, or churidar, while women wear a sari or lehenga. Each Indigenous peoples in Guyana, indigenous tribe wears its tribal clothing during cultural events or important occasions.
Paraguay
In Paraguay, traditional clothing includes the .
Peru
In Peru, traditional attire includes the chullo, poncho, and Pollera, Andean pollera.
Suriname
In Suriname, traditional clothing includes the Koto (traditional clothing), kotomisse and Pangi cloth, pangi cloth.
Uruguay
In Uruguay, the traditional folk attire is the gaucho costume.
Venezuela
In Venezuela, traditional male attire is the llanero costume, which includes the liqui liqui and ''pelo e' guama'' hat. Traditional female attire includes the joropo dress and ''pelo e' guama'' hat.
Asia
Central Asia
Tajikistan
In Tajikistan, traditional attire includes the chapan, the tubeteika, the turban, and the paranja.
Kazakhstan
In Kazakhstan, traditional clothing includes the Chapan, shapan, zhargak, zhegde, and the kalpak. Men's attire features garments such as the Kazakh clothing#Men's clothing, jargaq shapa, while women's clothing includes the saukele, kimeshek, Kazakh clothing#Women's clothing, koylek, and shalbar. The Kazakh clothing#Women's clothing, kupe is worn by both men and women.
Kyrgyzstan
In Kyrgyzstan, traditional garments include the chapan, terishym (a type of salwar), and the kalpak for men. Women's attire includes the saukele, beldemchi, koylek, and elechek.The koinok is worn by both men and women.
Turkmenistan
In Turkmenistan, the chapan is commonly worn as part of cultural clothing.
Uzbekistan
In Uzbekistan, traditional attire features the khalat, tubeteika, chapan, turban, and paranja.
East Asia
China
In China, the traditional clothing of the Han Chinese includes the hanfu, which encompasses styles like the shenyi, ruqun, and shanku. It may also include influences from the Manchu people with garments such as the tangzhuang, cheongsam, and changshan.
The Manchu people traditionally wore qizhuang, which includes the Magua (clothing), magua, tangzhuang, cheongsam, and changshan. Mongols in China, Mongols wear the Deel (clothing), deel. Islam in China, Muslim ethnic groups such as the Uyghurs and Hui people wear items like the tubeteika, khalat, and chapan.
Japan
In Japan, traditional attire is referred to as ''wafuku'', which includes garments like the kimono, Junihitoe, jūnihitoe, and sokutai.
In Fukuoka Prefecture, traditional garments include the mizu happi and Fundoshi, shime-komi. In Hokkaido, the Ainu people wear traditional clothing such as the tepa, a sacred belt called raun kut or upsoro kut, konci (hood), hos (leggings), and grass-skin jackets like tetarabe and utarbe. Ceremonial garments include the sapanpe and the matanpushi. Ryukyuans wear ryusou as traditional attire. In Okinawa Prefecture, the Kariyushi shirt is traditional clothing.
Korea
In South Korea, the traditional attire is the hanbok; it is known as the ''chosŏn-ot'' in North Korea.
Mongolia
In Mongolia, traditional clothing includes the Deel (clothing), deel.
Taiwan
In Taiwan, Han Taiwanese people wear garments such as the hanfu, cheongsam, and changshan. Among Taiwanese indigenous peoples, traditional attire varies by group. The Rukai people wear garments like the ibibogo (a men's daily jacket) and the dalabu (a women's daily top). The Atayal people wear pearl-adorned shirts and skirts. The Bunun people use the design of the Deinagkistrodon, hundred-pace viper in their traditional dress.
Tibet
The Tibetan people, native to Tibet, traditionally wear the chuba.
North Asia
Russia
In Russia, traditional clothing in the Ural Federal District, Urals, Siberian Federal District, and Far Eastern Federal District, Far Eastern Siberia includes the clothing of Siberia, Siberian nationalities such as the Buryats, Yakuts, and Altai people, Altaians. In Buryatia and Tuva, the traditional garment is the .
In the Altai Republic, Altai people, Southern Altaians wear items such as the (fur coat), (cap), (overcoat). The (Altai-Kizhi) or (Telengits) is a sleeveless cloak historically worn by married women; it is now used as bridal or festive attire.
South Asia
Afghanistan
Traditional clothing in Afghanistan includes the Pashtun dress. Men may wear the Afghan cap, pakul, lungee, chapan (khalat), and shalwar kameez; women may wear the firaq partug, burqa, chador, and niqab.
Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, men wear the sherwani, kurta (panjabi), lungi, Culture of Bengal#Clothing, fotua, and gamcha. Women's clothing includes the Saree, shari, long skirt, mexi, Shalwar kameez, selwar kamiz, Dupatta, orna, and Kurta, kurtee.
