Traditional clothes

What we wear is more than just a piece of fabric sewn together to keep us safe and warm, also a big and important part of our nation. The Kyrgyz traditional clothes have long been identified with the characteristics of our nomadic people, which are formed by their living conditions. Our traditional clothes are a symbol of our identity and culture. So, welcome dear friends to our versatile country Kyrgyzstan!

We'd like to introduce you to something new today: Kyrgyz traditional clothes. We, the Travel Experts team invite you to join our tour in Kyrgyzstan, museums with the Kyrgyz traditional clothes included. All you need to do is call or e-mail us and be in a good mood. We will rent a car for you and make a plan for your upcoming tour. We guarantee your safety, because your comfort is in our hands.

Nowadays, the Kyrgyz traditional clothes are extremely rare to see in daily life, as everything on the market is more modern and not very appropriate for traditional clothing standards. However, at certain events, national holidays, and weddings, you can certainly see people dressed in traditional Kyrgyz attire. With a rented car your tour will be better, because you will be able easily and quickly visit several famous places of Kyrgyzstan.

Men's traditional clothes consisted mainly of a shirt and trousers – (koinok, shym). In the winter, men wore ichik, ton, chapans, chepken, and coats made of wild animal’s fur. The belt called kamer, is a distinctive characteristic of a man's outfit. Wide leather-kemer belts trimmed with silver jewelry, with a massive buckle. Men’s shoes consisted of leather boots – otyuк.

As well as men's clothing, women's clothing included underwear and outerwear. Shirts, skirts, and loose trousers are the basics. Unique element of women’s clothing was a swing skirt – beldemchi. A short or long sleeveless jacket – chyptama, a camisole with short sleeves – kemelsel, a quilted robe – chepken, chapan – put on over a shirt dress. Women's clothes also decorated with silver buttons – treadmill, various amulets and charms, and pearl necklace – shuru. The headdresses of the girls usually decorated with feathers of birds, various ornaments sewn to them: silver, pearls. The basics headdresses were «tebetey» and «elechek»