Photo report: Bridal dresses from the Carpathian Basin

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.