Bhutan
Bhutan has
sumptuary law
Sumptuary laws (from Latin ) are laws that regulate consumption. '' Black's Law Dictionary'' defines them as "Laws made for the purpose of restraining luxury or extravagance, particularly against inordinate expenditures for apparel, food, furnitu ...
s. The mandates what citizens should wear in public spaces.
Bhutanese citizens must wear the traditional clothing of the Ngalop people, including a and for men and a and for women,
including for official business, schools and institutions, and official occasions and assemblies.
The clothing of the Ngalop people also includes the toego and kabney for men, and rachus for women.
These restrictions apply when people are in or near "monastic fortresses (), monasteries () and temples (), and government buildings. Karin Altmann, a textile art scholar, describes the intent behind this law "to prevent specific features of Bhutanese culture from disappearing," and "to emphasize national identity",
but it has contributed to conflict due to the ethnic and cultural Ethnic groups in Bhutan, diversity of Bhutan.
India
In India, men wear the achkan, sherwani, dhoti, phiran, kurta, and turban. Women's clothing includes the shalwar kameez, sari, patiala salwar, lehenga, choli, pathin, dupatta, and churidar. The mundum neriyatum is worn by the Malayali people of Kerala. The veshti is worn by Tamils. The Monpa people also have traditional clothing.
Maldives
In the Maldives, men wear the Mundu, dhivehi mundu. Women's traditional clothing includes the dhivehi libaas, feyli, and Islamic veiling practices by country#Malaysia, buruga.
Nepal
In Nepal, traditional attire for men includes the Daura-Suruwal and Dhaka topi. Women wear the Gunyou Cholo. Other traditional clothing includes garments worn by the Newar, Sunuwar, Rai people, Rai, and Limbu people, Limbu peoples, such as the bakku and chuwa.
Pakistan
In Pakistan, men wear the Peshawari turban, shalwar kameez, and churidar. Traditional clothing for women includes the shalwar kameez, dupatta, and sari, although the sari is worn less frequently. The Pagri (turban), pagri is worn by men and women.
Sri Lanka
Women's clothing in Sri Lanka includes the lama sariya, Sari#Sri Lanka, kandyan saree (worn by Sinhalese people), and the nivi draped saree. Men wear the jathika anduma, mul anduma, and kavaniya.
Southeast Asia
* Brunei – Baju Melayu, Songkok (male), Baju Kurung, Tudung (female)
* Cambodia
– Sampot, Apsara, Sabai, Krama, Chang kben
* East Timor
– Tais mane, tais feto
* Indonesia
– There are numerous National costume of Indonesia#National attires, national and National costume of Indonesia#Regional attires, regional clothing in Indonesia due to the diversity of cultures that make up the island nation; they include:
** Batak, Batak tribe – Ulos (tenun fabric)
** Javanese people – :id:Beskap, Beskap, Batik, Batik shirt, Blangkon, Songkok, Sarong (male), Kebaya, Tudung, Sarong (female).
** Malay Indonesian, Malay people – Baju Melayu, Baju Kurung, Songket
** Indigenous people of New Guinea, Papua – Koteka
* Laos – xout lao, suea pat, pha hang, pha biang, Sinh (clothing), sinh
* Malaysia – Baju Melayu and Songkok (male), Baju Kurung, Malaysian cultural outfits#Glossary, Baju Kebarung (Kebaya/Kurung hybrid), Tudung (female); every state has its style of ''baju'' including a special ''baju'' for the Federal Territories.
