Sarafan
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A Sarafan ( Russian сарафан ) is a traditional , Russian court dress .
description
A sarafan consists of a long robe that reaches down to the ankles in several, often strong colors, which is worn over a wide shirt or blouse . It has shoulder straps, but no sleeves or waist. Sarafans used to be hand-sewn, the fabric was very dense and firm. The earliest models emphasized their femininity in women, later, with the increase in power and influence of the Russian Orthodox Church , the cut of the costume was kept until it concealed feminine curves.
history
The word sarafan goes back to the Persian word Serp (meaning “expensive fabric”) and originally described expensive clothing in general. The sarafan was designed in the early 14th century and was worn until the mid-20th century. It originally belonged to the cloakroom of aristocratic men at the court of the tsars , but in the 16th century it was also fashionable among women. After all, it was initially considered to be unisex (i.e., it was equally attracted to men and women) and soon advanced to pure, socially acceptable women's fashion. Today sarafans are only worn for traditional festivals and dance and theater performances .
literature
- Natalʹi͡a Lʹvovna Pushkareva (Author), Eve Levin (Ed.): Women in Russian History: From the Tenth to the Twentieth Century . ME Sharpe, 1997, ISBN 0765632705 , p. 117.
- Elisabeth Hackspiel-Mikosch, Stefan Haas: Civilian Uniforms as Symbolic Communication: Sartorial Representation, Imagination and Consumption in Europe (18th-21st Century) . Franz Steiner, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 351508858X , pp. 125, 126.
Web links
- Sarafan and Russian national costumes on russlandjournal.de