Men’s traditional costume from the Podhale region.

The highlands are represented by Podhale region costumes. A common feature of both Balkan and Carpathian highlanders is the fact that the men’s outfit elements, such as "gunia", "cucha" (types of coats) and "portki" (trousers), are all made of thick, fulled cloth in the natural colour of sheeps fleece. Rich ornaments, colourful applications and woollen embroideries were all made by men. The colourful compositions, woven on the thigh sections of "portki", called "parzenica" deserve particular interest. Each highlander's "parzenica" had a different pattern. The costume would not be complete without "kierpce" (leather moccasins), same ones for men and for women, made of one piece of leather each.