* Myanmar
– Longyi, gaung baung, taipon (male), thummy, eingyi (female)
* Philippines – Barong tagalog, Barong (male) and Baro't saya; Maria Clara gown, Terno (female), Malong, Patadyong, Tapis (Philippine clothing), Tapis, Salakot
* Singapore –
** Chinese Singaporeans – Hanfu, Cheongsam (female), Tangzhuang (male),Changpao (male)
** Indian Singaporeans – Sari (Female), Dhoti (Male), Kurta
** Malay Singaporeans – Baju Melayu (Male), Baju Kurung (female), Sarong
** Peranakans – Kebaya (female), Changpao, Baju Lokchuan (male)
* Thailand – Chut thai: Thai female: Formal Thai national costume#Formal chut thai for women, Thai Chakkri, Thai male: Formal Thai national costume#Formal chut thai for men, Suea Phraratchathan, Both genders: Chong kraben and Sabai
* Vietnam
– Vietnamese clothing: Áo giao lĩnh, :vi:Áo trực lĩnh, Áo trực lĩnh, Áo viên lĩnh, Áo đối khâm, Áo tứ thân, :vi:Áo ngũ thân, Áo ngũ thân, Yếm, Áo yếm, Áo nhật bình, Áo gấm, :vi:Áo tấc, Áo tấc, Áo dài, Áo bà ba, Mianfu, Cổn miện
West Asia
* Armenia – Armenian dress () includes the arkhalig (long jacket), arakhchin, Burka (Caucasus), burka, chokha, kalpak, papakha, Sirwal, shalvar
* Azerbaijan – Azerbaijani traditional clothing include the arkhalig, chokha, kelaghayi, kalpak
* Cyprus – ''Zimbouni'' (waistcoat), ''vraka'' (men's breeches), and ''saiya'' (women's formal festival dress)
** Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus – Cepken (yelek) vest, salta, yazma, potur, boynuz kemer
* Israel – A national symbol of Israel is the tembel hat; the Sudra (headdress), sudra, gargush, the Hasidic rekel, the Sephardi kavese (hat); biblical sandals, see also Jewish religious clothing
* Iran – Chador, turban, thawb (dishdasha/kameez), zardozi, battoulah; Kurdish clothing, including Sanjabi selte (jacket), chokho-raanak (trousers)
* Iraq – Assyrian clothing, keffiyeh, Hashimi Dress, Bisht (clothing), bisht, dishdasha, Kurdish clothing, Agal (accessory), agal
* Jordan – Keffiyeh, Bisht (clothing), bisht, thawb, Bedouin clothing
* Lebanon – Tantour, labbade, sherwal, keffiyeh, Taqiyah (cap), taqiyah
* Kuwait – Dishdasha, keffiyeh
* Oman – Dishdasha, khanjar, keffiyeh
* State of Palestine, Palestine – The Palestinian keffiyeh, keffiyeh, a symbol of Palestinian identity. The thawb, its most popular styles being from Bethlehem and Ramallah decorated with traditional Palestinian embroidery.
* Qatar – Thawb, keffiyeh
* Saudi Arabia – Thawb, Keffiyeh, ghutrah, Agal (accessory), agal, Bisht (clothing), bisht, abaya, jilbab, niqab, Hejazi turban
* Syria – Dishdasha, sirwal, Taqiyah (cap), taqiyah, keffiyeh
* Turkey – Kalpak, yazma, kaftan, turban, salvar, Çarık
Cepken-Yelek Boynuz Kemer – Horn belt
* United Arab Emirates – Kandura, thawb, abaya; older women would still wear the battoulah visor
* Yemen – Thawb, izaar, turban, jambiya, niqab
Europe
Eastern Europe
* Belarus – Pas kontuszowy, slutsk stash, the national type of wimple (''namitka'')
* Georgia (country), Georgia – chokha (every region has its own specific design of Chokha), Papakha
* Ossetia – Chokha
* Russia – many types, including bast shoes, Boyar hat, Ryasna, Sarafan, Kaftan, Kokoshnik, Kosovorotka, Ushanka, Valenki; (Sami People, Sami) Gákti, Luhkka for colder weather
** Caucasus republics (for example, Chechnya, North Ossetia-Alania and Adygea) – Chokha, Papakha, Ushanka in cold weather
** Mordovia – Mordovian national costume, Mordovian national costumes
* Ukraine – Ukrainian national clothing, national costumes of Ukraine include the Vyshyvanka, Sharovary, Żupan, and Ukrainian wreath
Central Europe
* Austria – Each state has a specific design on national costume; the most famous is that of Tyrol (state), Tyrol, consisting of the characteristic Tyrolean ''tracht'' and ''Dirndl, dirndls''.
* Czech Republic – ''kroje''
* Germany – Every state has its own specific design of a regional costume (''Tracht''). For example, Bavaria's well-known tracht: Lederhosen and Dirndl. Many stereotypes that foreigners have regarding German folk costumes (as well as other customs) actually come from the state of Bavaria.
* Hungary – elements of Culture of Hungary#Folk costumes (17–19th century), Hungarian folk costumes include ''pendely'' (linen underskirt), ''gatya'' (pleated skirt-like pants), ''elejbőr'' (sheepskin vest-like item), kacagány (fur pelt), and ''ködmön'' (sheepskin coat)
* Liechtenstein – Tracht, Dirndl
* Poland – ''czamara'', ''żupan'', ''kontusz'', ''rogatywka''; there are many regional styles, including those of Łowiczans, Łowicz, Kurpie#Traditional costume, Kurpie Zielone, Biłgoraj#Local folklore, Biłgoraj, Sącz Lachs, Lachy Sądeckie, National costumes of Poland#Lesser Poland / Małopolska, Kraków, Podhale, National costumes of Poland#Greater Poland / Wielkopolska, Szamotuły, and National costumes of Poland#Pomerania / Pomorze, Kujawy, Warmia, Kaszuby
* Slovakia – ''kroje''
* Switzerland – Every canton has a specific design of national dress. The most famous Swiss costumes come mainly from the German-speaking cantons of Appenzell, Bern and Zug.
