Fustanella

The Fustanella is a traditional men's skirt. As typical costume of the pleated skirt is worn mainly in Albania and Greece and is known as garment throughout Southeast Europe.

Etymology

The Albanian Fustanella ( indeterminate form: Fustanellë ) comes from the Italian Fustagno, which means rock or cotton flannel. This word, however, was from the Latin fūstāneum "hard stuff", diminutive of fustis borrowed. More name variations are in the Greek foustani, in Romanian and Turkish Fistan. Previously, the garment was also called Albanians shirt.

History

On the Balkan Peninsula garments in the way of Fustanella are occupied since the 5th century BC by statues. So a sculpture Illyrian origin was found in Maribor. Other historians believe that the Lord rock derived from the classic Roman toga.

The traditional costume of the Albanians and Vlachs spread during the Revolution, among others, by the Arvanites and Camen in Greece and flourished as part of the military uniform and as a contemporary fashion for men in the 19th century.

According to Greek legend, are the 400 folds of the traditional Rocks for one year by the subjugation by the Ottomans.

Nature

The Fustanella consists of a reaching from the waist to the knees, held together by a train on the hips, shiny - white pleated skirt. After his knees he goes into wide folds, which are handled very carefully.

The material is usually made of cotton or linen, with the compatriots of the material was coarser.

Use in the present

Today is the Fustanella still part of the uniform of the soldiers who guard the grave of the Unknown Soldier in front of the Athens parliament and the presidential guard filters ( Evzonen ). In addition, the Fustanella is often worn mainly in Greece and Albania, to folk and festive occasions.

Pictures

Fustanella a Evzonen with the typical pleated skirt and the straps to the stockings

Südalbanische Tosks with Fustanella sketch from 1906

Consumption from Shkodra 1903