Kroje

Kroje (pronounced "kro-yeh") (singular: kroj) are folk costumes worn by Czechs and Slovaks.

Fine pleats and gathered lace collars typify the Renaissance era.

From Baroque bell-shaped skirts to delicate Slavic patterns, these folk costumes show the complex growth of Czech and Slovak traditions.

Kroje had many regional variants with typical decorations and/or colours.

The last regions where kroje were worn on everyday or almost everyday basis were regions near the border between Moravia and Slovakia – Moravian Slovakia, Horňácko, Moravian Wallachia - where there was possible to meet esp.