Northern Europe
* Denmark – :da:Folkedragt, Folkedragt
** Faroe Islands – Føroysk klæði
** Greenland – Anorak
* Estonia – :et:Rahvarõivad, Rahvarõivad, also known as ''rahvariided''
* Finland – Every region has its own specific design of national costume (''kansallispuku'', ''nationaldräkt''). These vary widely. Many of them resemble Swedish costumes, but some take influences from Russian costumes as well. For the Sami People, Sami in Finland, each place has its own Gákti or Luhkka for colder weather.
* Iceland – Þjóðbúningurinn
* Ireland – Aran sweater, Irish walking hat, flat cap, Grandfather shirt, Galway shawl, Brogue shoe, brogue, Irish stepdance costume
* Latvia – Latvians, Latvian :lv:Latviešu tautastērpi, national costumes (''tautastērpi'') vary by region
* Lithuania – :lt:Aukštaičių rūbai, Aukštaitija, :lt:Žemaičių rūbai, Žemaitija, :lt:Dzūkų rūbai, Dzūkija, :lt:Suvalkiečių rūbai, Suvalkija, and :lt:Klaipėdos krašto rūbai, Klaipėdos (Mažoji Lietuva) have related but distinguishable folk dress
* Norway – Every Counties of Norway, county (including Svalbard, which isn't a county) has a designated style of folk costume, or Bunad; the most famous bunader come from Hardanger and Setesdal; Sami People, Sami: Gákti, and for colder weather, Luhkka
* Sweden – the traditional Culture of Sweden#National costuming, folkdräkt has been specific to the local region and varied from province to province but has since 1983 been supplemented by an official National Costume, , common for all;
first unisex design in 2022: Bäckadräkten; 18th century: Nationella dräkten; Sami People, Sami: Gákti, Luhkka for colder weather
* United Kingdom – Countries of the United Kingdom, Every constituent country has its own national costume.
** England – British country clothing, English country clothing, Morris dance costumes, English clog, English clogs
*** Northern England – Maud (plaid), Maud, Flat cap
**** Lancashire – Shawl, Lancashire shawl, clogs
**** Northeast – Rapper sword#Costume, Rapper dance costumes, Border tartan, Northumberland kilts and tartan
*** Southern England – Smock-frock, Smock
**** Cornwall – Sou'wester hat, fisherman's Smock-frock, smock, Guernsey (clothing), gansey, bal-maiden clothing, Cornish kilts and tartans
**** London – Pearly kings and queens
** Northern Ireland – Similar to the rest of Ireland
** Scotland – Highland dress: Kilt or trews, Tam o'shanter (hat), tam o'shanter or Balmoral bonnet, Doublet (clothing), doublet, Aboyne dress, and Brogue shoe, brogues or Ghillie brogues, ghillies.
*** Scottish Lowlands – Maud (plaid), Maud, Blue bonnet (hat), blue bonnet
** Wales - The Traditional Welsh costume, Welsh traditional dress is often worn by women on Saint David's Day or by folk dancers, such as at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Eisteddfod. It is believed to have historically been worn commonly by women in rural Wales.
Southern Europe
* Albania – Albanian Traditional Clothing, Fustanella, wiktionary:Tirk, Tirq, Xhamadan, Opinga
* Andorra – Barretina, espadrilles
* Bulgaria – Every town has its own design of a national costume (''Bulgarian national garb, nosia''), with different types of clothing items traditional for each of the ethnographic regions of the country.
* Croatia – Croatian national costume, Lika cap, Šibenik cap
* Greece – Fustanella, Breeches (Vraka), Greek dress#Modern period, Amalia costume.
** Greek fisherman's cap, Greek fisherman's caps in many coastal villages by the Aegean Sea.
* Italy – Italian folk dance costumes;
** South Tyrol – Tracht and Dirndl
** Sardinia – Every town has its design of the traditional folk costume (see also Sardinian people#Traditional clothes, Sardinian people for more information).
** Sicily – Coppola (cap), Coppola, Arbëreshë people, Arbereshe costumes
* Kosovo – Traditional clothing of Kosovo, Qeleshe, wiktionary:Tirk, Tirq, Xhubleta, Xhamadan, Opinga
* Malta – Għonnella
* Montenegro – Montenegrin cap
* North Macedonia – Macedonian national costume
* Portugal – Every region has its own specific design of a national costume. The most famous costumes come from Viana do Castelo and Nazaré, Portugal, Nazaré.
