Women’s Clothing from Lielvārde

Women’s clothing from the Lielvārde district of the provide of Vidzeme is characterized by a long, mid-calf length linen shirt in one of two styles.  One style consists of separate, rectangular fabric pieces sewn together at the shoulders, while the other is a tunic-style, where the front and back are made of one contiguous piece of fabric folded over at the shoulders.  The shirt is fastened with a small to medium size silver or bronze annular brooch (sakta), set with polished glass stones.