Research: Bulgarian Traditional Clothing

(Source: Pinterest. (n.d.). 30+ Българска носия ideas in 2020 | bulgarian women, folk costume, bulgarian clothing. [online] Available at: https://pin.it/2LOzkIg [Accessed 10 Nov. 2020].)

As I looked into the stories about Kuma Lisa, I thought it would be interesting to try and incorporate the more traditional look she has into my character.

In many of the folk stories in which she features, Kuma Lisa wears a traditional Bulgarian dress, called a nossia (or носия, in Bulgarian). There are several types of dresses, depending on the region one is from, and as I am from the capital city, the above pictured black dresses are the ones often worn in my region.

Traditional Bulgarian clothing, as in many other Eastern European countries, includes a lot of embroidery and colour. The primary colours used are white, red and green, as they are the colours seen in our flag.

I was curious to see if I could recreate this traditional and colourful look in one of my refinements, as I would like to try and make it seem almost sinister in its use as bait.

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