* Romania – Romanian dress
* Serbia – Every region has different design of a national costume. Serbian traditional clothing, Lika cap, Montenegrin cap, Opanci, Šajkača, Šubara
* Slovenia – Gorenjska narodna noša
* Spain – Autonomous communities of Spain, Every autonomous region has its own national costume.
** Andalusia – Sombrero cordobes, traje de flamenca, traje de luces, montera
** Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country – Beret, espadrilles
** Canary Islands – Every island has its specific style of traditional dress. Néstor Martín-Fernández de la Torre designed a costume in Gran Canaria in 1934 to serve as pan-islander costume for all islands, but only caught on in Gran Canaria, being specific to its capital city Las Palmas.
** Catalonia – Barretina, Faixa
** Galicia (Spain), Galicia – Each province has its regional costume.
Western Europe
* Belgium – Smock-frock, Bleu sårot (Wallonia)
* France – Every administrative region has a style of folk costume, varying by department. For example, Brittany, with Breton costume varying by department and predominantly used in Celtic circle, Cercles celtiques, Pardon (ceremony), pardons and festivals.
** French Basque Country, Basque Country – Beret, espadrille
* Netherlands – Many areas, villages, and towns used to have their own :nl:Klederdracht (Nederland), traditional style of clothing. In the 21st century, only a few hundred people still wear traditional dresses and suits on a daily basis. They can be found mainly in Staphorst (about 700 women), Volendam (about 50 men) and Marken (about 40 women). Most well-known parts of Dutch folk costumes outside the Netherlands are probably the Dutch cap, Dutch woman's bonnet and klompen.
** North Brabant – poffer
Oceania
Australia and New Zealand
* Australia
** Aboriginal Australians – Australian Aboriginal fibrecraft, fibercraft-made clothing, possum cloak
** European Australians – cork hat, ''bushwear'': Moleskin trousers, safari shirt, bush shirt, Akubra slouch hat, Driza-Bone coat, Australian work boots
** Torres Strait Islands – Mother Hubbard dress, Augemwalli
* New Zealand
** Māori people, Māori – Māori traditional textiles#Piupiu, Piupiu, Māori traditional textiles#Korowai, korowai or Māori traditional textiles#kakahu huruhuru, kakahu huruhuru.
** New Zealand Europeans – Swanndri bush jacket, slouch hat, walk shorts, and knee-high socks; or a black singlet and Rugby football, rugby shorts.
Melanesia
* Fiji – Lavalava, ''Sulu'', Culture of Fiji#Clothing and costume, ''chamba'' (''sulu i ra''), Tapa cloth, ''tapa'' cloth (called ''masi''), ''i-sala'', Culture of Fiji#Clothing and costume, ''kuta'' (specifically in the village of Dama, Bua Province), bula; saree, shalwar kameez, and other Indo-Fijian traditional and religious clothing originating in South Asia
* New Caledonia – Lavalava, Manou, Mother Hubbard dress, robes mission
* Papua New Guinea – Mother Hubbard dress, Meri blaus, lap-lap, koteka, ''bilum'' (traditional string bags),
grass covers
* Solomon Islands – Tapa cloth, grass skirts, Culture of the Solomon Islands, kap-kap, breastplates (called ''tema'', ''tambe'', or ''tepatu''), ''kabilato'', ''aba obi'' (women), ''fo'osae'' (men)
* Vanuatu
– Mother Hubbard dress, Aelan dress, lap-lap
Micronesia
* Federated States of Micronesia – Lap-lap (male), Grass skirt (female)
* Palau – Lap-lap (male), Grass skirt (female)
Polynesia
* Cook Islands – Pareo
* French Polynesia – Pareo
* Hawaii – Aloha shirt, Muumuu, Holokū, Pāʻū (skirt; can be made of Tapa cloth, kapa cloth or grass skirt, grass; modern variations are textile cloth-based with Hawaiian leaf and flower motifs), Malo (loincloth)
* Samoa – Lavalava, Puletasi, 'ie toga clothing
* Tonga – Tupenu, Ta'ovala, Tapa cloth
Gallery
Asia
File:Cylinder seal,ca. 18th–17th century B.C. Babylonian.jpg, Examples of ancient Babylonian dress
File:Ancient Times, Assyrian. - 004 - Costumes of All Nations (1882).JPG, Ancient Assyrian clothing
File:Dishdasha.jpg, Gulf Arabs wearing traditional and culturally-specific headwear in Oman
File:Yemenite Gargush.jpg, Traditional Yemenite Jews, Yemenite Jewish gargush
File:Be Respectful, Dress Locally, Yemen (12768689584).jpg, Yemeni women wearing
