Kroje

Kroje (pronounced "kro-yeh") (singular: kroj) are folk costumes worn by Czechs and Slovaks. Gothic influence is seen in tying shawls and kerchiefs on the head. Fine pleats and gathered lace collars typify the Renaissance era. From Baroque bell-shaped skirts to delicate Slavic patterns, these folk costumes show the complex growth of the Czech and the Slovak traditions.

A couple wearing traditional Bohemian kroj from Prácheňsko area
Kroje from Horácko region, the Czech Republic
The folk costume of kroje, seen in Vlčnov, the Moravia part of the Czech Republic
Kroje from Moravian Wallachia
Folk costumes of Slovakia
Slovakian kroj from the Hont region

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