Photo report: Bridal dresses from the Carpathian Basin
Bridal costume from Gyöngyöspata at the Carpathian Basin bridal costume show in the hall of the János Zsigmond Unitarian College in Cluj-Napoca, 19 November 2022. Source: MTI/Gábor Kiss
A bridal costume show was held in Cluj Napoca, Transylvania, Romania on 19 November. Visitors were able to see the precious costumes from the collection of folk costume collector and folk dance teacher Eszter Pitlik-Sipos. Below, you can see a photo report from the show.
In the city of Cluj Napoca, the János Zsigmond Unitarian College hosted a bridal costume show. The show presented the most beautiful pieces from the collection of Eszter Pitlik-Sipos, Veol reports. At the exhibition, visitors could get to know a costume ensemble from fifteen of the settlements of the Carpathian Basin.
The music and dance show, entitled Menyekező (“marrying”), gave a comprehensive picture of the bridal costumes fashionable at the turn of the century in Tótkomlós, Kálló, Ajak, Sárköz, Kalocsa, Gömör, Bukovina, Klézse, Magyarpalatka, Kraszna and Méra.
After the opening of the traditional exhibition, the audience could take part in a dance party.
Ajak bridal costume at the Carpathian Basin bridal costume show at the János Zsigmond Unitarian College in Cluj, 19 November 2022. Source:
MTI/Gábor Kiss
A bridal costume from Méra at the Carpathian Basin bridal costume show in the hall of the János Zsigmond Unitarian College in Cluj on 19 November 2022. Source: MTI/Gábor Kiss
Bride’s costume from Kraszna at the Carpathian Basin bridal costume show in the hall of the János Zsigmond Unitarian College in Cluj on 19 November 2022. Source: MTI/Gábor Kiss
Bridal costume from Bukovina at the Carpathian Basin bridal costume show in the hall of the János Zsigmond Unitarian College in Cluj, 19 November 2022. Source: MTI/Gábor Kiss
Bridal costume of Sióagárd at the Carpathian Basin bridal costume show in the hall of the János Zsigmond Unitarian College in Cluj on 19 November 2022.
Source: MTI/Gábor Kiss
A bridal costume from Méra at the Carpathian Basin bridal costume show in the hall of the János Zsigmond Unitarian College in Cluj on 19 November 2022. Source: MTI/Gábor Kiss
Rimóc bridal costume at the Carpathian Basin bridal costume show at the János Zsigmond Unitarian College in Cluj-Napoca, 19 November 2022. Source: MTI/Gábor Kiss
Kalocsa bridal costume at the Carpathian Basin bridal costume show in the hall of the János Zsigmond Unitarian College in Cluj on 19 November 2022. Source: MTI/Gábor Kiss