File:Ramallah woman 15029v.jpg, Woman from Ramallah wearing traditional Palestinian traditional costumes, Palestinian dress, including a and (c. 1929–1946)
File:Armenian traditional clothing.jpg, Armenians, Armenian women wearing arkhaligs
File:Azerbaijani girls in kelaghayi.jpg, Traditional Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani dress, including kelaghayi
File:Iranian family,gathered together wearing traditional clothes - Nishapur - Nowruz2014.JPG, An Iranian peoples, Iranian family celebrating Nowruz in their traditional ethnic attire
File:Afghan children wearing traditional clothes in Kabul.jpg, Afghans, Afghan children wearing traditional clothes in Kabul
File:روز فرهنگ بلوچ در ایالت بلوچستان شهر کویته.jpg, A group of Baloch people, Baloch men wearing traditional dress, including Balochi clothing, Balochi shalwar kameez
File:Cultural costume.jpg, A variety of cultural clothing from across India, but common throughout the Indian subcontinent, including lehengas, cholis, salwar kameez, and dupatta
File:Bride of Bangladesh (06).jpg, A Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi bridal handloom sari
File:Thai Beauties in folk costume Festival dell'Oriente 2017 Italy.jpg, Thailand, Thai traditional dress
File:2 Malay girls in baju kurung.jpg, Two Malays (ethnic group), Malay women wearing Baju Kurung
File:Centre national de la soie (Artisans dAngkor). (2517376127).jpg, Cambodian Sompot Chong Kben
File:Sishenao2.jpg, Vietnamese people, Vietnamese traditional
File:Traditional Vietnamese dress.jpg, Hmong people, Hmong girls in Vietnam wearing traditional dress
File:Aesan Gede Songket Palembang.jpg, Indonesian girl wearing traditional Palembangese
File:Maria Clara Gown.jpg, A two Filipinos, Filipina wearing a Maria Clara gown or traje de mestiza 1899
File:Tribu Tinabuay of Murcia.jpg, Visayan women wearing Baro't saya featuring their skirt patadyong while performing in festival dance
File:08.15 總統出席「2016三地門鄉聯合收穫祭」 (28706865630).jpg, Paiwan people, Paiwan and Rukai people, Rukai people in Sandimen, Pingtung County, Taiwan celebrate a harvest festival in traditional dress
File:Indigenous group dancers at Amis Music Festival 2016 IMF0936.jpg, Amis people, Amis/Pangcah tribe members (from the Fata'an group) performing a group dance at the 2016 Amis Music Festival in Dulan, Taiwan
File:Women of Beijing at Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (3).jpg, An example of traditional dress in China
File:Tenpyousai1.jpg, Women wearing in China
File:National costume Mongolia 1.jpg, National costume of Mongolia ()
File:Tuvans Horse riding.jpg, Tuvans, Tuvan horse-riders wearing
File:Hanbok (female and male).jpg, A woman and man wearing traditional Korean people, Korean
File:Women in kimonos, Nibanchō Street, Kanazawa, 2016.jpg, Japanese women wearing Kimono
Europe
File:Delos House of Cleopatra.jpg, Statues of a woman and man wearing Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek himation
File:Traditional women's costume 7.jpg, An example of Greek people, Greek folk dress
File:Turkish folk dancer with traditional costume.jpg, Culture of Turkey, Turkish folk dancer in traditional dress
File:Bulgarian folk costume.jpg, Bulgarians, Bulgarian traditional folk costume
File:Romanian teens in traditional clothes are dancing.jpg, Romanians, Romanian teens in traditional dress
File:Hungarian Dresses.jpg, Hungarians, Hungarian women in folk dress
File:Hontianska parada 2003-DSC01192.JPG, A traditional Slovaks, Slovak
File:Diandlgwand.jpg, Young women in Germans, German
File:43. TKB - Beskid z Bielska-Białej 08.JPG, A man and woman wearing regional Łowiczans, Łowicz-style folk dress in Poland
File:Russian folk dress (VMDPNI) 01a by shakko.jpg, An example of Russians, Russian festive folk dress, including a (shirt), (skirt), (apron), and (shawl)
File:Traditional Lithuanian dress.jpg, Girls wearing regional :lt:Aukštaičių rūbai, Aukštaičių-style folk dresses in Kaunas
File:KinsarvikBunad.jpg, Norwegians, Norwegian woman wearing
File:Faroese folk dance club from vagar.jpg, Faroe Islands, Faroese folk dance club with some members in national costumes
File:Kilt&Sporran.jpg, A modern Scottish people, Scottish kilt and sporran
