Thread: Armenian costuming ideas

I'm trying to locate accurate reference for an Armenian costume. Any help?

I dance at an Armenian resturant and the owner loves zills,and coin bra and belts. the coins so they say they would sew on to show how much money the made?

4Jehan - you should get this dvd and this DVD for costume references

I can't vouch for the authenticity, and regrettably I can't find any pics, however the costumes we wore for an Armenian piece was as follows:
- harem pants
- long skirt
-long sleeved high neck blouse
-long tunic over all of it
-hip scarf over that
-head scarf (long)
-little hat on headscarf

It was hot. And not in the "woo woo" kinda way.

I found some pics (not of us):

What about searching National Geographic magazines for articles on Armenia. Since the mag is so photo-heavy and been in production for so long ...
(That's my knee-jerk answer as a librarian!)
And big coffee-table (Oversize books) on Asia Minor?
Oh, and Smithsonian magazine, too!

Oh, my! THANKS to everyone! I was on the right path and confirmation helps so much!...just have to figure out how to do it on a budget!

Let's have an "ayyy-men" for the budget!

Jillina has an Armenian dance on YouTube where she is wearing an Armenian costume. I would post the link but I'm at work and they have now blocked me from getting on YouTube. ,m::