Traditional Costumes Of The British Isles

1. Traditional Costumes Of The British Isles

TRADITIONAL
COSTUMES OF THE
BRITISH ISLES

2. Scotland

SCOTLAND
Probably the best know traditional
costume in the UK is the Scottish kilt with
its distinctive tartan pattern. Kilts were
pleated woolen skirts, worn only by man ,
and fastened in front with a special pin. A
goatskin bag called a sporran was worn
around the waist and a cloak was draped
over one shoulder. Each clan or family had
its own tartan design. The kilt is still worn
on special occasion today.

3. One of the most famous national costumes of the world is a Scottish kilt. And remember that men do not wear skirt, wear a kilt.

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O F T H E W O R L D I S A S C O T T I S H K I LT. A N D
R E M E M B E R T H A T M E N D O N O T W E A R S K I R T,
W E A R A K I LT.

4. Ireland

IRELAND
Irish traditional costumes make
you think of Irish folk dancing.
Female dancer wear a long-
sleeved dress, knee-high white
socks and black shoes. The
colorful patterns on the dresses
are based on Celtic designs.

5. so, in Ireland there are dances which are known for everything and are called - the Irish dances.

S O, I N I R E L A N D T H E R E A R E D A N C E S W H I C H
A R E K N OW N F O R E V E RY T H I N G A N D A R E
C A L L E D - T H E I R I S H DA N C E S.

6. Hard shoes

HARD SHOES
The hard shoe, which is also called heavy shoe and jig shoe,
is, unlike tap shoes, made with fiberglass tips, instead of
metal. The first hard shoes had wooden taps with metal
nails.
Dancers used the sounds created by the nails to create
the rhythms that characterize hard shoe dancing.
Beginning in the 1990s shoes tips were made using resin
or fiberglass to reduce the weight and enhance the sound of
the footwork. Hard shoes are made of black leather with
flexible soles. Sometimes the front taps are filed flat to
enable the dancer to stand on his or her toes, somewhat like
pointe shoes.
Each shoe has eight striking surfaces: the toe, bottom,
and sides of the front tap and the back, bottom, and sides
of the back tap (the heel). The same hard shoes are worn by
all dancers, regardless of gender or age.

7. Soft shoes

SOFT SHOES
Soft shoes, often called "ghillies" (or
"gillies"), fit more like ballet slippers and are
made of black leather, with a leather sole
and a very flexible body. They lace from toe
to ankle and do not make sounds against
the dance surface. They are worn by female
dancers for the light jig, the reel, the single
jig, the slip jig, and group dances with two
or more people.
The second kind of soft shoe is worn by
male dancers; these are called "reel shoes"
in black leather, with fiberglass heels that
the dancers can click them together.

8. England

ENGLAND
Morris dancing with its traditional
costumes is a familiar sight in
England. These dances are
performed outdoors in country
villages during the summer. The
dancers wear white trousers, a loose
white shirts and a pad of bells around
the bottom half of the leg. Their hats
are decorated with ribbons and
flowers, and they wave handkerchiefs
in the air as they dance.

9.

There were many attempts to
create a suit, but, as usual
nobody can solve as it has to
look. Even Henry VIIIth
invited the artist Van Dyck to
create an English national
suit, it also didn't work well

10. Wales

WALES
What everyone recognises about the
Welsh costume is its tall black hat or
“beaver had” , worn over a lace cap.
Women in the past wore it with a
long full skirt and a white apron. A
shawl, usually red, was worn around
the shoulders. The outfit was
complete with black shoes and
stockings, and ladies carried a basket.

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