Andarak (clothes)

Andarak (andrak) - Slavic women's waist-length clothing such as a skirt. In Russia, andaraks became widespread in the provinces south of Moscow - Ryazan, Tula, Kursk.

Andaraks were sewn from woolen homespun fabric with blue, red and green stripes in five to seven stripes. The upper edge was gathered into a fold and sheathed with the main fabric or canvas. It was fastened in front or on the side with a button, a hook or a cord threaded into the belt. Sometimes andaraks along the hem were decorated with a plush strip, lace or braid. Andaraks of one-yard houses were distinguished by rich polychrome embroidery of a vegetable nature with garus threads.

Andaraks were worn belted over a women's shirt with an apron. Usually, the costume complex with andarak also included a kitsch-shaped kokoshnik, a lace-up corset and a jacket.