In Romania there is a large varity of folk or ethnic dresses. From region to region, the costume details are so different that one can identify the area of Romania in which a person lives just by their clothes style.

Depending on who is counting and how the counting is done, one can list up to 120 diferent folkloric or ethnographic zones, but a few are very similar.

Romanian dress refers to the traditional clothing worn by Romanians, who live primarily in Romania and Moldova, with smaller communities in Ukraine and Serbia.

Today, a strong majority of Romanians wear Western-style dress on most occasions, and the garments described here largely fell out of use during the 20th century.

However, they can still be seen in more remote areas, on special occasions, and at ethnographic and folk events. Each historical region has its own specific variety of costume

Men's clothing* The Pants“Cioareci”

“Cioareci” are peasant trousers that fit tightly around the leg, made of rough homespun woolThey are often

adorned with găitane, worsted yarn or silk threads sewn into clothes.

Men's Romanian Old Fashion Folk Costume consists of a a white, large, mid-thigh length shirt; white pants, and

belt. Also some head cover; traditional shoes (opinci) and belt. For cold weather vests and coats.

Women's clothing

*Aprons“Fotă”

The “fota” is a richly-ornamented wrap-around skirt made out of a rectangular piece of woolen fabric worn at the waist.

Alternately, it can be made of two pieces of woven material that cover the front of the body (like an apron) and the back.[3]

Women's Romanian Old Fashion Folk Costume usually consists of a white blouse, white skirt, and one or two black or colorful aprons. Also some head cover; traditional shoes (opinci) and belt. For cold weather vests and coats.

The Romanian Folk Costume (as any other folk costumes) is a combination of: (1) ethnicity or race; (2)geographical location and climate; (3) time period; and (4) economic possibilities. The dress itself, within a community, also reflects the (5) social status of the person who wears the dress (married, widow, etc.) or the occasion (wedding, funeral, etc.)

The Romanian Folk Costume main characteristics are: Predilection for white; Embroidery in geometric patterns; and Elaborate and highly symbolic headdresses.

The Romanian Old Fashioned Folk Costumes were entirely made at home: home spun wool, cotton, hemp, silk (from home grown silk worms) and flex (in Romanian "in"). Quality and degree of ornamentation depended on one's skills and possibilities. As a curiosity "camasa iobageasca" didn't have any ornamentation. In Romanian "camasa" means shirt and "iobag" means serf.