Prepared by
Iraj Bashiri
Copyright 1998
General Remarks
Adopted from the Album of Tajik Costumes by Gremyachinskaya, et al., 1969.
The youth of Tajikistan prefer brighter colors, the elderly moderate tones, and the old dress in fabrics of a dark or pure white shade. Although sharp contrast is essential, the gamut of favored colors is broad, vivid and cheerful, never garish.
The costumes are richly embroidered in tinsel, silk or wool, both by hand and by special chain-stitching machines. Although receding to the outskirts, embroidered garments continue to be cherished in the south-eastern mountain ranges of the Republic.
Men's garments are simple in cut and less varied. Men's undergarments consist of a shalwar drawn in at the waist and a tunic-like shirt over which a robe is worn. Men's belts, whether made of leather or fabric, are ornamented with massive silver buckles.
Leninabad
1. Old national holiday dress of a young woman
2. Street outfit of a girl or young woman worn after the paranja (the veil) was abolished
3. Traditional costume of a bridegroom
4. Modern costume of a young man
Kulab
1. Modern costume of a bride
2. Modern costume of a young woman
Qarategin
1. Old national mourning clothes of a young woman
2. Modern costume of a young woman
Darvaz
1. Old national costume of a maiden
2. Holiday costume of a young woman
3. Old national costume of an elderly peasant
Qal'a-i Khum
1. Modern costume of a young woman
Rushan
1. Old national costume of a young woman
Shughnan
1. Old national costume of a bride preparing to move into her husband's home
2. Modern costume of an old peasant
Ishkashim
1. Modern costume of a bride
2. Modern costume of a bridegroom
