Armenian costuming ideas

[4Jehan]

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

[PrincessNadirah]

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?

[david]

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

[elljay]

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):

[nadyasidhe]

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!

[4Jehan]

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!

[nadyasidhe]

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.