Men’s traditional costume, Szamotuły area

The costumes of regions such as Wielkopolska, Silesia, Lubuskie, Kujawy or Warmia are classified as western type, as they stemmed from the West European bourgeois style. They are made of very high quality fabrics: wool, damask, silk and velvet. They have many common features: men’s costumes consisted of black, tall hats, long, black russet coats, knee-long vests, red waistcoats, white trousers, high boots with bootlegs etc. Women's costumes included: black vests with cloak-like hoods, several smooth skirts worn all at the same time and dresses consisting of a tight-fitting bodice and a wide skirt, shoulder scarves, tulle ruffs and tulle bonnets, worn both by married and single women in the whole of Wielkopolska.