Fashion

Exploring the Complex History of Crimean Tatar Fashion

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    Evelina Mambetova wears an altyn fez, a kokuslyuk, and a traditional Crimean Tatar dress reproduced from the early 1900s.

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    Papuchi shoes

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    Elnara Abdullaieva wears a green velvet embroidered fez.

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    Traditional sleeves, or el kabam, with scalloped cuffs and gold embroidery

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    Alime Karimova wears her hair in tiny braids, a tradition for unmarried Crimean Tatar women.