Black skirts are a sign of mourning in the Romani culture.
The color of the skirts can reflect a Romani women's status and age with brighter colors being used by younger girls and darker colors by older women. For footwear, women wear sandals, slippers, boots or shoes. Married and young women alike wear a red ribbon in their hair.
#Gpsy fashion code
In certain Vlax Romani cultures such as the Gábors, Romani women over the age of 10 are required to wear a dress code that consists of a colourful pleated skirt, colourful blouse with patterns, long pleated apron from the same material as the skirt, and for married women, the kerchief constitute the rule for clothing. The apron of a Romani women was in place to protect the food from the dirt of the dress per the cleanliness code of Romani people. Additionally, among the Vlax Roma, married women will wear a white apron above their skirt. Romani women would also traditionally avoid trousers although this has also changed among the young generation. Traditionally skirts were always worn below the knees as the lower body is considered taboo in Romani culture but, this has changed in modern times. The size of the skirts varies among people of different tribes, ages, and marital status. įor the lower body, Romani women traditionally wear skirts. The Diklo is a traditional headscarf worn by married Vlax Romani women.
Romani women tend to wear golden necklaces, bracelets, and headscarves, all of which are often embellished with golden coins. The dress of Romani women emphasizes the cultural tradition of displaying your wealth as a sign of good fortune. Romani girl from Romania wearing traditional dress by Theodor Aman
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