File:Morris dancers in Midhurst 01.jpg, English people, English dancers wearing Morris dance, Morris folk dress
File:FIL 2009 - Coiffes bretonnes - bigoudènes - cercle ar vro vigoudenn.JPG, Traditional Bretons, Breton Breton costume, headwear worn by women and girls
File:Zamarra.jpg, Man wearing a , a sheepskin coat traditionally worn by Basques, Basque shepherds
File:Jerez spanien folklore.jpg, Andalusian people, Andalusian women wearing
File:Faldetta 1.jpg, Example of a traditional Maltese , or , once ubiquitous in Malta but no longer worn today
File:The Ciociara, young woman in Ciociaro costume (c.1869), by Cletofonte Preti.jpg, A young Italians, Italian woman in traditional Ciociaria, Ciociaro dress (c.1869)
North America
File:Inuit Amautiq 1995-06-15.jpg, Two Inuit women wearing (skirted style, akuliq) in Nunavut (1995)
File:Chief Anotklosh of the Taku Tribe in Juneau.jpg, Chief Anotklosh (Taku people, Taku) wearing a Chilkat weaving, Chilkat robe in Juneau, Alaska (c. 1913)
File:Alaska Native dancer wearing kuspuk.jpg, Alaska Native dancer performing in a
File:Cowichan Sweater.jpg, Cowichan sweater featuring the Thunderbird design
File:Unidentified Plains Cree at a powwow in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan (18469335396).jpg, Unidentified Cree#Plains Cree (Paskwāwiyiniwak / nēhiyawak), Plains Cree at a powwow in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
File:Capote for scout on raiding party, Siksika, early 1900s, wool from Hudson's Bay Company blanket, glass beads - Glenbow Museum - DSC01002.jpg, A Siksika Nation, Siksika Blackfoot Capote (garment), capote; the capote is seen as the traditional coat of the Métis, some Prairie First Nations and French-Canadian Voyageurs
File:The Winnemem Wintu Chief (3812027389).jpg, Winnemem Wintu chief Caleen Sisk in traditional dress (2009)
File:Native American PowWow 9488.jpg, A modern-day Cheyenne dog soldier wearing a feathered war bonnet, headdress during a powwow at the Indian Summer festival in Henry Maier Festival Park, Milwaukee
File:Four students with guitar.jpg, Texan folk costume comprising cowboy hats, jeans and checked western shirts (c.1950).
File:Characters in costume at the Ulster American Folk Park - geograph.org.uk - 3630777.jpg, Ulster-American folk costume worn in a museum in Northern Ireland; Ulster Americans primarily lived in the Appalachian region
File:AmishFamilyNiagaraFalls.jpg, An Amish family in traditional plain dress
File:Quezquemetl.jpg, of the Huastec people, Huasteca Potosina
File:CharroOutfitsNoreste18.JPG, China Poblana dress, emblematic of Puebla (city), Puebla and sometimes considered the national costume of Mexico
File:Traje tehuana.jpg, Dancers wearing traditional :es:Tehuana (traje), tehuana of Oaxaca
File:Jeunes femmes mayas.jpg, Young Maya people, Mayan women in traditional dress in Antigua, Guatemala
File:Mujeres de Nebaj, Guatemala 2013.jpg, Mayan folk clothing in Guatemala
File:Huipil, skirt, belt (c.1950), shawl, Ixil Maya, Nebaj, mid to late 20th century, cotton - Textile Museum of Canada - DSC01351.JPG, An Ixil people, Ixil tunic with a skirt, belt, and shawl (mid to late 20th century)
File:Nuestros Angeles de El Salvador.jpg, Pipil people, Pipil women dancing in the traditional Procession of Palms in Panchimalco, El Salvador
File:Pollera Panama Madre e Hija.jpg, Two women wearing in Panama
File:Mujeres de la etnia Emberá.jpg, Embera-Wounaan, Emberá women in a parade in Chitré, capital of Herrera Province, Panama
File:Charles Camilla Jamaica 2008.jpg, Women wearing the quadrille dress, greeting the British royal family in Jamaica
File:Mobeye-ÉtéDesVilles-Guadeloupe-827.jpg, A woman wearing a traditional Guadeloupean dress
Oceania
File:Noongar traditional dancers, Perth, Australia.jpg, Noongar traditional dancers in Perth, Australia
File:00 2449 Maori, indigenous people of New Zealand.jpg, Māori people, Māori man wearing a Māori traditional textiles#Korowai, korowai and piupiu
File:The Challenge.jpg, A kapa haka performing the warrior challenge in traditional piupiu at the swearing in of the 21st Governor-General of New Zealand
File:Poi-manutuke.jpg, Māori Poi (performance art), poi performance in traditional dress
