Women's folk costume

In addition to national belonging, religion, and language, national costume, as part of the cultural and artistic tradition of a people, unmistakably preserves the identity and integrity of the nation. The male and female national costumes, as we know them today, originated during the Middle Ages, achieving their final rich, visual expression in the mid-19th century. Although once an indispensable part of significant events in every person's life, preserved to this day, Serbian national costume, both female and male, represents a mirror of history, tradition, and the rich cultural heritage of our people.

Different parts of Serbia are characteristically represented by an abundance of local folk details, making the national costume of each area unique. We proudly present to you the female national costume of Šumadija.

Sales of the highest quality parts of women's national costume

The women's national costume of Serbia is distinguished by a multitude of parts, each of which is, with the utmost care, authentically decorated with artistic details. Several centuries ago, they were woven with all the love, hope, and skill of often self-taught weavers, proud sisters, daughters, mothers, and this forms the foundation of the enduring beauty and artistic value of the costume.

Even today, sets of women's national costumes are handmade from the highest quality natural materials, with boundless love and attention paid even to the smallest details. The women's national costume of Šumadija is not produced in factories or in series; each set is sewn by hand, personally for you and to your measure. The parts of the costume are hand-woven, sewn, and embroidered, and the opanci, made of the finest natural leather in your size, are the work of skilled hands of almost forgotten shoemakers.

Sets of women's national costumes

The women's national costume, once out of sheer practicality, and now for traditional reasons, consists of several parts combined into an inspiring visual whole. The indispensable parts of the women's national costume are:

• Opanci made of fine, durable leather with a handcrafted rubber sole.
• Woolen hand-knitted socks with vividly embroidered bright-colored ornaments.
• Pleated skirt, hand-woven.
• Apron, hand richly embroidered on cotton plush.
• Belt, hand-woven and richly decorated on the loom.
• Shirt embroidered with refined ethno decorations.
• Vest, hand-embroidered and trimmed with the finest gold embroidery.
• Traditional red sleeve bows.
• Women's vests

When it comes to the national costume of Šumadija, the women's vest is the most visually striking part of the outfit. Traditionally made from wool, felt, and plush, we have chosen the finest cotton plush, thus combining tradition and modern comfort. The dark base color - black, navy, or burgundy - unmistakably highlights the golden ornaments, richly and precisely hand-embroidered to the smallest details.

Women's Šumadija shirts and tunics

Shirts and tunics, integral parts of the national costume, are traditionally sewn from Serbian white linen and decorated with hand-embroidered motifs, usually in the form of brightly colored flowers. Due to their timeless design, they are still fashionable today and easily blend into contemporary clothing combinations, bringing a touch of the heritage of our grandmothers that we must remember. The sleeves of shirts and tunics are tied with red bows, in harmony with the rich red floral embroidery.

Woven belts

A woven belt is a type of hand-woven decorative belt that is wrapped several times around the waist, whose practical function is to secure the apron to the skirt. The aesthetic function of the belt is in the perfect transition it makes by connecting the vest and apron.

Pleated skirts

Hand-woven pleated skirts, reaching down to knitted, embroidered socks, are decorated with aprons with rich embroidery. The skirts have an adjustable drawstring at the waist, making them universal in terms of size, but they can also be ordered to desired dimensions.

Children's national costume for girls

The timeless beauty of children's Serbian national costumes is captivating. The women's version, intended for girls from 2 to 8 years old, is completely traditional and sewn according to authentic manufacturing principles, and consists of all the necessary parts as the adult costume.

Where can you buy the highest quality Šumadija women's national costumes?

If you weren't lucky enough to inherit this priceless part of our tradition and folk heritage from your grandmother, sets of women's national costumes for children and adults, as well as individual parts of the costume, can be purchased at Serbianshop.

If it seems that we have repeated the words "hand-woven" too many times, know that we did so to emphasize how many valuable, patient, and talented hands are needed to make a set, because this is not just clothing – this is a part of Serbian history woven with love.