Begovácz Rózsa – Burján István – Vándor Andrea: Folk Art in Baranya County (Pécs, 2008)

Costumes

Serb wedding-party in Somberek. 1921, unknown photographer At some places, for example in the Mohács region blue-dyed fabric had a significant role, at other places black factory cloth was preferred (like in the East-Mecsek region). Young girls wore their lighter, patterned variations. From the beginning of the 20

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h century both womens' and mens' wear was made of manufactured fabrics. Our exhibition shows German costume tradition on a festive garment from Véménd. In German villages people wore folk costumes until World War II. Probably the political situation after the war contributed to giving up traditional wear, since everybody was reluctant to display his German origins. The number of Serbs in Baranya significantly decreased after World War I. They had a thoroughly different costume from the surrounding ethnical groups. They made their clothes themselves. Their wear showed a more archaic way of clothing, and at the same time, the bourgeoise impact. Women used a particularly thin home-made linen to make their shirts (called grimiz). Womens' shirts were short, with set-in sleeves. The neckline and the sleeves were embroidered with small white patterns. They wore a pleated skirt made of manufactured checquered woollen fabric. Their apron was made of a plain wool spinned and woven by themselves. It could be decorated with ajouré or coloured embroidery. On festivals women wore a bodice with a very interesting cut and decoration. Their bodices were decorated by beads that had the same colour 60