File:High school students wearing puletasi.jpg, Samoans, Samoan women wearing puletasi
File:Woman in Lavalava (29927610794).jpg, A Samoan woman wearing a lavalava in Apia
File:Polynesian Cultural Center - Canoe Pageant (8328364423).jpg, Samoans, Samoan canoe performers in traditional dress
File:Kailao.jpg, Tongans, Tongan college students performing the kailao dance (1988)
File:Marriage mat.jpg, Tongans, Tongan newlyweds wearing their wedding taʻovala
File:Tupenu01.JPG, Young boys wearing traditional Tongan tupenu
File:Festal Hawaiian dancers 02.jpg, Hawaiians, Hawaiian musicians wearing traditional dress, including a muumuu
File:Hula Kahiko Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 02.jpg, Hula kahiko performance at the pa hula in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
File:Tahitian woman in festive costume ca 1906.jpg, Tahitians, Tahitian woman in festive regalia (ca 1906)
File:Rapanookee vona.jpg, Traditional music, dance, and dress of the Rapa Nui people, Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
File:Ulithi-Dancers.jpg, People performing a welcome ceremony in traditional dress on the Ulithi atoll
File:Yapese men dancers in traditional dress celebrating Yap Day.jpg, Yapese people, Yapese men in traditional dress celebrating Yap Day
File:Palauan mother 1st baby ceremony.jpg, Traditional dress during a ceremony in Palau to celebrate a first time mother
File:Femmes kanak2.jpg, Kanak women wearing Mother Hubbard dress, Robes mission
File:Huli wigman.jpg, Huli people, Huli Wigman from Papua New Guinea in festive regalia
File:Fiji (9476712582) (2).jpg, Examples of traditional dress in Fiji
File:Landdiving7.jpg, Men wearing traditional Namba (clothing), nambas during a N'gol ceremony on Pentecost Island, Vanuatu (1992)
South America
File:Panama-Kuna 0605a.jpg, Guna people, Guna women wearing Mola (art form), Molas
File:Kunawoman.jpg, A Guna woman wearing a Mola
File:Tropenmuseum Royal Tropical Institute Objectnumber 60005741 Creoolse vrouw in kotomisi.jpg, A Surinamese people, Surinamese woman wearing the traditional Koto (traditional clothing), koto (c. 1910)
File:Tropenmuseum Royal Tropical Institute Objectnumber 10019375 Portret van een Marron vrouw voor haa.jpg, Maroons, Maroon woman wearing a Pangi (Maroon), pangi in Suriname (ca. 1900–1910)
File:Guajiran artisans.jpg, Wayuu women in the Guajira Peninsula, which comprises parts of Colombia and Venezuela
File:Guambia, Colombia.jpg, Guambía people relaxing in Colombia
File:Bailadores de cumbia.jpg, A Cumbia (Colombia) dancer holding a Sombrero vueltiao
File:Chaman Amazonie 5 06.jpg, Shaman of the Cofán people from the Amazon rainforest in present-day Ecuador
File:Lideresa waorani Alicia Cahuiya.jpg, Alicia Cawiya, vice-president of the Huaorani Nation of Ecuador, in traditional dress
File:Taquile Inselfest Frauen.JPG, Quechua people, Quechua women in festive dress on Taquile Island on western Lake Titicaca in Peru
File:Andean Man.jpg, A Peruvian man in traditional dress
File:Mapuche.jpg, A Mapuche man in present-day Chile
File:Gauchowheat edit2.jpg, A Chilean huaso man wearing a chupalla and manta, or chamanto (1940)
File:Mujeres mapuches en la entrega terreno a Comunidad Mapuche Lorenzo Quintrileo de Tirúa.jpg, Mapuche women from Tirúa (2015)
File:Pongo 0436b.jpg, An Indigenous woman in traditional dress near Cochabamba, Bolivia
File:Memorial das baianas - 20.jpg, Baiana dress from Brazil
File:SalvadorDaBahiaBahianDress.jpg, Women wearing baiana dresses in Salvador, Bahia
File:Enawene-nawe 1257a.JPG, Enawene Nawe man from Mato Grosso
File:Pataxo002.jpg, Pataxó man at the ninth edition of the Indigenous Peoples Games in Brazil
File:Terena006.jpg, Young Terena people, Terena woman at the closing ceremony of the Indigenous Peoples Games in Brazil
File:Índios da etnia Kuikuro.jpg, Kuikuro men at the closing ceremony of the ninth edition of the Indigenous Peoples Games in Brazil
File:Macri con Félix Diaz.jpg, Félix Díaz (cacique), Félix Díaz, a Toba people, Qom leader, meets with Argentina President, Mauricio Macri wearing traditional dress
File:Gauchito salteño argentino.jpg, Argentinian man wearing Gaucho clothes
Notes
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