VÁROS ÉS FALU HATÁRÁN (Kiállítási katalógusok - Szentendre, Szabadtéri Néprajzi Múzeum, 2010)
The observation of people's clothing of the in the market-towns is a complex task —the local garments corresponding to the fashion of Europe in the second half of the 19th century were worn by the top layer of the divided society —officials, intellectuals, clerks, traders of foreign nationalities and the big number of craftsmen providing their services for the fairs in the region. The fashionable clothes were made by local craftsmen and specialists —the so-called German tailors and dressmakers, shoemakers and hatters —often even the raw materials were not prepared locally as the fashion of the period used textiles and accessories manufactured in factories. The clothing of the common people of the market-towns was not homogenous — there were different trends in the different towns and even men and women dressed in different styles. The clothing of the common had a peculiar duality from the second half of the 19th century. Women gradually began to dress according to the fashion of Europe —from the middle of the 19th century bodice-linen shirts were replaced by blouses, which followed the changes of the European fashion in their styles as well. Skirts became tighter and longer and there was no apron worn at ceremonial occasions. These pieces of clothes can be seen in the family photographs of women in Gyöngyös, Olaszliszka and Tolcsva. Although women's clothing in Eger was affected by these changes to a certain extent, it followed the trend of the peasants, which remained popular in the folk costumes even up to the middle of 20th century. Common men's clothing in the market-towns was less affected by the current fashions in Europe in the 19th century. They dressed according to the Hungarian style; Hungarian tailors made suits from woolen cloth. This set of pelisse-dolman-pants which was borrowed from the clothing of the nobility became determining in the 18th century among Fiatal nő műtermi felvételen. Gyöngyös 1897. (SzNM MNÉA F75419) Young woman in a studio in Gyöngyös 1897. (SzNM MNÉA F75419)
