Such clothes were typical for all Eastern Slavs of the 16th-18th centuries and in terms of cut they looked like an inverted bag, not sewn on one side. Such bag-like types of clothing originate from cloaks, which were widespread in the past among many peoples, and are now preserved as derivatives in wedding and funeral rituals. According to the candidate of art history O. Ya. Fedina, the shape and cut of the guglia resembles the princely cloak-korzno of the times of Kievan Rus.
It was sewn from white or gray cloth, approximately knee-length. The front of the guglia had either one clasp or laces-strings. The guglia was worn both over the head, like a large hood, and on the shoulders.
In Bukovina - elongated clothes made of white cloth without sleeves.
In the Hutsul region - an old cape of a bride made of white homespun felted cloth, resembling a raincoat.
