#kersetka

[folkcorewitch]

The beauty of this modern traditional ukrainian kersetka 💙 I've been wanting one for years, but the vintage ones are too fragile for daily wear. Finally got my hands on a handmade one by the traditional line of the Gibson Girl Dress ukrainian brand. It's made of wool and it's SO warm !

[vintage-ukraine]

Kersetka, Khorol, Poltava Region, early XXth century

[mlishchinska]

Українська керсетка / Ukrainian kersetka

[hirkyy]

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Women's clothing. Chernihiv Oblast', Sosnyts'kyi raion, late 19th century. The ensemble includes: satin jacket, skirt and woolen apron ("zapaska"), headscarf ("khustka"), shoes, coral necklace, metal pendant ("dukach").

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Women's festive dress. Chernihivshchyna. The ensemble includes: embroidered linen shirt, woven overskirt ("plakhta"), apron ("zapaska") and vest ("kersetka") made from manufactured fabric, ribbons adorned with embroidered ornament, flowers, "chornobryvtsi" style boots, coral necklace, metal pendant ("dukach").

Reconstructions from "Ukrainian costume. Hope for a Renaissance." by Tamara Nikolayeva.

[propalahramota]

A very important element of the 19th century Ukrainian women's clothing - Kersetka. They were worn over the shirt allowing for the embroidery on the sleeves to be seen and usually decorated with velvet applications, decorative stitches, and buttons.

from the collection of Ivan Honchar Museum 

[samotnya]

@pieniharmaakani So I basically fell down a rabbit hole of looking at beautiful traditional attire but here are some looks I could imagine the Devoraks in.

Like imagine Mazelinka in this:

Pirate it all up a bit maybe? But I think she'd look amazing either way.

Or the one on the right here:

The covered hair was sort of expected from an an older woman and I've seen Jewish head coverings that look sort of similar, but don't take my word for it.

The left outfit is more youthful and pretty fancy, probably worn on special occasion.

Here are some more looks without the sleeveless керсетка (kersetka). I can kinda see Portia wearing the right one minus the headdress maybe???? I love the collar on the lady to the left, but I don't think I've ever seen another illustration of women's вишиванка (vyshyvanka) with a collar like that. (Also forgive my terrible cropping, my phone wouldn't let me save it)

Here's something more casual, again with the керсетка (I just really like it okay):

And Jules in something like this maybe:

I feel like the coat, which was apparently a very fashionable look judging from many pics I've seen, would look great on him and you could still keep an element of his character design.

Look at these fellas and their cool coats and fancy embroidered shirts (and lovely moustaches. Love em. But not on Julian asgsgsgsg).

I had a look at the sprites of young Ilya and Pasha and he seems to be wearing a Russian kosovorotka with the off-center fastening (Ukrainian vyshyvanka arr always fastened in the center, often tied together with strings at the neck leaving a gap down the middle). The dress Pasha is wearing is just...what all cute children wear in games lol.

Here's some more links with lots of real photographs of ethnic clothing:

-> photographs of mostly girls and women from very rural areas from the 1950s.

-> 19th century photographs from rural areas around the town Kolomiya.

Both in Ukrainian but the pics are lovely.

This link offers some insight into the regional differences of the costumes that I actually didn't know much about regional differences in clothing that I didn't know much about prior. This time in English ;)

Gods, this got really long, sorry.

I'm not an expert at all on my own culture, because I, sadly, only started feeling a real connection to it once I emigrated, but I hope this was at least in some way insightful (or and not too much).

[thisprettyukrainianletter]

Керсетка/Корсетка - вид жіночого верхнього одягу без рукавів, що вдягався на сорочку. Є характерним для Центральної та Східної України. На Київщині вона зазвичай зроблена з цупкої тканини і має одну або дві кишеньки. Колись я особисто мала нагоду приміряти одну таку, і скажу вам, що в ній дуже зручно і затишно. Застібається керсетка на гачки і має також підкладку. Всі фото, крім останніх двох - керсетки з Київщини, а останні дві - з Полтавщини. Часто керсетки робили з оксамиту (ви можете бачити оксамитові вставки на багатьох), а також, на Полтавщині,  із сатину та шовку. Ця річ є моєю улюбленою в традиційному гардеробі українських жінок.

Korsetka/Kersetka - a kind of women's sleeveless outerwear, which was worn on a shirt. It is common for Central and Eastern Ukraine. In the Kyiv region, it is usually made of sturdy fabric and has one or two pockets. Once I had the opportunity to try on one, and I will tell you that it is very comfortable and cozy. It is fastened with  the hooks and also has a lining. All photos, except for the last two - korsetkas from Kyiv region, and the last two - from Poltava region. Often this vests are made of velvet (you can see velvet inserts on many)  satin and silk ( in the Poltava region). This thing is my favorite in the traditional wardrobe of Ukrainian women.

Source https://honchar.org.ua/halereya/tkanyna-i-odyah/

[folkcorewitch]

First snow of this winter 💙 wearing a modern traditional ukrainian kersetka, which is so warm and perfect for this cold weather.

[vintage-ukraine]

Kersetka from the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv Region, 1902

[vintage-ukraine]

Kersetka - embroidery detail, Kyiv Region, early XXth century

[propalahramota]

Embroidered details of a traditional Ukrainian vest - kersetka - made out of red satin and hand -quilted, Kyiv, early XX century 

[propalahramota]

An unknown lady from Poltava rocking an outfit that combines traditional Ukrainian elements like Kersetka (the flared vest), Namysto (the necklaces made out of corals and half precious stones), and Sorochka (the embroidered shirt) with the fashionable silhouette, 1850s 

[thisprettyukrainianletter]

Вибійка.

Вибійка-це техніка нанесення малюнку на тканину за допомогою різьблених дерев’яних дошок. На дошки наносилася фарба (частіше анілінова), а зверху накладалося полотно, яке міцно притискалося до дошки, таким чином малюнок відбивався на потрібній тканині. За допомогою цієї техніки виготовляли фабричну тканину, яка йшла на пошиття спідниць, скатертин та керсеток. 

Vybiyka

Vybiyka (Embossing) is a technique of drawing a pattern on fabric using carved wooden boards. Paint (most often aniline) was applied  on the boards, and a canvas was placed on top. Then it  was tightly pressed to the board, thus the pattern was reflected on the  fabric. With the help of this technique, factory fabric was made, which was used to sew skirts, tablecloths and women vests - kersetka(s).