Kozhushanka information

The kozhushanka (Ukrainian: кожушанка) is a traditional Ukrainian sheepskin coat.

Kozhushankas were winter attires worn by women, typically in the middle Dnieper River region, including the Left-Bank and steppe areas, and also in the Lemko region, particularly in the central regions. They are thought to have originated in the Cossack Hetmanate period.^[1] The coats varied in color from region to region.

In the Lemko areas, the Kozhushanka was worn on top of the blouse. It was designed to resemble the traditional Lemko korset bodice, but without wedges at the bottom. It was made of cherry-colored velvet, lined by homemade coarse cloth or linen. The edges were trimmed with black sheepskin or other differently dyed material. It was embellished by a couple of bouquets of various color and, like most Ukrainian clothing of the time, embroidered, particularly on the chest.^[2]

In Canada, Ukrainian immigrants were often singled out by their sheepskin coats, and detractors such as politician Frank Oliver said they looked more like beasts than men. However, then interior minister Clifford Sifton (in charge of immigration) defended the "stalwart peasant in a sheepskin coat, born on the soil, whose forefathers have been farmers for ten generations, with a stout wife and a half-dozen children".^[3] In any event, when Oliver replaced Sifton as minister of the interior, Ukrainian immigration continued apace, but the kozhushanka was increasingly dropped by the Ukrainians in Canada favor of Western garments.

^ Dress at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
^ Ivan Krasovs'kyj. Traditional Lemko Women's Clothing. Carpatho-Rusyn American, Volume 10 #3, 1987.
^ Forging Our Legacy

[1] Dress at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine

[2] Ivan Krasovs'kyj. Traditional Lemko Women's Clothing. Carpatho-Rusyn American, Volume 10 #3, 1987.

[3] Forging Our Legacy

Kozhushanka information

and 27 Related for: Kozhushanka information

Kozhushanka

Sari

Sarashi

Hanbok

Keffiyeh

Kimono

Sheepskin

Cheongsam

Changshan

Hanfu

Mao suit

Kufi

Kebaya

Traditional Thai clothing

Lederhosen

Lungi

Asian conical hat

Thawb

Fashion and clothing in the Philippines

Dashiki

Sarafan

Abaya

Shalwar kameez

Dhoti

Dirndl

Ushanka

Yukata