A Fun Approach Onto Costa Rican Black Dresses

Black dresses used by the inhabitants of Costa Rica have changed over its history. To dance the botijuela, they would use a lace dress with abundant and cheap, high hair, cloth buttons. A distinction is made between women and girls. The first using women shawl and a blanket.

During the colonial general black dresses for women consisted of a black cotton style with a lower flight and terminal ornaments made of quality fabrics. The blouse, called chemise has neck and sleeve eyelet bloomers. The man wore white cotton trousers and a camisole. Had straight sleeved chemise without cuffs, collar or folded collar, forced front attached to the camisole but a different color. Besides wearing a hat!

Traditional clothes

Women wore traditional clothes, covered with broad flights. Threw on the dress coat, which was a mixture of Madrid shawl. At Easter, this shawl was used with colored sequins and chiffon flowers in bright colors to match black dresses. They would even go for:

- Brightly colored shawl.
- Silk petticoat soft colors, with one or two flights at the bottom.
- Golden pieces.

Black dresses were long, exposing the tips of black patent leather boots. These models were also wide, on the sides. The favorites were silk cloth on the back. In addition, the woman wore a skirt and blouse flown flying. The shirt he wore a black ribbon. In the neck they wore a black velvet ribbon with a medallion hanging golden hair adorned it with flowers. Some designs were decorated with fine lace, some brought from Britain. The men wore a blanket coat. Beaver hats, which could be white or black.
Canvas tie, jackets or vests.

In other cases, they would wear basic black dresses, use dress. They would always wear African turbans. By 1960, it was also used carnival dress.

Today

At present, the costume of Costa Rica became generalized so that changes occur in the combination of colors used, mostly featuring bright colors. In women, the flying is white blouse trimmed with different combinations of colors, although the national colors predominate. The skirt of flights broad, long to the ankles, elastic waist, and black dresses are among the most popular colors. Leather sandals on his feet, flower adorning her head, earrings, and flower basket. Some wear aprons with matching blouse. Man, has small-brimmed hat and white cloth neckerchief knotted in front, bag on his shoulder at times, white shirt or light color as the trousers, girdle fabric adorns his waist and some used machete. Footwear is sandals (sandal) leather.