Traditional clothes

The traditional clothes, like any other traditional clothing, are an important component of the culture of the people. The Kyrgyz traditional clothes have been described as nomadic clothing. The reason for this was the historically formed image associated with nomadic pastoralist and the mountainous area with a harsh climate in Kyrgyzstan. Among the Kyrgyz, a warm type of clothing on a cotton basis or from the fur of wild animals prevailed. We are a Travel Experts team specializing in various tours in Kyrgyzstan. We would like to offer you to join our tour. Rent a car and our tour begins! You will learn more about the traditional clothes and art of Kyrgyzstan.

The Kyrgyz traditional clothes were beautiful and elegant. The women wore bright clothes, and they especially loved red clothes. Women's clothing was necessarily decorated with embroidery. Women's clothing is mainly shirts, coats, vests, underwear, boots, shoes, belts, «elechek» and scarves. The girls were wearing «tebetey», jacket, skirt, high boots, and double-breasted dress. Women were wearing: «elechek», double-breasted dress, vest «chyptama» and chapan.

The basics of Kyrgyz men's clothing were a shirt and trousers (koinok, shym). In cold weather, men wore chapans, chepken, fur coats - ichik, tone. An obligatory part of a man's suit is a belt with which the outer garment was the belt «kemer». This is a Wide leather belt, trimmed with silver jewelry, with a massive buckle.Ak - kalpak is a felt headdress with ornaments in contrasting colors. Kalpak is a universal men's headdress that protects against heat in summer and winds with frost in winter. Tebetey - a winter hat - an integral part of the male costume in Kyrgyzstan.

So it’s no surprise that over the centuries, communities have used clothing as a means to communicate status, celebrate important events and show unity among many more things. Our city now hosts a number of events, including museum tours, fairs, and traditional clothing exhibits. The vest «chyptama», for example, is on exhibit at the Manas Epic Museum, which is part of the Manas Ordo Kyrgyz National Complex. This national costume was created by modern Kyrgyz craftsmen based on the clothing of the past centuries. There are also several national holidays where you can see Kyrgyz people dressed in their traditional clothes. To attend such activities and festivals, you can rent a car and go on a tour with us.